A new BMW 8-Series and many M models in the works, according to leaked codes

Filed under: Rumormill,BMW,Future,Luxury,Performance And not just regular M models, but special edition M models. Continue reading A new BMW 8-Series and many M models in the works, according to leaked codes A new BMW 8-Series and many M models in the works, according to leaked codes originally appeared...

Here's the BMW i8 Spyder WITH its roof

Filed under: Green,Spy Photos,BMW,Convertible,Hybrid,Performance This time the drop-top BMW is out with its top in place. Continue reading Here's the BMW i8 Spyder WITH its roof Here's the BMW i8 Spyder WITH its roof originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms...

Tesla engineer sues over sexist workplace culture (updated)

Filed under: Government/Legal,Hirings/Firings/Layoffs,Tesla,Electric Tesla is disputing the allegations. Continue reading Tesla engineer sues over sexist workplace culture (updated) Tesla engineer sues over sexist workplace culture (updated) originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:15:00...

Trump met with ‘regional press affiliates’ in an off-the-record dinner on Monday night

You might have heard: Trump held off-the-record meetings with network executives in November, as well as an on-the-record meeting with the NYT But did you know: President Trump met with “regional press affiliates,” including reporters from E.W. Scripps Company, in a private off-the-record dinner on Monday night. “The meeting is comparable to the off-the-record lunch Trump will host Tuesday with major...

Ideas for moving ‘beyond the article’

In a new report for the Reuters Institute, Kevin Anderson examines how news organizations are moving “beyond the article” and adopting new story forms and methods of distribution. Some of the key findings from the report: All of the cases Anderson studied involved using distributed methods to spread stories via social media or messaging apps; targeted engagement is just as important as chasing scale;...

Norway’s Amedia developed a common log-in system to use across its titles that encourages subscribers to build habits

Amedia, Norway’s largest media company, has developed a common log-in system to use across its 62 titles — and that system is encouraging subscribers build digital habits. The system is part of a three-step plan for Amedia: The first stage is converting print subscribers to digital subscribers, the second stage is encouraging non-subscribers to register for a log-in, and the third stage is moving...

Twitter may have committed itself to a ‘live’ strategy last year, but it’s still offering essentially the same product it was when it launched in 2006

A year ago, Twitter said in a letter to its shareholders that it was committing itself to a “live” strategy, trying to make itself a place where people would talk about events as they were happening in real-time. But thinking about that statement in the context of Sunday night’s Oscars mistake “highlights what I and so many others mean when we bemoan Twitter’s product stagnation, and how said stagnation...

‘Getting to the root of the “fake news” problem means fixing what’s broken about journalism itself’

The spread of misinformation online is a multi-faceted problem with many different sources, and that means that there’s no one solution to the “fake news” problem, Shan Wang writes. Summarizing the ideas to come out of this weekend’s MisinfoCon at Harvard University, Wang writes that the weekend was focused on fixing the things that are broken about journalism now. Some ideas to come out of the conference:...

Copy editors and grammar pros are finding Internet stardom

Copy editors are the new Internet stars, “a refreshing renaissance for a profession that is generally underappreciated and rarely noticed,” Thomas Vinciguerra writes. Editors such as the Baltimore Sun’s John E. McIntyre and The New Yorker’s Mary Norris have turned columns and blogs about grammar into a substantial online following. “I’ve had the good luck to be noticed. I would think that the popularity...

Techrules' GT96 plug-in supercar gets tested in Italy

Filed under: Green,China,Electric,Hybrid Techrules' GT96 extended-range plug-in vehicle gets tested by professional driver in Italy. Continue reading Techrules' GT96 plug-in supercar gets tested in Italy Techrules' GT96 plug-in supercar gets tested in Italy originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28...

Panasonic is building the solar roof for Japan's Prius plug-in

Filed under: Green,Toyota,Hatchback,Electric,Hybrid Panasonic's Tesla connection raises intriguing possibilities. Continue reading Panasonic is building the solar roof for Japan's Prius plug-in Panasonic is building the solar roof for Japan's Prius plug-in originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28...

The myth and science behind your gauge cluster illumination color

Filed under: BMW,Toyota,Technology,Crossover,Truck That classic red-orange BMW hue is there for a reason, but so is every other color. Continue reading The myth and science behind your gauge cluster illumination color The myth and science behind your gauge cluster illumination color originally appeared...

Here's how to host a car show fundraiser that really drives home the fun

Filed under: Ownership,Open Road An auto show is a great opportunity for businesses in the auto-related industries to reach their target market. Continue reading Here's how to host a car show fundraiser that really drives home the fun Here's how to host a car show fundraiser that really drives home...

The 2018 Ford Expedition will offer live streaming TV via the SlingBox app

Filed under: Ford,Gadgets,Infotainment,Technology,SUV Using a Slingbox, you'll be able to watch your TV on your phone, computer, and SUV. Continue reading The 2018 Ford Expedition will offer live streaming TV via the SlingBox app The 2018 Ford Expedition will offer live streaming TV via the SlingBox...

