Ultra-conservatism takes backseat? How Saudi Crown Prince could ‘fundamentally change’ kingdom

Saudi Arabia recently announced it wants to go back to “moderate Islam,” and even became the first country to grant citizenship to a humanoid robot. RT looks at how ultra-conservatism is seemingly taking a backseat under a new Crown Prince. Mohammed bin Salman, often referred to as MbS, was officially appointed the heir of the […]

Games with Gold September 2017 takes backseat to Xbox One X news

Games with Gold September 2017 will be announced in the next seven days, although it will have to do something big to beat the most recent Microsoft reveals. The Xbox One X has been the star of the show so far, with Microsoft dedicating a chunk of their Gamescom conference to the upgraded console. The […]

Hyundai confirms a shift to EVs, with fuel cells taking a backseat

SEOUL — Hyundai confirmed on Thursday it was placing electric vehicles at the center of its product strategy — one that includes plans for a premium long-distance electric car as it seeks to catch up to Tesla and other rivals. Like Toyota, Hyundai had initially championed fuel cell technology as the future of eco-friendly vehicles […]

BMW M760i Drivers' Notes | V12 luxury with a mighty big backseat

This week, we have the biggest, baddest BMW sedan around, the 2017 M760i. This thing packs 12 turbocharged cylinders under the hood, good for 600 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque. All-wheel drive helps send this 2.5-ton 7 Series to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds. A sea of leather and wood ensure that trips on […]

The US takes a backseat on climate change as G20 members align against Trump

  HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — World powers lined up against U.S. President Donald Trump on climate change Saturday, reaffirming their support for international efforts to fight global warming. The final statement of the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, underlined that the other countries and the European Union supported the Paris climate agreement rejected by Trump. […]

Roll with it: Volvo and UberEats want to bring you dinner in the backseat of an XC90

The hottest new restaurant in Japan? The back seat of a Volvo. Alright, “hottest” is probably a bit of an exaggeration, as its unclear as to just what kind of clientele Volvo and UberEats are trying to attract with their new partnership that brings a restaurant (or rather, several restaurants) to the back of a […]