The verdict: The 2020 Jeep Compass — especially in off-road-ready Trailhawk trim — has the potential to be one of the spiciest models in a bland compact SUV class, but with an anemic powertrain and embarrassing fuel economy, it has lost its way.
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‘Invaluable’ database helps solve mystery of how genes are regulated
When the human genome was sequenced almost 20 years ago, many researchers were confident they’d be able to quickly home in on the genes responsible for complex diseases such as diabetes or schizophrenia. But they stalled fast, stymied in part by their ignorance of the system of switches that govern […]
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Facebook pilots Campus, a college student-only section similar to The Facebook of ’04
The company is aiming to personalize Facebook’s core service for the modern-day college experience.
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Beaucoup bugs beset this month’s Windows patches
July and August had relatively stable Patch Tuesdays. Not so, this month. Here’s the tip of the iceberg – the bugs that cropped up within a day of release.
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Alien hunters get a funding boost, and checking on the link between chromosome ‘caps’ and aging
First up this week, Senior Correspondent Daniel Clery talks with host Sarah Crespi about how Breakthrough Listen—a privately funded initiative that aims to spend $100 million over 10 years to find extraterrestrial intelligent life—has changed the hunt for alien intelligence.
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Video of the Day: 1980s Group B rally cars in action
Casual Car Guy has compiled a 12-minute, 47-second video of Group B rally cars from the 1980s in action.
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This little electric car costs just $4,200
Sold in China under the Wuling brand, a General Motors division, it actually outsold the Tesla Model 3.
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Tesla Cybertruck’s Austin factory could go live next May
Construction should kick off soon as documents show Tesla’s now requesting proposals to work on the site.
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Sebastian Vettel will drive for Aston Martin’s new F1 team
Four-time champion will drive for Racing Point, when it becomes Aston Martin
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Good lord, it’s a 1,000bhp 2JZ-engined GR Yaris
Japanese drift legend Daigo Saito is building Frankenstein’s Yaris