A complete visual guide to the cars of the 2017 F1 season

Filed under: Ford,Gadgets,Infotainment,Technology,SUV A new rulebook for Formula 1 in 2017 has led to completely new designs from every constructor taking part in the sport. Here's a look at all of them. Continue reading A complete visual guide to the cars of the 2017 F1 season A complete visual guide...

Junkyard Gem: 1982 Dodge Colt Hatchback

Filed under: Auto News,Etc. Here's a battered Colt spotted in a Denver self-service yard not long ago. Continue reading Junkyard Gem: 1982 Dodge Colt Hatchback Junkyard Gem: 1982 Dodge Colt Hatchback originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Feb 2017 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | ...

Tesla's Elon Musk promises roller coasters, fro yo at factory

Filed under: Green,Plants/Manufacturing,Tesla,Electric Tesla chief Elon Musk doubles down on his effort to stave off unionization at the company's Northern California plant by offering perks such as a roller coaster and free frozen yogurt. Continue reading Tesla's Elon Musk promises roller coasters,...

State trooper's PSA about mysterious safety feature goes viral

Filed under: Government/Legal,Humor,Safety,Gadgets,Police/Emergency It's just the right thing to do. Continue reading State trooper's PSA about mysterious safety feature goes viral State trooper's PSA about mysterious safety feature goes viral originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Feb 2017 11:01:00...

Channeling 'Fa La Ma' on Mardi Gras, Cowgirls pummel South Alabama, 7-1

Fa La Ma found another victim — this one its most high-profile yet. The ritualistic, voodoo-style dancing and hazing of the McNeese State bats, Shelbi Strickland’s creation that’s now a pregame staple among this entire Cowgirls team suddenly brimming with confidence, made its home debut in a Fat Tuesday matinee against a stalwart South Alabama pitching staff. “It is for real,” Morgan Catron declared....

Conservatives rebel on health care, and GOP looks to Trump

WASHINGTON -- Republicans confronted a conservative rebellion in their own party Tuesday over their long-promised plans to repeal and replace the health care law, and beseeched President Donald Trump to settle the dispute in his first speech to a joint session of Congress. "He's the leader on this issue right now; he's the one that's got to hold us together," said Rep. Dennis Ross of Florida as he...

Small plane crashes into California homes, killing 3 people

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Three people died and two were injured, one critically, when a small plane carrying them home from a cheerleading competition slammed into two Southern California homes and sparked a raging fire, authorities and witnesses said. The twin-engine plane with five occupants had just taken off from Riverside Municipal Airport at 4:40 p.m. Monday intending to return to San Jose after...

Face-biter said he fled demon-like figure before killings

STUART, Fla. -- A Florida college student accused of randomly killing a couple in their garage and chewing on the dead man's face told television psychologist Phil McGraw he was fleeing a demon-like figure named Daniel and only had a vague recollection of the slayings. In a 22-minute interview released Tuesday by prosecutors, Austin Harrouff said he lost his wits as he walked back to his father's...

Honda's new R&D Center X will focus on robots, energy, and AI

Filed under: Honda,Technology,Autonomous,Future This group will spearhead Honda's future vision. Continue reading Honda's new R&D Center X will focus on robots, energy, and AI Honda's new R&D Center X will focus on robots, energy, and AI originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:15:00...

The latest Fate of the Furious trailer shows Dom and Letty's Cuban paradise

Filed under: Celebrities,TV/Movies,Videos,Performance,Racing This almost could've been called The Fast and the Furious: Family Vacation. Continue reading The latest Fate of the Furious trailer shows Dom and Letty's Cuban paradise The latest Fate of the Furious trailer shows Dom and Letty's Cuban paradise...

US approves 3 types of genetically engineered potatoes

BOISE, Idaho -- U.S. officials say three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat. The approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last week gives Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Company permission to plant the potatoes this spring and sell them in...

US economy grew at weak 1.9 percent rate in 4th quarter

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy grew at an anemic 1.9 percent rate in the fourth quarter, unchanged from an initial estimate, although consumers performed better than first thought. The increase in the gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic health, represented a significant slowdown from 3.5 percent growth recorded in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. The...

Volvo goes beyond automatic braking, adds automatic steering

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show,Volvo,Safety,Emerging Technologies,Crossover,Future Volvo, take the wheel! Continue reading Volvo goes beyond automatic braking, adds automatic steering Volvo goes beyond automatic braking, adds automatic steering originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:45:00...

SUV drivers take cars out on flooded frozen lake

Filed under: Weird Car News In no way could this possibly go wrong. Continue reading SUV drivers take cars out on flooded frozen lake SUV drivers take cars out on flooded frozen lake originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Feb 2017 08:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | ...

Buy a Jaguar E-Type continuation, get a matching wristwatch

Filed under: Design/Style,Jaguar,Land Rover,Coupe,SUV,Luxury,Off-Road,Racing The Jaguar watches are British while the Land Rover watch is Swiss. Continue reading Buy a Jaguar E-Type continuation, get a matching wristwatch Buy a Jaguar E-Type continuation, get a matching wristwatch originally appeared...

