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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Why International Farhud Day Stymies Invented Palestinian History

Why International Farhud Day Stymies Invented Palestinian History

When International Farhud Day was proclaimed at a conference convened at the United Nations headquarters on June 1, 2015, its proponents wanted to achieve more than merely establish a commemoration of the ghastly 1941 Arab-Nazi pogrom in Baghdad that killed and injured hundreds of Iraqi Jews. Farhud means violent dispo ... Continue reading

SoftBank Vision Fund to Invest $2.25 Billion in GM Cruise

SoftBank Vision Fund to Invest $2.25 Billion in GM Cruise

SoftBank and GM joining forces to drive large-scale AV deployment Investment values GM Cruise at $11.5 billion DETROIT May 31, 2018; General Motors announced today that the SoftBank Vision Fund will invest $2.25 billion in GM Cruise Holdings LLC (GM Cruise), further strengthening the company’s plans to commercialize ... Continue reading

Fuel-Cell Madness...SLAP!...Thanks I Needed That!

Fuel-Cell Madness...SLAP!...Thanks I Needed That!

I just slapped myself in the face, boy i need that! Auto Central January 21, 2016; I was considering The Auto Channel's long-time fervent support of ethanol as America's alt fuel solution and found that I was getting caught up in the hydrogen hysteria...so if I was, so is everybody, after my face slap I came to my sens ... Continue reading

2018 HYUNDAI SONATA MID-MODEL YEAR ENHANCEMENTS

2018 HYUNDAI SONATA MID-MODEL YEAR ENHANCEMENTS

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 31, 2018 – Hyundai today is adding more value to the 2018 Sonata lineup by introducing new “+” editions. Sonatas with the mid-model year enhancements are designated with a “+” symbol and add highly desirable features while lowering or maintaining current prices. ... Continue reading

Buh-Bye Car Companies: Silicon Valley Taking Over...Waymo Become Big "Up" For FCA 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica's; Softbank Invests $2.5 Billion In GM Cruise

Buh-Bye Car Companies: Silicon Valley Taking Over...Waymo Become Big "Up" For FCA 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica's; Softbank Invests $2.5 Billion In GM Cruise

Waymo Become Big "Up" For FCA 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica's Ordered...Softbank Invests $2.5 Billion In GM Cruise ... Continue reading

Explorers Club Hong Kong Chapter and INFINITI revisit the historic Dinosaur Expedition in the Gobi Desert

Explorers Club Hong Kong Chapter and INFINITI revisit the historic Dinosaur Expedition in the Gobi Desert

Using a fleet of INFINITI SUVs, combined with Drone LiDar technology, the team will be able to survey an area heretofore impossible to cover efficiently GOBI, Mongolia – The Explorers Club Hong Kong Chapter (ECHK) together with INFINITI Motor Company, Ltd. (IML), will begin an expedition on June 5 in the Gobi Desert ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday June 2, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday June 2, 2018 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York City area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

CHINA'S SOLID-STATE LIDAR PIONEERS DRIVERLESS DELIVERY VEHICLES

CHINA'S SOLID-STATE LIDAR PIONEERS DRIVERLESS DELIVERY VEHICLES

Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network and RoboSense jointly released today G Plus, the world’s first solid-state LiDAR unmanned logistics vehicle. Announced at Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network 2018 Global Smart Logistics Summit held today in Hangzhou, China, the most important feature of the newly announced G Plus drive ... Continue reading

Mass EV Adoption Challenges on a Global Scale: NACS

Mass EV Adoption Challenges on a Global Scale: NACS

Growth of charging points and new vehicle technologies are major hurdles to driving mass electric vehicle adoption. ​CHICAGO May 25, 2018; NACS reported that more than 165 attendees at FUELS2018 were connecting in Chicago this week for an impressive and thought-provoking event, taking them on a deep dive into the fue ... Continue reading

360 Rolls Out "360 Virtual Vault" - the Blockchain Wallet Protector

360 Rolls Out "360 Virtual Vault" - the Blockchain Wallet Protector

BEIJING, May 31, 2018 -- On May 29th, 360 Total Security reported a series of vulnerabilities on EOS blockchain platform. It has been proved that some vulnerabilities allow arbitrary code execution, which means attackers can exploit all the nodes running on EOS to fully manipulate transaction. ... Continue reading

Active On-Demand Helped Ford Motor Company Deliver Mission Critical Component to Resume Production of Best-Selling Vehicles

Active On-Demand Helped Ford Motor Company Deliver Mission Critical Component to Resume Production of Best-Selling Vehicles

BELLEVILLE, Mich., May 31, 2018 -- Active On-Demand, a Roadrunner Transportation Systems company, is proud to be a mission critical air and ground transportation solutions supplier to Ford Motor Company. After a recent fire disrupted vehicle production for a number of auto manufacturers, Active On-Demand worked closely ... Continue reading

