Stamp duty exemption to help first-time buyers, but what about deposits?

GETTY First time buyers have been given a leg up when it comes to buying, but what about deposits? But one couple determined to save for their first home are now counting down the days to moving in after taking drastic action: cutting out shop-bought coffees on the way to work. “We set ourselves a […]

Nuclear reactor maker Westinghouse, energy company Scana find buyers

Enlarge / Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (credit: Nuclear Regulatory Commission) 2017 was undoubtedly a challenging year for nuclear power in the US. But last week, two of the major players in 2017’s nuclear power drama may have found a path forward, subject to regulator approval. Westinghouse, the nuclear reactor company owned by […]

Emergency auto braking: Make it standard or buyers will skip it

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the non-profit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety together announced data related to the number of cars sold in 2017 that featured automatic emergency braking systems. We can’t say it was especially surprising, but one truth seems to emerge: they are, perhaps obviously, far more common in brands that […]

Ars Technica’s ultimate board game buyer’s guide

The holiday gift-buying season is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: it’s time to buy way too many board games. For this year’s board game buyer’s guide, we went big—close to 10,000 words big. We split the guide into categories for easy reading, with around five solid choices for each type of gamer. […]

Foreign buyers are pouring money into Canada’s real estate market — but that’s not what’s driving up prices

Shutterstock/Dan Breckwoldt Foreign buyers aren’t the cause of skyrocketing real estate valuation, rather they are a symptom of the real cause: speculation.  Foreign buying numbers for Toronto and Vancouver real estate are going to spike soon. The registry will likely be hammered with higher numbers, and climb at a rapid rate. This will look like the […]

One of Tesla’s first Semi truck buyers is a Canadian grocery chain

Tesla only just unveiled its Semi electric truck, but it’s already lining up honest-to-goodness customers — and we don’t just mean for testing, either. Canadian grocery chain Loblaws has pre-ordered 25 of the giant EVs to haul food to its stores across the country. That’s a larger purchase than Walmart (which ordered 15 for its […]

Google ‘strongly supports’ disclosing buyers of online political ads

(Reuters) — Alphabet’s Google unit told U.S. election regulators in a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday that it “strongly supports” tightening rules on online political advertising as part of efforts to curtail “foreign abuse and influence” in elections. Federal lawmakers have criticized Google, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc for not doing enough to identify […]

iPhone X pre-orders go live and UK buyers can get £115 off with this simple tip

After months of waiting the iPhone X is finally available to pre-order. Apple opened sales of this latest device at 8am this morning with fans rushing to be the first to grab one of these radical new smartphones. The iPhone X is the biggest update to this popular gadget in years with it featuring a […]

Prepare to Get Demonized! A Brief Message To All Dodge Demon Buyers

– Prepare to get Demonized! – Congratulations on the purchase of your new Dodge Demon. By now you’ve probably signed the Customer Acknowledgment Form, also known as the Demon Waiver. So you already know that the tires shatter on cloudy days and if you ordered it with one seat, you shouldn’t install a papasan chair […]