Volkswagen to Unveil New SUV in Electric-Car Push to Win Back U.S. Buyers by REUTERS


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Volkswagen will unveil a battery-powered SUV at the Detroit auto show on Monday, according to company sources, part of a push into electric vehicles as it seeks to win back U.S. buyers following its emissions test cheating scandal.

Published: January 8, 2016 at 02:27AM

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Fragrance Anyone? Touch-Free Car Controls Split World’s Drivers by REUTERS


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Germans love the latest wave of touch-free car controls, which respond to the flick of a wrist or the swipe of a hand, as it means no messy fingerprints on their spotless dashboards. Italians, known for an extravagant hand gesture or two, are not so…

Published: January 7, 2016 at 07:23PM

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Netflix Needs To Revive ‘The Legend of Korra,’ Not ‘Voltron’

This week, Netflix announced that they were partnering with Dreamworks to craft an animated Voltron series that revamps the old cartoon for the modern era. The move is also probably to try and pull the brand of out movie development hell, where it’s been stuck for some time, and the theory might be that returning to its animated TV roots is the ticket to success.

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