Ambertime Blockchain Luxury Cruise International Summit Round Off

Ambertime Blockchain Luxury Cruise International Summit Round Off

SHANGHAI, May 31, 2018 -- On May 25, 2018, Ambertime Blockchain Luxury Cruise International Summit was held successfully at Royal Caribbean International (RCI) Ovation of the Seas. The theme of the summit was Ambertime: Application Matters Most. ... Continue reading

Blockchain Milestone -- CariNet to Introduce National Nodes

Blockchain Milestone -- CariNet to Introduce National Nodes

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Island, May 31, 2018 -- CariNet, also the Caribbean Digital Finance and Free Trade System has been officially launched, which is applying blockchain technology to help the Caribbean FTA member countries to build digital payment and digital financial infrastructures in order to build a platform for i ... Continue reading

Fighting Fake News With Blockchain: New 'Eventum' Platform Detects Bogus Content in Minutes

Fighting Fake News With Blockchain: New 'Eventum' Platform Detects Bogus Content in Minutes

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, May 31, 2018 -- Slovenian start-up Eventum is tackling the problem of fake news using its blockchain-based wisdom-of-crowds platform to detect phony content in minutes. In an age of information overload, 'Fake News' has become a genuine problem. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Air Filter Market Analysis of Growth, Trends & Forecast 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Air Filter Market Analysis of Growth, Trends & Forecast 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Air Filter Market - Analysis of Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2018 - 2023)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive air filter market is anticipated to record a CAGR of 7.43% during the forecast period, 2018-2023. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Paints Market Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis & Forecast 2016-2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Paints Market Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis & Forecast 2016-2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Paints Market by Vehicle Type, by Coat Type, by Technology, by Texture - Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis and Forecast, 2016 - 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report covers forecast and analysis for the automotive paints market on a worldw ... Continue reading

Global Car Rack Market Analysis, Growth, Trends & Forecast 2018-2023, With a CAGR of 7% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Car Rack Market Analysis, Growth, Trends & Forecast 2018-2023, With a CAGR of 7% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Car Rack Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2018 - 2023)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report presents a detailed analysis of the market by product and geography. ... Continue reading

Global Diesel Common Rail Injection System Market Analysis, Growth, Trends & Forecast 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Diesel Common Rail Injection System Market Analysis, Growth, Trends & Forecast 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Diesel Common Rail Injection System Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2018 - 2023)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Electronic Control Unit (ECU) precisely modifies injection pressure-based on the data obtained from sensors on the cams and crankshafts. ... Continue reading

Media Availability - WestJet to launch first Halifax/Paris flight today

Media Availability - WestJet to launch first Halifax/Paris flight today

CALGARY, May 31, 2018 /CNW/ - Tonight marks a very exciting milestone and a new chapter in the growth of WestJet - not only here in Nova Scotia but for all of Atlantic Canada. With tonight's inaugural flight to Paris, the airline takes another step to fulfill its mission of becoming a truly global airline. ... Continue reading

Yamaha Motor to Upgrade European Subsidiary's Robotics Solutions and Customer Services

Yamaha Motor to Upgrade European Subsidiary's Robotics Solutions and Customer Services

IWATA, Japan--Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272) announced today that it will, in order to provide higher-quality customer support and product proposals to European manufacturers and business partners, station one staff member at Yamaha Motor Europe from June 1. ... Continue reading

2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Named Best Green Winter Vehicle

2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Named Best Green Winter Vehicle

2018 Outlander PHEV named the “Best Green Winter Vehicle.” The all-new 2018 Outlander PHEV, a halo vehicle for the brand, offers both fuel efficiency and rugged capabilities. As a parallel hybrid, it brings together the superior efficiency of an electric vehicle, the stability and handling provided by Mitsubishi’ ... Continue reading

AutoGravity Hires Internationally Renowned Legal Expert Jennifer Y. Ishiguro

AutoGravity Hires Internationally Renowned Legal Expert Jennifer Y. Ishiguro

AutoGravity announced the appointment of Jennifer Y. Ishiguro as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. With nearly twenty years of legal experience, Ishiguro will join the AutoGravity executive management team and serve as Corporate Secretary to the company’s board of directors. ... Continue reading

FORD HONORS PIRELLI AT 20TH ANNUAL WORLD EXCELLENCE AWARDS

FORD HONORS PIRELLI AT 20TH ANNUAL WORLD EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Pirelli was recognized as a top-performing global supplier for Ford Motor Company at the 20th annual Ford World Excellence Awards. Only 88 companies were selected as finalists from thousands of Ford suppliers globally. ... Continue reading

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