Gloo announces investment in software product powerhouse Midwestern Gloo The post Gloo announces investment in software product powerhouse Midwestern appeared first on RNS.

$25,000,000 Wasn’t Enough To Buy Jerry Seinfeld’s Porsche 917 Used By Steve McQueen In ‘Le Mans’ Bidding for perhaps the most iconic Porsche in the history of the German automaker failed to meet the lofty reserve set by seller Jerry Seinfeld. In spite of the fact that no Porsche has ever sold for more than $14 million, and this very 917 sold for just $1.32 million back in 2000, Mr. Seinfeld turned down a bid of… Read more…

NJ Governor Begs Trump To Force New York To Let Residents Drive Into City For Free After decades of absolutely awful traffic, New York had the neat idea to charge people money if they wanted to drive into the most crowded parts of Manhattan. You can still take public transportation, walk or ride a bike, but if you insist on driving into lower Manhattan, you have to pay $9. This has, of course, upset… Read more…

Stellantis Somehow Thinks It Can Go After Bentley And Rolls-Royce With DS Every day it seems Stellantis loses a little bit more of its grip on reality. Now, the struggling automaker says it wants its French luxury unit, DS, to rival the likes of Rolls-Royce and Bentley. Right now, it’s more of a BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz fighter, but these French loons have higher aspirations for the brand. Read more…

Honda Is Making Sure Its Electric Performance Cars Will Still Bring You Joy Like most automakers, Honda is looking for ways to electrify its lineup while still keeping the unique driving characteristics the Japanese company is known for. This is no simple task, especially for performance vehicles like the Honda Civic Type R — cars that need to feel a certain way and be fun, above all else. Read more…

Don’t Leave Refrigerated Groceries In Your Car On Sub-Freezing Nights We’ve all had the thought: You’re tired after all that grocery shopping, you don’t want to lug everything you bought up all those steps to your fridge in the cold. Can’t you just leave them in the car overnight, deal with them tomorrow? Well, according to WTVG out of Ohio, doing so may ruin your refrigerated foods,… Read more…

Daily Kos: Expect the Right to Tighten Control Over School Curriculum Daily Kos: Expect the Right to Tighten Control Over School Curriculum Donald Trump has vowed to ensure a “patriotic” history curriculum gets taught in every public school in the United States and to withhold federal funds from school districts that permit the teaching of “woke” ideas. Seventeen Republican controlled state governmen…

Faith-based aid agencies challenge Trump’s order ‘realigning’ refugee program WASHINGTON (RNS) — An executive order signed by President Donald Trump appears to keep all but a few refugees from entering the country, saying that the United States lacks the resources to absorb them.  The post Faith-based aid agencies challenge Trump’s order ‘realigning’ refugee program appeared first on RNS.

In sermon to Trump, Bishop Budde pleads for immigrants, transgender rights WASHINGTON (RNS) — The inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral Tuesday morning featured a number of interfaith leaders, including the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, who delivered the homily. The post In sermon to Trump, Bishop Budde pleads for immigrants, transgender rights appeared first on RNS.

AMA Supercross Is The Pinnacle Of Motorsport As Spectacle I am not much of a dirt bike guy. I prefer my two-wheeled ripping on smooth pavement and my tires slick and grippy. But much in the way I enjoy professional basketball when I attend games in person and can’t be bothered to watch on television, going to a Supercross event is a totally rad way to spend an evening. Last… Read more…

The Return Of Supersonic Flights Might Actually Be Real Boom Supersonic is expected to break the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator next week. The private test plane is a one-third-scale presentation of the startup’s planned Overture airliner. American Airlines and United Airlines have already placed orders for the Overture, so a successful test flight next week… Read more…

Episcopal Divinity School launches public online course equipping Christians to shift public theological narrative around reproductive justice Episcopal Divinity School The post Episcopal Divinity School launches public online course equipping Christians to shift public theological narrative around reproductive justice appeared first on RNS.

Warm weather threatens Epiphany ice water plunges for Russia’s Orthodox Christians MOSCOW (AP) — Temperatures across Russia have been increasing over the past quarter of a century in line with global warming, says meteorologist Leonid Starkov. The post Warm weather threatens Epiphany ice water plunges for Russia’s Orthodox Christians appeared first on RNS.

Trump’s Hitting Canada, Mexico With 25 Percent Tariff By February 1 Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…

It’s A $20,000 Bentley Continental GT, What’s The Worst That Could Happen? When it comes to luxury cars, Bentley and Rolls-Royce are on a completely different level than more mainstream brands such as Audi and Mercedes. Yes, their interiors may include leather, wood, and metal accents, but they just aren’t ever going to be quite as nice as a proper Bentley. Plus, there’s the part where you… Read more…

Two Jerks With Firetruck Arrested While Impersonating Firefighters During LA Wildfires A couple of dumbass jerk losers from Oregon were arrested in California after positing as firefighters dealing with the Pacific Palisades blaze. A Los Angeles Police Department unit was patrolling an evacuation zone over the weekend when they saw a firetruck that “did not appear to be legitimate,” according to the… Read more…

Here’s What Happens When You Use WD-40 To Clean Foggy Headlights Wonder solution WD-40 seems to get used for almost everything these days, from cleaning the rust off nuclear missiles to de-greasing squeaky door hinges. It can also be used to clear chewing gum from surfaces and even helps free tree sap from your body panels, but can it also stop your headlamps from fogging up as… Read more…

This Kei Truck-Based Dakar Racer Makes Me Think The Future Is In Safe Hands Certain sections of the internet like to call out the younger generations’ interest in electric vehicles and concerns over the state of the planet as a sign that car culture is on its way out. That’s probably not the case and instead young people just aren’t interested in your V8 muscle car anymore, Gramps. Instead,… Read more…

These Are The Cars You Think Should Be The Next Presidential Limo The president of the United States has flown around in a plane made by Boeing since the 1960s and a converted Cadillac has served as his official car since the 1990s. While the manufacturer of Air Force One is unlikely to change anytime soon, the provider of the state car might do. And this got us wondering about what… Read more…

At $17,988, Will This 2005 Pontiac GTO Get Up And Go? When most people think “Pontiac GTO,” the first thing that comes to mind is the ’60s car, not today’s Nice Price or No Dice Aussie import reconstitution. Let’s see if this well-equipped coupe is priced to give a second thought. Read more…