Bloomberg Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. have formed a consortium with four medium-size automakers to speed development of auto- industry standards for in-vehicle apps, a step toward preventing Apple Inc. and Google from controlling how drivers connect smartphones to their cars and trucks. Ford and Toyota said that Mazda Motor Corp., PSA Group, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. …

  Bloomberg This fall, one of the hottest things in outdoor gear wasn’t a new drone or motorized skateboard. The tech tastemakers—from Outside Magazine to Gear Patrol—collectively drooled over a recreational vehicle. That’s right, an “RV” —specifically the Airstream Basecamp, a $35,000 teardrop of aluminum that can be towed behind a Subaru. The aerodynamic, riveted pod comes with one massive …

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality has organised a ceremony entitled, “Together, Let’s Innovate” to honour employees who submitted innovative suggestions under the DM’s Suggestion Scheme. The corporate suggestion scheme, with the slogan, “Have Your Say”, picked up 89 winning ideas which were implemented by the civic body, resulting in performance enhancement as well as material savings and income for …