Nov 23

BMW Will Launch Ride-Hailing Service In China Next Month

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BMW has become the first global car manufacturer to obtain a license which will allow it to launch a ride-hailing service in China. The company is reportedly planning to launch the service in the People’s Republic next month. It has obtained the ride-hailing license in Chengdu which is the capital of the Sichuan province in Southwest China. The license has been obtained by BMW Mobility Service which is a fully owned subsidiary of the BMW Group.

BMW Group has already announced earlier this year that it’s increasing its stake in the Chinese joint venture with partner Brilliance China Automotive to 75 percent from 50 percent. Foreign firms are required to partner with local companies on such projects.

China has a substantial ride-hailing market which is worth an estimated $23 billion. That’s more than all other ride-hailing markets combined. Local giant Didi Chuxing dominates the market as it accounts for 90 percent of all bookings.

The specifics about BMW’s ride-hailing service will likely be released a bit closer to its launch. It’s said to go live in the country next month. BMW isn’t the only German auto giant that’s interested in the Chinese’s ride-hailing market. Daimler has also expressed an interest in launching a service in partnership with the Geely Group.

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Nov 23

NASA’s InSight lander set to score a touchdown on Nov 26

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Over this long Thanksgiving weekend, there is sure to be lots of watching favorite football teams score touchdowns across the country, but NASA is looking forward to a touchdown of a different sort on Monday. NASA has announced that its Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations or InSight lander is set for a soft touchdown on the surface of the … Continue reading

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Nov 23

2014 and up Mazda CarPlay and Android Auto retrofit hardware costs $199

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Mazda has announced that it has rolled out extended support for smartphone integration on some of its older model cars and SUVs. Mazda has a dealer added an accessory that will bring support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to some Mazda vehicles going all the way back to 2014 model year. The vehicles have to be fitted with the … Continue reading

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Nov 23

Meet Dawn Shaughnessy, the Real-Life Alchemist Who Expanded the Periodic Table

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The periodic table is chemistry’s holy text. Not only does it list all of the tools at chemists’ disposal, but its mere shape—where these elements fall into specific rows and columns—has made profound predictions about new elements and their properties that later came true. But few chemists on Earth have a closer…

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Nov 23

Blizzard may copy 'Pokémon Go' for a 'Warcraft' mobile game

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To say that Diablo Immortal’s announcement wasn’t well-received would be an understatement, but just because Blizzard got a lot of flak for it doesn’t mean it’ll shelve its other mobile projects. According to Kotaku, the gaming titan is already build…

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Nov 23

PlayStation 4 Outsold The Xbox One And Switch Last Month

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Sony’s PlayStation has had a great run ever since it was first launched back in 2013. The console still continues to outsell its competition and this was the case in the month of October 2018 as well. The latest data from NPD Group shows that the PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch in terms of dollar and units sold last month.

The overall spending on gaming hardware was up 26 percent in October 2018 compared to last year. The industry firm noted significant gains in spending on both PS4 and Xbox One. Hardware spending has surged 19 percent so far this year with the PS4, Xbox One, and devices like the NES Classic Edition and SNES Classic Edition being the solid growth drivers.

The PlayStation 4 is maintaining its impressive momentum of year-over-year growth, according to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. The hardware unit sales for the PS4 reached an all-time October higher for the platform. “While PlayStation 4 hardware dollar sales reached its highest point for an October month since October 2014,” Piscatella added.

The data also shows that this was actually one of the best Octobers that the PS4 has ever had. The unit sales of the console in October 2018 have reached the highest mark for any PlayStation console in an October month since the PlayStation 2 back in October 2002.

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Nov 23

‘Widows’ Isn’t Making Much At The Box Office. What’s Wrong With You, America?

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Steve McQueen’s new heist thriller is an electrifying and poignant crowd-pleaser that not enough people are seeing.

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Nov 23

California Wildfire Evacuees Do Their Best On A Sad Thanksgiving

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At least 84 people died, and more than 13,000 homes were destroyed in the blazes that ravaged parts of the state.

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Nov 23

Indian Authorities Struggle To Recover Body Of American Killed By Islanders

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“We have to see what is possible, taking utmost care of the sensitivity of the group and the legal requirements.”

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Nov 23

23 Pop Culture Things We're Thankful for This Year

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Even in a year as bad as 2018, there are things to be thankful for. Things that keep us going every day, and bring us joy and hope and prove that no matter how rough things get, there are still weird, wonderful pockets of pop culture that we can be appreciative of.

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