On 14 January, the 40,000 Britons who had joined the Facebook group Land for Sale UK awoke to find their newsfeed transformed. Until then, the group had been a moderately sized message board for people looking to buy or sell small parcels of land. “We’d...
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The car taught by elite racing drivers
Usually this type of driving is considered the scourge of society, but some world-class drivers are putting a different spin on hooning. Toyota is teaching autonomous cars how to drift, hoping razor-sharp skills could help next-gen safety systems prevent fatal accidents. The manufacturer’s research institute...
Why Toyota believes a self-drifting car project could save lives
Toyota is teaching autonomous cars how to drift, hoping razor-sharp skills could help next-gen safety systems prevent fatal accidents. The manufacturer’s research institute says the premise is simple: “What if every driver who ran into trouble had the instinctive reflexes of a professional race car...
Satellite pics reveal China’s master plan
A huge operation is underway in China and if they pull it off they will have the largest and most capable carrier in their already impressive fleet. Beijing’s “accelerated” aircraft-carrier building program is bearing fruit – with new satellite photos revealing its first fully combat-capable...
‘Much worse’: Grim traffic warning for Melbourne as workers return
Traffic in Melbourne is tipped to get “much worse” than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, with modelling from Victoria’s peak infrastructure body revealing people are expected to ditch public transport for their cars. Infrastructure Victoria predicted an expected 15 per cent rise in the...
‘Monster’ snake guards family’s door
A large and deadly snake has been found guarding the sliding door of a Queensland family’s home. A deadly snake has been found guarding the door of a Queensland family’s home. The “healthy” eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most deadly venomous snakes, was...
Police bust raffle winner after burnout fail
Police have charged a man with dangerous and negligent driving after he was busted on camera attempting a burnout that destroyed his car. NSW Police said a Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe was destroyed after the vehicle caught fire during “an alleged attempted burnout” in western...
One Nation MPs lost more followers than other Australian politicians in Twitter purge of QAnon accounts
One Nation politicians including Pauline Hanson have suffered the biggest drop in followers of all Australian politicians as Twitter purged accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory. Following the insurrection at the US Capitol on 6 January, Twitter announced it had suspended 70,000 accounts promoting...
‘Masterpiece’ in new Hitman finale
The iconic franchise is back to wrap things up, and while the game actually features a plot you might care about this time, its biggest draw reaches new heights. The final instalment in a trilogy for the iconic gaming franchise Hitman has been released. Hitman...
‘Masterpiece’ in new Hitman finale
The final instalment in a trilogy for the iconic gaming franchise Hitman has been released. Hitman 3 is the eighth major instalment of the long-running series and the conclusion of the World of Assassination trilogy that also includes Hitman (2016) and Hitman 2 (2018). Like...