At the beginning of June, Apple’s big WWDC developers conference gave us our first look at iOS 12, but didn’t bring us any new hardware, not even the iPhone SE 2, the rumored refresh of Apple’s entry-level handset. The real 2018 iPhones — the successor to…
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Aside from a sign and some carnival-style light bulbs, the exterior of the self-styled “micro-amusement park” doesn’t seem all that remarkable. It’s a brick-faced building, a few blocks from a Blue Bottle Coffee, and across the street from a popular LA filming location that’s popped up…
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The Range Rover Velar has won the World Car Design of the Year title at the 2018 World Car Awards. Launched last year and named after the codename for the original concept Range Rovers of the late 1960s, the Velar fills the space between the Range…
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Sunreef Yachts has unveiled 80 Sunreef Power – a universal multihull yacht designed for taking long cruises in ultimate comfort. Taking luxury and seaworthiness to a new dimension, this dynamic and elegant yacht features an authentic power catamaran design. With a bold, contemporary hull styling, the…
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Alt-aviation wizard Burt Rutan set out to design a plane that could haul rockets to the edge of space. Then he persuaded Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen to build a dual-fuselage beast with a wingspan longer than a football field. On December 13, 2011, Paul Allen, the…
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Pujiang Pu is a smiley, medium-built man in his mid-forties with stylish glasses, a bling gold watch, and a red JD lanyard around his neck. Along with many of the 150,000 employees of JD.com – a city-size e-commerce store sometimes referred to as the Amazon of…
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If there is an emerging technology that seems to genuinely be on the tip of everyone’s tongue in 2018, it is blockchain. While often associated with cryptocurrencies, blockchain appears to be permeating every conceivable field, with downloadable music for DJs being no exception. We had a…
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Toyota is sponsoring the world’s first autonomous hydrogen-powered ship on a six-year world tour. The specially adapted race boat, Energy Observer, uses solar, wind and wave-generated power – as well as carbon-free hydrogen generated from seawater. The base technology already exists for use on land, where…
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When Apple publicly releases iOS 12 this autumn, there’ll be a host of new security boosting features that are sure to frustrate police and Facebook. As Apple revealed its new operating system for iPhones and iPads at the start of June, there was little fanfare. When…
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Audi has been more than happy to show off its e-tron Quattro prototype’s outside, but what will it be like if you’re taking it for a drive? Wonder no more: the automaker has offered a proper look at the electric SUV’s interior. In many ways, it’s…
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