Archive for November, 2019
New York: FedEx Receives Cease-and-Desist Order Over Robot Delivery Marketing Stunt
November 27th, 2019Via: Fast Company: The tech industry’s perennial fantasy of replacing delivery workers with cutesy robots hasn’t quite panned out yet, but that didn’t stop FedEx from coming out with its own autonomous delivery machine and plopping one on a busy Manhattan sidewalk last week. The robot’s New York City debut was just a marketing stunt, […]
Hundreds of Banks and Government Sites Burned in Iran Unrest
November 27th, 2019Via: Reuters: Approximately 731 banks and 140 government sites were torched in recent unrest in Iran, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said in remarks published by the official IRNA news agency on Wednesday. More than 50 bases used by security forces were attacked and approximately 70 gas stations were also burned, he said, without specifying […]
Black Friday Deals? 48 Million Americans Still Paying Off Debt from Last Christmas
November 27th, 2019Via: Nerd Wallet: Nearly 3 in 5 (59%) 2018 holiday shoppers incurred some credit card debt during the 2018 holiday season, and 35% of those who did say they’re still working to get it paid off, according to the survey. That’s 48 million Americans still paying off credit card debt from the 2018 holiday season. […]
Ford Can Only Produce a Maximum of 50,000 Mustang Mach E Electric Vehicles in First Year Due to Battery Constraints
November 27th, 2019Via: SlashGear: Battery constraints will limit the number of Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs in Ford’s first year of production, the automaker has confirmed. … Joe Hinrichs, Ford President of Automotive, confirmed that the first year of production would top out at around 50,000 of the SUVs. That’ll be shared globally around all of the markets […]
Audi to Cut 10% of Workers to Fund Shift to Electric Vehicles
November 26th, 2019Via: Reuters: Volkswagen’s luxury car unit Audi on Tuesday said it would cut one in ten jobs, freeing up billions of euros to fund its shift toward electric vehicle production.
Ford Challenged Tesla to an ‘Apples to Apples’ Tug-of-War Between Pickup Trucks – Musk Says ‘Bring It On’
November 26th, 2019Update: Ford Chickens Out Via: Electrek: Ford now says that it is not participating in the Tesla Cybertruck vs. F-150 tug-of-war rematch as it calls the first one “absurd.” As we reported earlier today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to redo the Cybertruck vs. Ford F-150 tug-of-war challenge after claims the first one wasn’t fair. […]
Massachusetts State Police Tested Out Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog
November 26th, 2019Via: WBUR: Cops have long had dogs, and robots, to help them do their jobs. And now, they have a robot dog. Massachusetts State Police is the first law enforcement agency in the country to use Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot, called Spot. While the use of robotic technology is not new for state police, the […]
Was Bolivian Coup About Lithium?
November 26th, 2019Via: Counterpunch: Over the course of the past few years, Bolivia has struggled to raise investment to develop the lithium reserves in a way that brings the wealth back into the country for its people. Morales’ Vice President Álvaro García Linera had said that lithium is the “fuel that will feed the world.” Bolivia was […]
Uber Loses London License Over Safety Concerns
November 25th, 2019Via: New York Post: Uber on Monday was stripped of its license to operate in London over the company’s failure to ensure passenger safety. Transport for London deemed the ride-hailing giant “not fit and proper” to hold a license because it has not done enough to stop unlicensed and uninsured drivers from carrying riders. “Safety […]
Prince Andrew Secretly Met Ghislaine Maxwell Inside Buckingham Palace
November 25th, 2019Via: Daily Mail: Prince Andrew secretly met his friend Ghislaine Maxwell at Buckingham Palace in early June – just a fortnight after US prosecutors announced they were reopening their inquiry into the activities of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, their mutual friend. Ms Maxwell, the daughter of disgraced newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell, has been accused of […]
