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Google To Enforce Advertisement Accuracy With More Scrutiny

Google To Enforce Advertisement Accuracy With More Scrutiny

What are the chances Google’s algorithm will differentiate lies, from mistakes, typos, and estimations when it starts handing out strikes?

EA Seeks Buyer

EA Seeks Buyer

EA asked ASOTU if we wanted to buy them, but we backed off when we found out they didn’t make Lego Star Wars

Apple Expanding Manufacturing Footprint

Apple Expanding Manufacturing Footprint

What effect will expanding during a crisis have on production once things return to normal? Asking for 1,000,000,000+ Apple using friends.

Toyota Releases Positive Q4 Results

Toyota Releases Positive Q4 Results

This is encouraging news! The automotive industry is a product and propellant of the economy as a whole.

Hyundai Investing $5.5B In Georgia

Hyundai Investing $5.5B In Georgia

Hyundai sees Rivian’s bet in Georgia and raises them a thrown gauntlet.

EV Costs Continue To Rise

EV Costs Continue To Rise

Translation — Making lots of big batteries is challenging, costly, and still a pretty new concept that will take time to reach the level of stability ICE production has over the last 100 years.

Baby On Board

Baby On Board

The not too distant future — “Yeah I was born in the parking lot of the hospital, I guess I was eager to party!” -Somebody about to have their story one-upped.

American EV Charging Network Going Fully Solar

American EV Charging Network Going Fully Solar

Solar seems like a pretty good idea. The sun isn’t going anywhere, and if it ever does, charging our cars will be pretty low on our to-do list.

VeeCon Wraps

VeeCon Wraps

The future — conferences that feel like rocket fuel to an industry and not anchors.

Mercedes Auctions Rare Winged Car

Mercedes Auctions Rare Winged Car

It looks like something James Bond and Bruce Wayne share joint custody of.

Ford Issues Recall And Warning

Ford Issues Recall And Warning

With all the car warranty spam calls going around, be sure to let your friends know if they drive one of these SUVs.

Future Trade Values on Inbound Units

Future Trade Values on Inbound Units

You don't need to know the future to prepare yourself today.

 VEECON Has Begun

VEECON Has Begun

We don’t feel hyperbolic saying whatever is going to happen next in Web3 is probably starting this week at VEECON.

Tesla Dropped From S&P 500 ESG List

Tesla Dropped From S&P 500 ESG List

We'd like to make a joke here about Elon employing the "but everybody's doing it" defense, but that list is legit weird.

VW Set To Win Big Rental Car Deal

VW Set To Win Big Rental Car Deal

Europcar is present in 140 of the 195 countries in the world. If collecting data is the goal, VW won this deal.

 GM Moves Toward Full EV Portfolio

GM Moves Toward Full EV Portfolio

Whoa, did GM just say “y’all won’t catch us slippin again,” in the most business-like way possible?

Robotaxis In Florida

Robotaxis In Florida

Now if only we could get a self-driving vehicle that was powered by grass we could really silence all the “neigh”-sayers. 🤠

US Soccer Agrees To Standardized Pay

US Soccer Agrees To Standardized Pay

We wonder how much the two teams banding together influenced this outcome?

Hackers Develop Bluetooth Hijacking

Hackers Develop Bluetooth Hijacking

We’re just going to add Bluetooth to the list of things we mostly leave off. Right next to ringtones.

Toyota Experiments With Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Tech

Toyota Experiments With Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Tech

After the last few months we aren’t sure any one power source is the whole picture for the future. Wouldn’t be surprised if they just started adding pedals at some point.

Illinois Issues Temporary Block On Carvana

Illinois Issues Temporary Block On Carvana

You know what should fix up these title delays pretty quickly? Buying ADESA US…

US Consumers Are Surpassing Financial Obligations

US Consumers Are Surpassing Financial Obligations

Paying off a loan early is like mailing your future self money.

How Many Sports Teams Could Elon Musk Buy?

How Many Sports Teams Could Elon Musk Buy?

How many sports teams could Elon Musk buy? Zero, he only has “stock options.”

US Military Explores Metaverse Training

US Military Explores Metaverse Training

Military interest basically gave us the interstate and the internet. Chances are this is the beginning of big movements for Metaverse tech.

Stellantis Reverses Supplier Terms

Stellantis Reverses Supplier Terms

Stellantis profits were up 12% for Q1 this year and suppliers think they can pay full price with all that walkin’ around money.