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Better 10Bester! 2016 Mazda 3 Drops Price, Adds Stuff

-We get a lot of pricing-related press releases around here, but not many of them announce a price lowering, and even fewer of those involve a current Car and Driver 10Best winner. But this is one of those times, so we’re happy to announce a lower price on one of our favorite current automobiles, the winsome Mazda 3. – The base 2016 Mazda 3 i Sport model, which is powered

Dorks and Mall Cops Take Heed: Volkswagen to Sell Foldable Segway-Type Thing

– When former Volkswagen CEO Ferdinand Piëch left the company’s supervisory board in a huff, it was the culmination of a power battle between himself and parts of the family on the one side, and the Porsche branch of the family, the workers council, and current CEO Martin Winterkorn on the other. One of the criticisms voiced by Piëch was the lack of creativity and vision at VW. – Winterkorn seems

Greek finance minister quits to smooth talks after thunderous 'No'

ATHENS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Greece’s outspoken finance minister resigned on Monday, removing one major obstacle to any deal to keep Athens in the euro zone after Greeks voted resoundingly to back the government in rejecting the austerity terms of a bailout. Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras promised German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Greece would bring a proposal for a cash-for-reforms deal to an emergency summit of euro zone leaders on Tuesday,

Iran demands end to U.N. missile sanctions, West refuses: envoys

By Parisa Hafezi and Louis Charbonneau VIENNA (Reuters) – A dispute over U.N. sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile program and a broader arms embargo were among issues holding up a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers on Monday, the day before their latest self-imposed deadline. “The Iranians want the ballistic missile sanctions lifted. The foreign ministers of the six powers – Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the

Google's Waze to start carpooling pilot program in Israel

Google-owned online mapping company Waze is launching a carpooling pilot program in Israel where commuters pay fellow drivers a small fee for a ride to and from work. The new application, called RideWith, will use Waze’s navigation system to learn the routes drivers most frequently take to work and match them up with people looking for a ride in the same direction. Google bought Israel-based Waze, which uses satellite signals

Uber says drivers intimidated in South Africa after taxi protests

Ride-hailing service Uber said on Monday its drivers had faced intimidation in South Africa following a protest last week by members of metered taxi associations who say the online app competes unfairly for business. Drivers of metered taxis harassed Uber drivers at the Sandton Gautrain station and Sandton City mall in Johannesburg, Uber said in a statement on its website. In addition we have deployed security to these hotspots,” Uber

Mood-changing wearable tech sets pulses racing

By Matthew Stock Doppel is a new breed of wearable device, one that its developers say can actually change the wearer’s mood by delivering a tactile beat to their wrist. The makers of ‘doppel’ call it the next generation of wearable technology – one that can actually change the mood of the user.