Monday, October 17, 2016

Will this stop traffic congestion? and other top stories.

  • Will this stop traffic congestion?

    A new idea could solve traffic congestion in Melbourne. Picture: Rob LeesonTHERE’S a radical new idea to solve traffic congestion in Melbourne that may help drivers avoid a few red lights on their daily commute.Vehicle and mobility services provider Intelematics has devised a plan that will see motorists soaring through green traffic lights rather than waiting impatiently while they are red.Intelematics is designing an app with VicRoads, which will alert drivers to what speed they should be trav..
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  • Google rewards news sites which stick to the facts in the post-truth era

    Google rewards news sites which stick to the facts in the post-truth era
    A "Fact Check" label is coming to Google News as the search giant attempts to crack down on public comments which play fast and loose with the truth.Reliable facts have become an endangered species in an era of adversarial politics and media bias. Google News already uses labels like "Most referenced", "In-Depth" and "Highly Cited" to help readers find reliable news sources, but now it's adding "Fact Check" to the mix in an effort to highlight articles which try to avoid blindly regurgitating t..
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  • Apple has given up building a car -- for now

    Apple has given up building a car -- for now
    Apple has temporarily put its plans to build an Apple car on hold, according to Bloomberg journalists Mark Gurman and Alex Webb, who cite a number of people familiar with the matter. Over recent months, “hundreds” of people on a 1,000-strong Apple car team have reportedly been reassigned, let go, or left the company of their own accord, Bloomberg’s sources said. Although Apple is no longer looking to develop its own automobile, it is still interested in developing an autonomous driving system t..
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  • A famous Silicon Valley startup factory says it won't fire investor Peter Thiel for supporting Trump

    A famous Silicon Valley startup factory says it won't fire investor Peter Thiel for supporting Trump
    Sam Altman, president of buzzy Silicon Valley startup factory Y Combinator, has rejected calls for him to quit working with investor Peter Thiel over Thiel’s support for Donald Trump. Over the weekend, news broke that Thiel, a part-time partner at Y Combinator and member of Facebook’s board, is donating $1.25 million (ÂŁ1 million) to the Republican nominee’s for president, even as Trump battles multiple allegations of sexual misconduct following the publication of a recording in which he bragge..
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  • Horror Stories From the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Flight Ban

    Horror Stories From the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Flight Ban
    On Saturday the federal flight ban on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones went into effect in the United States. We asked our readers how this was working out around the globe and from the replies we’ve received, it’s safe to say that, so far, this sucks.The Transportation Department’s decision to ban the Note 7 from all flights came just days after Samsung announced that it was killing the phone for good. That short window left little time for the manufacturer, wireless carriers, and airlines to pr..
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  • Watch A Tesla Brake Automatically When The Car Ahead Of The Car Ahead Of It Brakes

    Watch A Tesla Brake Automatically When The Car Ahead Of The Car Ahead Of It Brakes
    Watch A Tesla Brake Automatically When The Car Ahead Of The Car Ahead Of It Brakes Please enable JavaScript to watch this video. VIDEO Video: Tesla’s new Autopilot software is smart. It was already pretty smart, but the latest version 8.0 upgrade makes it even better. The car’s radar can now see past — around and below — the car in front of you, to detect what’s happening with the car in front of it. This quick video from Tesla aficionado Bjorn Nyland is pretty damn impressive. The technolog..
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  • Google Pixel vs iPhone 7: Which one is best?

    Google Pixel vs iPhone 7: Which one is best?
    For the last few years, Apple's iPhone has gone head-to-head with Samsung's Galaxy S as the definitive iOS vs Android smartphones. This year, however, Google itself may want a piece of the action.The search engine giant has unveiled a brand new flagship smartphone called the Pixel and it's as close as you'll get to a perfect Android rival for the iPhone 7, even matching it on price. The Pixel is released later this week - so is the phone that will move iOS fans to Android or should they go for ..
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  • Ford Escape Returns To Replace Ford Kuga From 2017

    Ford Escape Returns To Replace Ford Kuga From 2017
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  • Last-ever Ford Falcons makes $300000-plus for charity

    Last-ever Ford Falcons makes $300000-plus for charity
    The last-ever Ford Falcons have been sold at auction for more than $300,000 with all of the proceeds going to charity.A CYNIC MIGHT BE TEMPTED to suggest that Ford may have done better with the local Falcon to put them all up for auction, but as we all know, the last of the line is always going to be collectable.And so it proved when Ford, in a magnanimous gesture, auctioned the final saleable Falcon, Falcon Ute, Territory and Falcon XR6 Sprint (number 500 of 500 built).The last Falcon was a Kin..
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