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SpaceX Starship SN9 flies high, explodes on landing just like SN8
After delays and a flap with the FAA, the Mars rocket prototype ran a vertical 10K on Tuesday.
Mini to lose leather interiors for its next-gen cars, report says
The decision comes as a part of a move to make Minis more sustainable.
VW Group will handle self-driving car development in-house, report says
It’s targeting Waymo as the benchmark for self-driving success.
New TG mag out now: GR Yaris vs the icons
Fire up the Quattro! (And the 5 Turbo, the RS200, the Celica and the Impreza)
Toyota wanted to celebrate an F1 win with a car like this
The strait-laced carmaker has always had a bit of a dark side…
Microsoft unsurprisingly throws support behind Australia’s Media Bargaining Code
Currently not bound to the directive, president Brad Smith said the Media Bargaining Code represents a fundamental step towards a more level playing field and a fairer digital ecosystem.
Mozilla expected to launch its VPN service in Germany and France in Q1 2021
Mozilla VPN is currently available in the US, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and Malaysia only.
A Cyberpunk 2077 security exploit makes installing mods risky business
CD Projekt Red has warned players that installing Cyberpunk 2077 mods or custom save files on the PC could pose a security risk (via Kotaku). According to the company’s tweet, there’s apparently a “vulnerability in external DLL files the game uses which can be used to execute code on PCs.” […]
This hypercar is China’s first Belt and Road electric vehicle project
A new engineering and design startup called Silk EV headquartered in Italy’s venerable Motor Valley is more than just another attempt at making an electric hypercar. It’s also the latest arrow in the quiver for China’s massive Belt and Road project, though the first that deals with electric cars.