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Tag: Climb
Volkswagen I.D. R Electric Racer to Tackle Pikes Peak Hill Climb
– If Rimac, Techrules, Faraday, or any number of unproven automakers that have shown a prototype racing concept are anything to go by, it’s apparently pretty easy to build a 1000-plus-hp electric car out of absolutely nothing. The Volkswagen I.D. R pictured here will be a real, fully running electric hypercar. It has to be, because […]
VW I.D. R Pikes Peak electric race car is headed for the hill climb
Volkswagen is headed to Pikes Peak this year, and it’s going to compete with an electric car. The car is called the I.D. R Pikes Peak, which is an obvious nod to the line of VW EVs that have previewed production models. The company hasn’t shown photos of the actual car yet, but it has […]
Pfizer CEO gets 61% pay raise—to $27.9 million—as drug prices continue to climb
As drug giant Pfizer Inc. hiked the price of dozens of drugs in 2017, it also jacked up the compensation of CEO Ian Read by 61 percent, putting his total compensation at $ 27.9 million, according to financial filings reported by Bloomberg. Pfizer’s board reportedly approved the compensation boost because they saw it as a […]
Tactical units spent weeks trying to breach and climb Trump’s border wall prototypes — and they’re nearly impossible to scale
Reuters/Jorge Duenes Eight prototypes of President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall stand in San Diego, California, at the Otay Mesa port of entry. They’re made of concrete, steel, and other materials, and designed to withstand even the most persistent breaching tools and intrepid climbers. Constructions crews spent roughly a month erecting the prototypes, in the […]
Average transaction prices climb to a record $36,270 in January
The automotive sector made a hash of the numbers last month, a mess of pluses and minuses clogging the transaction-price charts according to Kelley Blue Book. The overall industry rose one percent, even though buyers bought fewer cars and light vehicles in January 2018 vs 2017 using the selling-day adjusted rate. Due to January transaction […]
We Climb Aboard the Flying Car Concept of the Future
At CES2018, Bell Helicopter showed off its idea of how a flying taxi system might work—so we climbed aboard. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a55a251091d162e40e4b1e3/master/pass/AirTaxi_Studio2-lg-FINAL.jpg
The Only Place You Can Legally Climb a Redwood
Fewer people have scaled an old-growth redwood than summited Mount Everest. Now it’s your turn. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a010e2ff9c42b56d1c102e7/master/pass/1217-WI-APREDW-01_sq.jpg Feed: All Latest
Swoon Over This Bookshelf That Lets You Climb For Your Favorite Reads
Shinsuke Fujii Architects is the firm behind the “bookshelf house” in Shinyoshida, Yokohama, Japan. We first learned about this beauty on Lost at E Minor. The sloped wall spans both levels of the home (tall ceilings, you are the best) and acts as a climbable bookshelf—easy access for the most discerning bibliophile. The minimal design […]
Microsoft 1Q18: Office 365 is booming, Azure continues to climb
(credit: Julien GONG Min) Microsoft has posted its results for the first quarter of its 2018 financial year. Revenue was $ 24.5 billion, an increase of 12 percent year on year, with an operating income of $ 7.7 billion, up 15 percent, a net income of $ 6.6 billion, up 16 percent, and earnings per […]
