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Apple's CarPlay brings iOS to Mercedes, Volvo, and Ferrari dashboardsApple revealed CarPlay at the Geneva Motor Show on Monday, bringing the iOS operating system to car dashboards with Siri sitting shotgun.
Ukraine unrest upsets stock marketsContinued political unrest in Ukraine coupled with Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggressive statements about invading its neighbor sent US and European markets tumbling.
Take a snowy ride with Aston MartinEver wonder how a luxury car would handle facing the elements high in the Rocky Mountains? Motor Authority writer Jeff Glucker took an Aston Martin for a ride in Crested Butte, Colo.
In-app purchases: not popular with gamersNew research found that .15 percent of mobile gamers contribute to 50 percent of all in-app purchases. Why do app game makers still rely on this revenue method?
McDonald's menu identity crisisHas McDonald's overloaded its menu? That seems to be the tune of the company these days. Here's a look back at the multitude of menu changes in the past few years.- Bitcoin is not real money: KudlowBitcoin can't serve as a reliable medium of exchange until it has external regulation. Bitcoin founders have to embrace huge reforms to make it a true currency.
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- Tesla's gigafactory, bonds and other plans revealedElon Musk's Tesla Motors has made tracks in the automobile industry, both for its high-end cars and plans to build a battery plant and聽 control one of the most important parts of producing electric cars.
- Does the automobile industry have a future?Some analysts say commuters turn to other transportation options, the auto industry could peak at about 100 million annual sales within the next decade, then fall into a permanent decline.
Restaurant growth stalls鈥 except for burgersIndependent burger-serving restaurants are reportedly the fastest-growing segment of the US restaurant industry, according to a recent survey.
Survey: More workplace options for charging electric carsDriver satisfaction with public facilities to charge electric cars is improving according to a recent survey from California's Center for Sustainable Energy.- Mattel (MAT) to buy Mega Brands for $460 millionMattel says its acquisition of Mega Brands will help the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars build up its offerings in toy blocks 鈥 a segment of the toy industry reportedly worth $4 billion.
Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy: what to keep in mind when using BitcoinOn Friday, Mt.Gox announced it would be filing for bankruptcy after losing track of nearly 750,000 customer bitcoins as well as 100,000 of its own bitcoins, totaling a nearly $500 million loss. This is a tough blow. What does this mean for you and Bitcoin as a currency?- Hidden taxes in Camp proposalTax Vox' Len Burman takes a closer look at the taxation plan proposed by US Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI). While it seems simple on the surface, Burman writes that Camp's plan introduces new hidden tax rates and other issues.
Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy in JapanThe CEO of the Tokyo-based exchange says over 800 thousand bitcoins, worth millions of dollars, are missing.- Can an app predict gasoline prices?
Fed's Yellen on minimum wage hike: CBO got it right, it would cost jobsObama's proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour would mean fewer jobs, Fed Chair Janet Yellen told lawmakers, adding she 'wouldn't argue' with the CBO's estimate of 500,000.
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New nutrition labels? FDA proposes updated serving sizes, calorie countsThe Food and Drug Administration announced it hopes to significantly update the requirements for nutritional labels for the first time in 20 years. Proposed adjustments could affect how companies display serving size, added sugar, and vitamin content.- Swiss bank accounts are only the tip of tax-evasion icebergBillions of dollars in tax revenue is lost through Swiss bank accounts, a Senate panel charges. But hundreds of billions of dollars are lost through more mundane tax evasion. Why is Congress making it harder for the IRS to collect the much bigger sum? 聽聽
