Category: Automotive

NASA’s Nicole Aunapu Mann will be the first Native American woman to visit space

NASA is breaking new ground for astronauts. As Indian Country Today reports, the agency recently confirmed that Marine Corps Col. Nicole Aunapu Mann will be the first Native American woman to travel to space. The Wailacki tribe member will serve as the mission commander for the SpaceX-powered Crew-5 mission heading to the International Space Station… Continue reading NASA’s Nicole Aunapu Mann will be the first Native American woman to visit space

Janet Jackson’s 1989 mega-hit ‘Rhythm Nation’ sonically smashes old hard drives

The “brown noise” is a legendary tone purportedly capable of causing people to lose control of their bowels when subjected to its gut-punching harmonic resonance. South Park did a whole thing on it. Turns out that the 5400 RPM hard drives from a number of old Windows-era laptops possess a brown note of their own:… Continue reading Janet Jackson’s 1989 mega-hit ‘Rhythm Nation’ sonically smashes old hard drives

HBO Max is removing 36 shows ahead of Discovery+ merger

The union of HBO Max and Discovery+ is already causing pain through layoffs, and now the move is affecting some shows. Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed to Variety that it’s removing 36 titles from HBO Max as soon as this week while it prepares for the Discovery+ platform merger. Most of the productions aren’t huge,… Continue reading HBO Max is removing 36 shows ahead of Discovery+ merger

‘Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed’ hits PC, PlayStation and Xbox on October 18th

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, a four vs. one multiplayer game, will arrive in the midst of spooky season. The game will hit the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on October 18th. You can either play as a ghost or one of four Ghostbusters trying to hunt it down… Continue reading ‘Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed’ hits PC, PlayStation and Xbox on October 18th

Analysis: Will Johnson Matthey’s hydrogen gamble pay off?

Open gallery Johnson Matthey makes just three of the 1000 parts in a hydrogen fuel cell but they’re worth 20% of the fuel cell’s value Fuel cell uptake may be accelerated by especially heavy vehicles for which batteries won’t work Scarcity of hydrogen filling stations means batteries have so far been more popular The Toyota… Continue reading Analysis: Will Johnson Matthey’s hydrogen gamble pay off?

Volkswagen plots friendlier design direction with cars that “smile”

All Volkswagens in the future will “have a smile” in their front-end styling, as part of plans to make the brand’s cars more emotional, less serious and more friendly-looking.  Speaking to Autocar, VW design chief Jozef Kaban said the ID Buzz marked the start of a new era of VWs that would be more fun… Continue reading Volkswagen plots friendlier design direction with cars that “smile”

New Acura ZDX and ZDX Type S Will Take Brand’s Precision Crafted Performance into the Electrified Era

First full-electric model coming to market in 2024 will be a performance SUV called the Acura ZDX Acura Type S performance variants will continue to put the driver experience first in the electrified future with ZDX Type S Acura will continue to be the tip of the spear for electrification and digitalization for American Honda… Continue reading New Acura ZDX and ZDX Type S Will Take Brand’s Precision Crafted Performance into the Electrified Era

El Acura Precision EV Concept debuta en Monterey, en anticipo del futuro lenguaje de diseño para la era de la electrificación

El Acura Precision EV Concept realiza su debut mundial en la Monterey Car Week, uno de los principales eventos del mundo para los entusiastas de los automóviles y los deportes a motor. El Concept expresa el intenso enfoque de Acura en el desempeño a través del diseño, inspirado en las lujosas embarcaciones a motor italianas… Continue reading El Acura Precision EV Concept debuta en Monterey, en anticipo del futuro lenguaje de diseño para la era de la electrificación