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⋅ August 17, 2024
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Car and Driver

2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL680 Monogram Series: Ultraluxury for Two
Car and Driver
Maybach aims to transform the Mercedes-AMG SL63 sports car into a luxury grand tourer with an unmistakable paint scheme and numerous stylistic and mechanical changes. By Rich Ceppos Published: Aug …
Car and Driver

907-HP 2025 Lamborghini Temerario Ditches V-10 for V-8 Hybrid
Car and Driver
The 2025 Lamborghini Temerario packs a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 and a trio of electric motors. Total output is 907 horsepower and 538 pound-feet of torque that can be sent to all four wheels. Lamborghini also touts a more usable cabin with extra …
WIRED

What Is Gemini Live and How Do You Use It?
WIRED
Google launched a barrage of new hardware this week, from the Pixel 9 smartphones to new wireless earbuds. Underpinning all the shiny gadgetry is Google’s Gemini artificially intelligent assistant. The chatbot launched earlier this year and is now the …
Car and Driver

Maserati GT2 Stradale Brings Track Performance to the Road
Car and Driver
Maserati announced the GT2 Stradale, a road-legal version of the GT2 race car based on the MC20 supercar. It shares the same Nettuno twin-turbocharged V-6 as the MC20, though the power output is dialed up to 631 horsepower in the GT2 Stradale.
Car and Driver

Touring Superleggera Takes It Back to the ’90s with the Veloce12
Car and Driver
The Veloce12, from the Italian coachbuilder Touring Superleggera, is a curvaceous adaptation of the Ferrari 550 from the late 1990s. The Veloce12 wears unique bodywork and has a reworked version of the 550’s naturally aspirated 5.5-liter V-12 making …
WIRED

Fortnite Maker Epic Games Challenges Apple’s Dominance With New iOS App Store
WIRED
The launch, the most dramatic outcome of a series of new EU tech rules passed over the last year, imports the long-standing rivalry between Epic and Apple onto European soil. Epic says its app store will take a maximum 12 percent commission on sales, …
Inc.com

As Breakup Threat Looms, Google’s Search and AI Efforts Look Scattered
Inc.com
For a tech giant that may be broken up after a recent antitrust prosecution, Google has been busy, though it’s not clear if recent activity reflects a clear forward strategy. This week Google released a new version of its image-making AI system–one of …
UNDERTHEHOOD

The Six Faces of M5
RoadandTrack.com
The division’s first sedan was launched in Europe in 1985, based on the second-generation 5-Series. The E28 M5 used a variation of the 3.5-liter straight-six that powered the M1 supercar built to FIA Group 5 racing regulations.
Dark Reading

Unfixed Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Bypass Threatens Hybrid IDs
Dark Reading
Researchers have found a way to manipulate the credential validation process in Microsoft Entra ID identity environments that they say attackers can use to bypass authentication in hybrid identity infrastructures. The attack would require an adversary …
Spaceflight Now

Rocket Lab’s Mars-bound twin satellites – Blue and Gold – hit the road ahead of Blue Origin launch
Spaceflight Now
The fully integrated EscaPADE satellites sit inside a clean room at Rocket Lab’s Space Systems Group facility in Long Beach, California. Image: Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab is gearing up for its first mission to another planet.