Walt Disney World Resort Hosts Make-A-Wish Families Across America for World Princess Week Party

Disney surpasses 150,000 wishes granted for children with critical illnesses in biggest wish-granting event ever held at Walt Disney World, which culminated in a royal ball with Disney princesses. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — To celebrate World Princess Week, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida hosted its largest wish-granting event ever… Continue reading Walt Disney World Resort Hosts Make-A-Wish Families Across America for World Princess Week Party

Microsoft Edge’s latest feature is removing features

/ Microsoft’s Edge web browser v117, in beta, sheds some features you probably never knew were there, like Math Solver and Citations. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this… Continue reading Microsoft Edge’s latest feature is removing features

Elon Musk reassures Tesla HW3 owners, but bums out HW4 owners

Elon Musk has made a new statement about Full Self-Driving software that reassured owners of Tesla vehicles with HW3, but it is going bum out owners of more recent Tesla vehicles with HW4. Hardware 4.0 (HW4) is Tesla’s latest suite of Autopilot/self-driving sensors and a new FSD computer. The new hardware, which adds radar and new… Continue reading Elon Musk reassures Tesla HW3 owners, but bums out HW4 owners

Watch Tesla Cybertruck’s comically large wiper at work

A new video of a Tesla Cybertruck shows the electric pickup truck’s comically large wiper at work. It looks like it will actually make it to production. The Cybertruck’s wiper (that’s not a typo – it’s a singular wiper) has been a point of controversy. Early Cybertruck prototypes featured a monstrously large windshield wiper. The… Continue reading Watch Tesla Cybertruck’s comically large wiper at work

Let’s talk about Elon Musk’s potato livestream of Tesla FSD v12

Elon Musk finally did his promised livestream of a drive on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta v12. Here’s the video and my impressions. After three years of FSD being in beta, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving package is about to get out of beta with the version 12 update. The main… Continue reading Let’s talk about Elon Musk’s potato livestream of Tesla FSD v12

Europa Wire: Mercedes-Benz Communications Undergoes Key Personnel Transitions000738

Personalwechsel in der Mercedes-Benz Kommunikation: Willem Spelten, Katja Bott, Rob Halloway, Bettina Fetzer, Tobias Just (v.l.n.r.).Personnel changes within Mercedes-Benz Communications: Willem Spelten, Katja Bott, Rob Halloway, Bettina Fetzer, Tobias Just (from left to right). (IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz announces key changes in its communications leadership team. Rob Halloway, with nearly 20 years of experience at Renault,… Continue reading Europa Wire: Mercedes-Benz Communications Undergoes Key Personnel Transitions000738

Europa Wire: Mercedes-Benz Unveils Ambitious Expansion of Global High-Power Charging Network000737

Mercedes-Benz Charging Hub (IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz is set to launch its initial high-power charging stations this fall, starting in Atlanta (USA), Chengdu (China), and Mannheim (Germany). This move marks the beginning of a global charging network expansion, aiming to have over 2,000 high-power charging points worldwide by the end of 2024. These stations, designed for… Continue reading Europa Wire: Mercedes-Benz Unveils Ambitious Expansion of Global High-Power Charging Network000737

Why it’s hard to find an inexpensive new car these days — just one model has an average price below $20,000

Hero Images | Getty Images It’s getting harder to find new, cheap cars, according to auto experts. Consider this: In July, just one car model — the Mitsubishi Mirage — had an average new-vehicle transaction price below $20,000, according to Kelley Blue Book data. By comparison, there were a dozen vehicles that met that pricing… Continue reading Why it’s hard to find an inexpensive new car these days — just one model has an average price below $20,000

Chinese EV startup Xpeng shares soar 13% after announcing $744 million deal with Didi

Didi launched a free robotaxi service in parts of Shanghai in 2020. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Xpeng said Monday it is buying Didi’s smart electric car development business in an exchange of shares worth $744 million. The Chinese ride-hailing company will become a strategic shareholder… Continue reading Chinese EV startup Xpeng shares soar 13% after announcing $744 million deal with Didi