Take-Two Interactive has once again pushed back the release of Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Following a delay late last year, the upcoming tactical RPG from XCOM developer Firaxis was scheduled to arrive on October 7th. The publisher now plans to release the game sometime within its fiscal 2023 year, which ends on March 31st, 2023. Additionally,… Continue reading Firaxis delays Marvel’s Midnight Suns, maybe until 2023
Category: Automotive
iOS 16 beta brings back the battery percentage icon
Earlier today, Apple released the fifth iOS 16 developer beta. It adds a handful of changes, but if you’ve spent any time on Twitter, you know there’s only one thing everyone wants to talk about: the return of the battery percentage indicator. For the first time since Apple removed the icon in 2017 to accommodate… Continue reading iOS 16 beta brings back the battery percentage icon
HBO Max finishes rolling out its much-needed app redesign
It took the better part of a year, but HBO Max’s app should (hopefully) be more pleasant to use. Warner Bros. Discovery has finished rolling out its redesigned app on desktop, Android and iOS, delivering a more intuitive interface, a performance boost and some arguably overdue features. It finally supports tablets in both portrait and… Continue reading HBO Max finishes rolling out its much-needed app redesign
Rivian is field testing dual-motor versions of the R1T and R1S
Electric vehicle maker Rivian is testing dual-motor versions of its R1T pickup and R1S SUV in the wild. The automaker is currently putting those models through their paces in the New Zealand winter, according to a tweet from CEO RJ Scaringe that InsideEVs spotted. The company announced in March it would offer R1T and R1S… Continue reading Rivian is field testing dual-motor versions of the R1T and R1S
German Handelsblatt: Autonomous driving technology: fine against VW, lawsuit against Tesla: data protection officers button car cameras in front of004972
A missing sign costs Volkswagen 1.1 million euros. The Lower Saxony data protection authority imposed the penalty because the car manufacturer was caught in 2019 with a test vehicle that was filming traffic. The image data should improve the driver assistance system and prevent accidents. However, the necessary magnetic signs with a camera symbol were… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Autonomous driving technology: fine against VW, lawsuit against Tesla: data protection officers button car cameras in front of004972
Toyota unit Hino admits falsifying engine data for nearly 20 years
Receive free Hino updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hino news every morning. Japanese truckmaker Hino Motors, a unit of Toyota Motor, said last week that it had been falsifying data related to engine emissions and fuel performance for a longer period of time and on more models… Continue reading Toyota unit Hino admits falsifying engine data for nearly 20 years
GMC Hummer EV Pickup
Predictably, the Hummer offers ridiculous levels of performance. The Edition 1 model we tried featured the top-spec tri-motor powertrain, with one motor on the front axle and independent motors for each rear wheel. Even on loose gravel, the Hummer is propelled forward with scant regard for the laws on physics, and it’s not until you… Continue reading GMC Hummer EV Pickup
GSR2: The new rules making cars safer but more expensive
The EU regulation also allows for GPS-based speed limit warnings, which rely on perfect mapping accuracy. Therefore manufacturers that want to make the best offerings for their customers, like Ford, feel obliged to offer both systems; but on more affordable cars, that means more parts costs added on. There are also big-brother elements in the… Continue reading GSR2: The new rules making cars safer but more expensive
Parsonex Capital Partners Launches Credit Enhancement Facility with Fast Growing Class 8 Truck Lease Origination Company
WINSTON SALEM, N.C., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Parsonex Capital Partners (“Parsonex”) today announced the launch of a Credit Enhancement Facility to a Class 8 truck lease origination company, Traction Capital and Leasing (“Traction”), one of the most committed partners of truck drivers across the country. Continue Reading Class 8 truck Traction was founded to… Continue reading Parsonex Capital Partners Launches Credit Enhancement Facility with Fast Growing Class 8 Truck Lease Origination Company
Cloversoft, Niv Della secure seed funds and other SE Asia deals
Singapore-based consumer goods brand Cloversoft announced that it raised a seven-figure sum in a seed funding round led by Apricot Capital, a multi-asset private investment company. The startup, which provides eco-friendly consumer goods, said the fresh funding will be used to accelerate the brand’s growth by expanding into international markets. It also plans to invest… Continue reading Cloversoft, Niv Della secure seed funds and other SE Asia deals