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Tesla will start investing in a Mannequin Y crossover in late 2018

Musk - whose additional gigs span artificial intelligence and tunnel digging for "hyperloop" travel - is seen by investors as key to Tesla's future success. H...

Hackers might be able to control your smart TV

However despite their perceived benefits, which include on-demand access to a wide range of internet connected services like Netflix, Hulu and more , a recent ...

Mercedes Joins Apology Spree to China for Dalai Lama Quote

An opinion piece in the paper denounced (in Chinese) Mercedes-Benz as an "enemy of the Chinese people" and demanded a retraction and an apology. " Look at s...

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch: 5 Key Takeaways

Musk's Roadster and its mannequin "driver", dubbed "Starman," launched into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida , as a "mass s...

Fight Over Brexit Transition Raises Stakes as Deadline May Slip

After the exposure of divisions between ministers over the UK's future relationship with the EU, an official source said: "It is not our policy to be in the cus...

Cancer vaccine eliminates tumor in mice

The study says this approach could work for many types of cancer and provide a rapid and relatively cheap cancer therapy. "When we use these two agents toge...

Typing 'lobster' now easier than eating them, thanks to emoji

On Wednesday, The Unicode Consortium released Emoji 11.0, which includes a finalized list of 157 new emojis. Without a doubt, this is one of the biggest victo...

Reddit bans "involuntary porn" communities that trade AI-generated celebrity videos

Most are easy to spot as forgeries (though I admittedly had trouble finding flaws in the now-deleted Gadot tape). The deepfakes phenomenon got its start on ...

Ford Finally Gave Us the Mini Raptor We've Always Wanted

A modified rear bumper houses an integrated tow bar, and recovery hooks rated at 3.8 tonnes. Ranger Raptor offers a tailored Ford Performance DNA interior des...

Fear the Wolves announced

Check out the best FPS games on PC . In traditional fashion, players will be able to play solo, or with a squad, as they are dropped into the oppressive envi...

Google Drive comment functionality now includes Microsoft files

Microsoft appears to have the edge when it comes to business customers, but Google is making a serious push in that direction. Moreover, Google said tha...

The Surge 2 Has Been Announced

Focus Home Interactive and Deck13 have announced they are renewing their partnership with the development of The Surge 2 . Whereas the original game had a mor...

AnTuTu listing reveals Samsung Galaxy C10 Plus specs

Samsung Galaxy C10 Plus along with another rumoured smartphone - Galaxy C10 - is expected to succeed the Galaxy C9 and C9 Pro phones, which were unveiled back ...

First Modern British Man Had 'Dark to Black' Skin, DNA Research Shows

The analysis also ruled out an ancestral link with individuals inhabiting Gough's Cave 5,000 years earlier, who appear to have performed grisly cannibalistic ri...

Honda Amaze - 2nd-gen model debuts in India

While alongside the Amaze, the India launch of all-new Honda CR-V and Honda Civic also have taken place, the major focus is on the Amaze as it sets its foot f...

Jaguar's new run of original D-types resurrects glory days

Despite the original D-Type not reaching its full production potential, it achieved great motorsport success, winning the prestigious Le Mans 24 Hours race not ...

QUALCOMM (QCOM) Upgraded to "Buy" at ValuEngine

Keystone Financial Planning Inc who had been investing in Qualcomm for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $91.38B market cap company. Smith Salley &...

IOC Threaten To Remove Boxing From The 2020 Olympic Games

Following a two-day executive board meeting in Pyeongchang, ahead of this week's Winter Games, Bach said on Sunday that the International Olympic Committee was ...

Azerbaijan's president calls snap presidential vote

In an interview with the state news agency, Azertac , Aliyev's aide Ali Hasanov said that the election was moved to accommodate what he called "important domes...

Korean official unlikely to oversee Olympic breakthrough

In Geneva, the United States said on Tuesday that North Korea may be only months away from being able to strike the United States with a nuclear-tipped ballisti...

Amazon is removing lock screen ads from Prime Exclusive phones

Now, with a fresh software update that'll begin rolling out tomorrow, you won't see any ads on the lock screen at all. Starting tomorrow (Feb. 7), Amazon will...

Best ads from Super Bowl LII

There were a total of 62 in-game spots aired by 45 different advertisers from 37 unique parent company owners. NBC appears to have booked its last sponsors la...

HTC U11+ launched in India at INR 56990

The phone features a 6-inch Quad HD+ (2880 x 1440 pixel resolution) 18:9 display with 82 percent screen-to-body ratio. The 3,930mAh battery present inside the p...

Supersampling, UI Updates, and More

From here, you can check and manage your child's playtime. All the while, notifications will be sent to the child accounts during play so they know when t...

TRAPPIST-1 Planets Are All Rocky, Could Contain Significant Amounts of Water

Planet E is said to be most similar to Earth because it "receives the same amount of energy from its star that Earth receives from the Sun", according to the as...

Boxing could be expelled from next Olympic Games, warns IOC

Justifying the decision to snub Russian athletes cleared by CAS , the International Olympic Committee said it had considered " additional elements and/or evi...

Intel's Vaunt smartglasses take the next step from Google Glass

According to The Verge's Dieter Bohn , who tested Vaunt prototypes in December, the glasses look and feel like any other pair. According to The Verge , the ...

Hyundai reveals new 2019 Santa Fe SUV

It's clearly inspired by the looks of the smaller Kona crossover, with split-level lighting featuring high-set LED daytime running lights and dipped beam unit...

Tata Motors Q3 net at Rs1,215 cr; standalone profit back in black

Brexit uncertainty in the United Kingdom and slower USA market hit JLR operations. As Indian markets witnessed a blood math on Tuesday's trading session, sh...

Ozone at lower latitudes is not recovering, despite Antarctic ozone hole healing

Prof Joanna Haigh at Imperial College London and a member of the global research team stated, " The study is in lower to mid-latitudes, where the sunshine is...

Red Dead Redemption 2 rumors hint at Battle Royale mode

There will be no direct story spoilers here, but there will be details on gameplay/mechanics. Rockstar has shared the basic plot, which follows the Van der ...

Huawei Mate 10 Pro Pink Gold Arriving in Malaysia on 8 February

So clearly the carriers loss will be a huge gain for the online retailers. The Mate 10 Pro's US$799.99 price tag makes it 20 per cent cheaper to buy in the ...

Former employees of Facebook & Google join hands to fight tech addiction

Needless to say they back recently introduced bills created to curb social media influence. The non-profit media company has also donated over fifty million dol...

Xiaomi Amazfit BIP smartwatch goes on sale outside China

The smartwatch can also be connected to Android or iOS devices, allowing you to manage emails, messages, calls, and notifications on the watch itself. All s...

Spider fossil with a whip-like tail found in Myanmar

Because of the animal's blend of early and later traits, one team of researchers does not consider C. yingi to be a spider. A odd, unknown animal species, m...