Logistics surrounding the debut of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning hinged in part on an unfair-trade dispute about batteries that carried the potential of delaying the truck’s spring 2022 launch. Fortunately, two battery suppliers reached a $1.8 billion settlement that will help ensure battery supply for the rollout of the new electric pickup. The Lightning’s […]
Randal K. Quarles, the Fed’s vice chair for bank supervision and regulation, was asked about the critique while testifying before House lawmakers on Wednesday. Mr. Quarles defended the Fed’s attention to climate change as part of regulation, calling it a “potential risk” that finance companies and the governments that oversee them need to consider. “As […]
With major cyber attacks on critical infrastructure such as the SolarWinds attack, the Florida’s water treatment facility hack, and the US East Coast’s Colonial Pipeline ransomware crisis, the security of products — and not just information systems — really need to be taken more seriously, argues Chris Wysopal, founder and CTO of code scanning company […]
From the May 2021 issue of Car and Driver. Like any normal person with healthy internet habits, I sometimes venture onto Craigslist, type in “Saab,” and see what pops up. Will I find a decrepit 9-5 wagon moldering in the tall grass of an unkempt lawn? Or maybe a 9-3 convertible in that acid green? […]
WASHINGTON — Workers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been scouting shelters for the migrant children surging across the Southern border. They’ve been running coronavirus vaccination sites in Colorado, Massachusetts and Washington. And they are still managing the recovery from a string of record disasters starting with Hurricane Harvey in 2017. On the cusp […]
There are times in your life when things go wrong and when you need help with an emergency there is essential gear required to get you back up and running. Mophie’s new Powerstation Go Rugged with Air Compressor may be one of the best pieces of gear to have in your automobile, boat, travel trailer, […]
Overview The 2022 Audi S5 coupe and cabriolet are the next step up in performance from their less powerful A5 counterparts. The S5 swaps its sibling’s 261-hp turbo-four for a 349-hp turbo V-6. The mightier mill is the main difference between the two Audi models, but it also contributes to a nearly $10,000 difference in […]
WASHINGTON — The linchpin of President Biden’s climate plan faces a perilous path through the Congress, as scientists say nations must move now to aggressively reduce the pollution that is heating the planet and the United States is trying to reassert a leadership role in that global effort. The central tool of Mr. Biden’s plan, […]
Amazon continues to expand its Amazon Web Services (AWS) division, so its demand for qualified personnel should continue well into the future. If you’d like to become one of them, training at your own pace with The 2021 Complete AWS DevOps Engineer Certification Bundle can make that a reality, taking you all the way through […]
The auction website Bring a Trailer has this 1989 Mercedes 190E on offer in an auction that runs through through Wednesday afternoon, May 26. Only 502 190E Evolution cars were built, making this particular example more interesting. The car’s tartan-and-wood interior is almost as big a selling point as the Cosworth-built engine and five-speed manual […]