Massive Fire Engulfs Major Airport In Africa
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A fire engulfed Kenya's main airport on Wednesday forcing the closure of a vital travel and trade gateway to east Africa.Flames from the inferno lit up the early morning sky, and...
View ArticleMercedes Explains Why It Pulled Its Sexually Suggestive 'Service Song' Video...
Earlier this week, Mercedes-Benz posted and then almost immediately took down a video in which a female singer croons lyrics from the point of view of a car to her "service" man. (Watch video below.)...
View ArticleChina Delays The First Flight Of The Plane It's Building To Rival Boeing And...
The maiden test flight of China's first large commercial jetliner has been delayed to 2015 due to development difficulties, state media reported Wednesday, in a setback for the country's aviation...
View ArticleYoung Americans Who Can't Drive Say It's Because They're Too Busy To Learn
In the last 30 years, the percentage of young Americans with driver's licenses has dropped significantly, and it may well be that the age of the car as the dominant form of transportation is at an...
View Article10 Ways Michael Bloomberg Fundamentally Changed How New Yorkers Get Around
Love him or hate him, no one can deny that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg changed his city and the way its 8.2 million residents and 52 million annual tourists move.Michael Bloomberg became New...
View ArticleThe MTA Doesn't Care How A Shark Ended Up On A NYC Subway Train
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority will not investigate the mysterious appearance of a dead shark on a Queens-bound N subway train, a spokesperson said today.Yes, folks this morning we...
View ArticleIt Costs Up To $80,000 To Make A Business Class Airplane Seat
A single business class seat in an airplane can cost somewhere between $30,000 and $80,000, according to a New York Times report.That's because while airlines work to pack as many seats as they can...
View ArticleTesla Down 6% (TSLA)
Tesla's stock was down as much as 6% today, but has since pared some losses. It's at $134 and change right now.The electric car company is scheduled to release Q2 earnings after the closing bell....
View ArticleTesla Reported Its First Profit Last Quarter, And Today Everyone's Expecting...
Tesla Motors will announce Q2 earnings after the closing bell.Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expected an adjusted loss of $0.19 per share, on revenue of $387.9 million.Tesla reported its first ever...
View ArticleGo Inside The Factory Where Robots Build The Tesla Model S
A few months after Tessa Motors turned its first profit, analysts are expecting the electric car company to post a big loss in its Q2 earnings.One key to Tesla's business is making and selling enough...
View ArticlePOLICE: Threat On US Airways Flight To Philadelphia Was Unfounded
A US Airways plane that landed in Philadelphia this afternoon after an unfounded threat was made has been searched by police, according to NBC Philadelphia.After landing, the plane was reportedly taken...
View ArticleTesla SHOCKS Investors Again With A Surprise Profit (TSLA)
Tesla reported Q2 profit of $0.20 per share, on revenue of $405 million. This beat expectations for a loss of $0.19 per share, on revenue of $387.9 million.Taking into account lease accounting,...
View ArticleAudi Designed A Futuristic Digital Car For An Upcoming Sci-Fi Movie
After putting Tony Stark of "Iron Man" in the R8 e-tron, the electric version of its supercar, Audi is going after an even more futuristic image on film.The German automaker's design team created the...
View ArticleBMW's New Hybrid Sports Car Will Go From 0 To 60 MPH In 4.5 Seconds
The new i3 electric hatch isn’t the only i-badged BMW we’ll be seeing this year; another is a new i8 plug-in hybrid sports car that will not only top the i range of cars but also serve as BMW’s...
View ArticleIndonesian Plane Skids Off Runway After Running Into A Cow
An Indonesian passenger jet crashed into a cow and skidded off the runway as it came into land at an airport in the centre of the archipelago, officials said Wednesday.No one was killed or seriously...
View ArticleA Student Found A Way To Make Crowded Subway Trains More Pleasant
You see the headlights at the other end of a darkened subway tunnel speeding toward you, and now all you’re hoping for is a car with at least one empty seat.Most subway passengers would much rather...
View ArticleThe Most Outrageous Yacht Charters In The World
When Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's mega-yacht Eclipse docked in midtown Manhattan last February, it created frenzy among the Big Apple's princes and paupers alike.See the yachts >They...
View ArticleRailway In Deadly Quebec Explosion That Killed 47 People Files For Bankruptcy
(Reuters) - The railway whose runaway train killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, last month filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the United States on Wednesday as it faces mounting...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Has Changed Its Mind About Offering A Flashy Piece Of Safety Tech
The tech is currently making inroads in the world of commercial helmets and portable devices. It's also been available on a few other models for some time now.Mercedes-Benz, however, has finally...
View ArticleELON MUSK: 'I'm Too Strung Out' To Build The Hyperloop Myself
Asked about his plans for the Hyperloop, a transportation system that could take people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes, Elon Musk said it's far from a priority for him."I think I shot...
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