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This is why Alonso quit F1
Fernando Alonso divulges what prompted his decision to turn his back on the sport at the end of this year.<p>The two-time champion announced earlier …
Motor RacingThe Curious Case of a Revolutionary (But Imaginary?) Superconductor
On July 23, Dev Kumar Thapa and Anshu Pandey made an extraordinary claim online. It wasn’t your garden variety fake news: By cramming microscopic …
Physics16 reasons why India should be your next holiday destination
To mark the 70th anniversary of Indian independence, here are a few good excuses for a visit.<p>1. The food<p>Perhaps no other country can offer the range of cuisine that India does. There’s no such thing as typical Indian food; from Kerala to Kolkata there’s a smorgasbord of fabulous regional dishes to …
Fernando Alonso to retire at end of 2018
Double world champion Fernando Alonso will retire from Formula One at the end of the season, he has announced.The 37-year-old Spaniard is competing …
Motor RacingSAP’s Concur launches Slack’s most advanced business travel bot to date
SAP’s Concur today released the most advanced Slack bot to date for booking flights, giving business travelers and teams the option to make travel arrangements without leaving their conversation. Made for business travelers, Concur Travel lets people quickly share travel itineraries or search …
ChatbotsAir India was once the company that inspired Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific
In the early 1970s, the government of Singapore, led by prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, had a great idea. In order to attract investment into the little island nation, it thought of starting an international airline that would act as a kind of flying advertisement for Singapore and its world-class …
IndiaDeepMind AI matches health experts at spotting eye diseases
DeepMind has successfully developed a system that can analyze retinal scans and spot symptoms of sight-threatening eye diseases. Today, the AI division -- owned by Google's parent company Alphabet -- published "early results" of a research project with the UK's Moorfields Eye Hospital. They show …
Medical TechnologyStephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.<p>Let me tell you a story about Stephen Miller and chain migration.<p>It begins at the turn of the 20th century, in a dirt-floor shack in the village of Antopol, a shtetl of subsistence farmers in …
ImmigrationHorner's Biggest Mistake?
Danny Ricciardo's decision to sign for Renault is one of the biggest surprises I have experienced in sixty years of following the sport.<p>When he …
Auto RacingAmerican Airlines Is Teaching Its Employees About Basic Customer Service (and, Boy, is it Basic)
You'd think these things don't need explaining. It seems that they do.<p><i>Absurdly Driven</i> <i>looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek.</i><p>Some things are given, right?<p>Buses won't arrive on time, Starbucks will spell your name wrong and airlines are all about …
Customer ServiceSony’s New Super-Fast Cameras Are Winning Over the Pros
Eight seconds. That's how long a cowboy needs to stay on a bucking bronco to qualify for a rodeo score. For photographers, that's barely enough time …
CamerasWorld's first fully digital valves open up engine possibilities
British company Camcon Automotive has built the first fully electronic engine valve system, uncoupled from the crankshaft, that offers unprecedented …
EnginesWhat Do 90-Somethings Regret Most?
My preconceptions about older people first began to crumble when one of my congregants, a woman in her 80s, came into my office seeking pastoral …
HappinessThese Common Car Buying Myths Refuse to Die
The internet has leveled the playing field for car buyers more than ever, but despite a wealth of useful information out there, we still encounter a …
Personal FinanceThese Guys Did a Burnout So Hard the Tire Exploded and Also It's in Slow Motion
You ever do a burnout so hard, that the tire itself just <i>unzips</i>? You ever do a burnout so hard, that the tire itself just unzips, and you film it in …
BurnoutAir Force silent after 2-kiloton meteor hits Earth near base
A meteor hit Earth and exploded with 2.1 kilotons of force in July, but the Air Force has made no mention of the event.<p>NASA’s Jet Propulsion …
MilitaryJeep is Trying to Kill The Mahindra Roxor
The new Mahindra Roxor seemed like the perfect off-road toy: side-by-side (SxS) four-wheeler modeled after the iconic Willys Jeep of World War II. …
Intellectual PropertyWhatsApp is finally ready to start making money
Before it was acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp used to display a banner in its app asking users to pay a nominal fee to use its messaging service after the first year. I’ve never paid that fee, and I don’t know anyone who has. But after nine years in existence, the company’s finally settled on a way …
AppsThe London startup that solved one of the most annoying things about flying is now branching out into trains
Airportr, a London tech startup that helped solve one of the most annoying things about air travel, is now branching out into trains.<p>The company was founded in 2014 and picks up air passengers' baggage from their doorstep and checks it in for them at London airports Heathrow, Gatwick, and soon …
TrainsHere Is How Ducati's Desmodromic Valves Work
There was once a time when Desmodromic valve technology was cutting edge and a necessary competitive advantage for Ducati in racing. The Desmo head …
MotorcyclesHow an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions
Jerome Jacobson and his network of mobsters, psychics, strip club owners, and drug traffickers won almost every prize for 12 years, until the FBI …
CrimeCongress destroys Northrop Grumman CEO over stupid mistakes on the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is progressing nicely. Just kidding! It’s actually a total disaster of epic proportions that has outpaced its proposed …
James Webb Space TelescopeNo, This Is Not A Range Rover Evoque
We can tell by the pixels.<p>So, you want a new Land Rover Range Rover Evoque? With a base price of $41,800 MSRP, the 2018 model year is not what we …
Land Rover Range RoverSergio Marchionne, who saved Fiat and Chrysler, has died
MILAN (AP) — Sergio Marchionne, a charismatic and demanding CEO who engineered two long-shot corporate turnarounds to save carmakers Fiat and Chrysler from near-certain failure, died Wednesday. He was 66.<p>The holding company of Fiat's founders, the Agnelli family, announced Marchionne had died after …
Automotive IndustryFerrari Patents Novel Method for Making Turbocharged Engines Sound Better
To unmuffle its turbocharged engines, Ferrari electrifies the turbo.<p>There is little question that turbocharging an engine carries with it performance and fuel-economy benefits. Most also agree, however, that turbos have a knack for muffling engine noise, lowering the tone of the exhaust note, and …
EnginesChart of the day: If you're born poor, it takes until your great-great grandchildren to overcome it
If you're born into a poor family in Australia, new analysis suggests it would take four generations before your descendants approach the average …
DemographicsOpen offices make people talk less and email more
Modern workplaces were designed to make it easier to communicate. But new research finds they stifle face-to-face interactions – exactly the opposite of their intended purpose.<p><i>This article originally appeared on The Conversation, and is republished under a Creative Commons licence. The author is</i></i> …
The WorkplaceThing you didn’t know about the Aussie map
And, if you’ve ever stared quizzically at a map of our massive nation, you’ll have noticed how straight and strongly defined our state’s borders are …
AustraliaAnthony Bourdain’s Will Starts A Dialogue About What Happens To Frequent Flier Miles When You Die
Bourdain left his vast frequent flier miles to his wife<p>While Anthony Bourdain’s sudden and unexpected death is tragic, it’s also sharing something …
Anthony BourdainInside world's biggest aircraft with en-suite bedrooms, luxury bar and even a GLASS floor
Incredible footage has emerged of inside the world's largest aircraft — complete with luxurious en-suite bedrooms, a plush bar and even a glass floor.<p>…
Farnborough Airshow