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McLaren’s $258,000 hybrid boasts blazing speed without the guilt

Bloomberg McLaren Automotive will bill its first plug-in hybrid model as offering true supercar performance with hatchback-level emissions. The Artura will start at 185,500 pounds ($258,000) and can drive about 30 kilometers (19 miles) on battery power alone, Chief Executive Officer Mike Flewitt said in an interview. The carmaker expects the car to account for about a third of its ...

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Apple in talks to buy self-driving sensors, key step in iCar plan

Bloomberg Apple Inc. is in discussions with multiple suppliers of self-driving car sensors known as lidar, according to people familiar with the matter, a key milestone towards development of its first passenger vehicle. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is in active talks with a number of potential suppliers for these laser-based sensors that allow a car’s computer to “see” its ...

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Publishers turn up heat on Facebook

Bloomberg News publishers are lobbying the European Union (EU) to copy parts of a proposed law in Australia that would force Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to pay an agreed price for their content. The publishers want EU lawmakers to force the tech giants into binding arbitration if they can’t agree on payments for snippets of articles shown on the ...

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