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Your next Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is now made in America – Roadshow
Previously assembled in Japan, production has kicked off at Toyota’s Kentucky-based facility.
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Hybrid-like tech comes to 2020 Mazda MX-5 Miata in Europe – Roadshow
The company’s i-ELoop system is now standard gear for our friends buying the sports car in Europe.
Microsoft Teams is getting a Walkie Talkie feature so you can reach colleagues all day long
Microsoft is adding a new Walkie Talkie feature to its Slack competitor, Microsoft Teams. Available in preview in the coming months, the feature will turn smartphones or tablets into a walkie-talkie that will work over Wi-Fi or cellular data. Microsoft is embedding the feature at the center of its navigation bar inside Microsoft Teams, suggesting that’s a highly requested feature that will be used by a lot of companies.
It’s primarily designed for “firstline workers,” employees who face customers and run day-to-day operations inside companies. Microsoft is positioning this as a more secure way of using a traditional walkie-talkie. “Unlike analog devices with unsecure networks, customers no longer have to worry about crosstalk or…
‘Creatures’ Examines The Heartbreak Of Being Human
Crissy Van Meter’s debut novel is so assured, it’s hard to believe it’s a debut. It’s the story of a young woman dealing with her mother and her difficult family history on the eve of her wedding.
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon is coming to the Nintendo Switch
Another classic Pokémon adventure is being remade for the Nintendo Switch. Today, The Pokémon Company announced a new version of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team — with the unwieldy title Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX — that reimagines the 2006 dungeon crawling original. That includes a lovely new art style, with revamped 3D visuals that have an almost painterly style. The new game will be out on the Switch on March 6th.
Get ready for Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, coming to Nintendo Switch on March 6, 2020!#PokemonMysteryDungeonDX pic.twitter.com/v4lEoEICxR
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) January 9, 2020
That wasn’t the only announcement the company made today. In a big change for the series, last year’s Pokémon Sword…
Iran Tensions Increase Social Media Surveillance at the US Border
Customs and Border Protection agents reportedly grilled Iranian Americans on their social media activity. It’s the latest in a disturbing trend in government monitoring.
Excited Park Rangers Announce Lincoln Memorial Actually A Girl After Statue Gives Birth To Litter Of Tiny Marble Abraham Lincolns
WASHINGTON—Admitting that they were “shocked but still delighted” by the discovery, rangers with the National Park Service announced Thursday that the Lincoln Memorial has given birth to a litter of tiny marble Abe Lincolns, definitively demonstrating that the statue is, in fact, actually a girl. “We recently noticed…