Judge to hear arguments on Dakota Access oil pipeline work

BISMARCK, N.D. -- A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday about whether to stop the final bit of construction on the disputed Dakota Access pipeline, perhaps just days before it could start moving oil. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., will consider a request by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes to order the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw permission for...

Alpine reveals sultry A110 for Geneva Motor Show

Filed under: Design/Style,Motorsports,Geneva Motor Show,Renault The berlinette is back. Continue reading Alpine reveals sultry A110 for Geneva Motor Show Alpine reveals sultry A110 for Geneva Motor Show originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of...

W-M dominates: Karr never gets closer than 23 in 2nd half

The second playoff meeting in as many seasons between Washington-Marion and Edna Karr didn’t deliver the drama of the first, as the Charging Indians dominated the first half en route to an 80-52 win in a Class 4A regional round game. The top-seeded Charging Indians (29-6) will host the winner of tonight’s No. 8 Tioga-No. 24 Assumption game in the quarterfinal round Friday. In last season’s semifinal...

Trump takes on entrenched practice of Washington leaks

NEW YORK -- When White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer wanted to crack down on leaks last week, he collected his aides' cell phones to check for communication with reporters. The crackdown quickly leaked. President Donald Trump now says he probably would have handled the situation differently, meeting with staff one-on-one instead — but perhaps still demanding to look at their phones. "I mean, you...

LSU's Newman to sit out season because of elbow

LSU lefthander Jared Poch? was one of Collegiate Baseball magazine’s players of the week for the second straight week, but there was also bad news for the Tigers’ pitching staff. Poch? was three outs away from throwing his second consecutive no-hitter in a 14-0 victory over Maryland Saturday before giving up his line hit thus far into the season to lead off the top of the ninth. But it was the seventh...

Westlake falters to Peabody's second-half surge

WESTLAKE — The 17th ranked Westlake Rams held No. 1 Peabody’s top players in check early but the Warhorses broke the game open in the second half to win 86-54 in the regional round of the Class 3A playoffs. Peabody’s Cedric Russell and Kevin Norman were limited to just 15 combined points in the first half. But Norman switched from wing to post in the second half to score 13 of his game-high 29 points...

BPSO makes vandalism arrest

Beauregard Parish authorities have made what they said is their first arrest in an investigation into a recent rash of vehicle vandalisms. According to authorities, DeRidder resident Christopher Yanko, 18, was arrested Friday, Feb. 24, and charged with 12 counts of felony criminal damage and four counts of misdemeanor criminal damage. His total bond has been set at $70,000. Sheriff Ricky Moses...

Life term for rape near Civic Center

A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to life for a 1999 aggravated rape near the Lake Charles Civic Center. Austin Mott Jr., was convicted Feb. 13 in state district court for beating and raping a woman inside a public restroom located not far from the Civic Center on Oct. 5, 1999. The victim had been jogging in the area and stopped to use the facility when Mott came in, hit her multiple times, broke...

$218,000 in drugs found

Detectives with the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office recovered more than 145 pounds of illegal narcotics early Sunday morning after being alerted to suspicious activity in the area. According to Sheriff Sam Craft, agents with the Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force were contacted after employees of a commercial business noticed that a railway car was being off-loaded at the location, and that suspicious...

Gueydan stands in way of Merryville championship chance

HAMMOND — A year after falling just four points short of a state championship, the Merryville girls basketball team has returned to the University Center on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana in hopes of winning its first ever state title. In order to get another shot at the Class 1A championship, the No. 2 Panthers will first have to defeat No. 3 Gueydan in the state semifinals in a clash of styles...

Port Board approves licenses for all five stevedoring companies

The Lake Charles Port Board voted on Monday to approve year licenses for all five stevedoring companies that operate at the port after deferring the item at a Feb. 13 board meeting. A number of representatives from the International Longshoremen’s Association, a labor union with three local chapters, asked the board on Feb. 13 not to approve the license for Gulf Stream Marine, the port’s newest stevedoring...

Welsh honoring memory of war hero

WELSH — A Vietnam war hero from Welsh will be honored by his hometown Saturday during a special ceremony to officially dedicate the interchange of Interstate 10 and La. 99 at Exit 54. The Welsh Exit 54 interchange will be renamed the Sp4 Donald C. Gillett Memorial. Gillett was fatally wounded by a sniper after jumping from a helicopter in the jungles of Vietnam in 1969. He was 23. “His loss was a...

Fairview kept out of Class B finals for second year

HAMMOND — For the second straight season, the Fairview girls basketball team will be absent from the Class B state finals after suffering a 54-36 loss to the hands of district rival No. 3 Anacoco on Monday night at the University Center in the state semifinals. The Panthers (40-3) played a majority of the game without star point guard Maddisen Martin who suffered a knee injury in the first quarter. “The...