The iPhone has long been pretty good at interpreting short text messages dictated into the microphone, but a recent accident forced this writer to revisit long-form voice dictation on iOS.
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Five tech categories to watch at CES
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This insane Qatari supercar has a 525-horsepower General Motors V6
Every year, when the Qatar Motor Show rolls around, we’re presented with a new dazzling but certainly insane supercar. Thankfully, this year is no different.
The wild and undoubtedly unpleasant-looking “Elibriea” supercar debuted this week at the global auto show. The car was designed by a Qatari student at the University of Texas in Doha but paid for by the Ali Bin Ali Group. Intriguingly, according to Arab GT, the student-turned-designer is already working on another supercar design.
Image: Elibriea
As for this one, however, underneath its gray, stone-like exterior beats a 525-horsepower V6 from General Motors. I’m trying to rack my brain to think which engine it could be, but I’m coming up short. Perhaps the designer was able to wring more ponies out of the 3.6-liter twin-turbo V6 from the Cadillac ATS-V. Read more…
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