Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysThe Topdon Phoenix Lite 2 is available from Amazon for $830. It’s a powerful automotive diagnostic platform with lots of high-end features, and the ability to do work that would otherwise require a mechanic. The device is rather expensive, and comes with a significant learning curve. Seeing the “check engine” light blink into … Read more
A photo of a television screen shows French President Emmanuel Macron during a televised address to the nation, made from the Elysee Palace, after signing into law a pensions reform, in Paris, on April 17, 2023. Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron has doubled down on the possibility of sending … Read more
Huawei’s Aito electric cars are manufactured by Seres in Chongqing, China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — China revealed this week it aims to spend more than a billion dollars to bolster manufacturing and domestic tech in a bid to remain globally competitive, while divulging little new support for … Read more
Summary David Tennant confirms that his time as the Fourteenth Doctor is over, as he is retired and content in a peaceful life on Earth. There are endless ways in Doctor Who to bring back characters, but Tennant asserts that his story has come to a definitive end. The upcoming season 14 of Doctor Who … Read more
Shannen Doherty is sticking by her claim that Alyssa Milano got her fired from “Charmed” … getting choked up telling a crowd that she knows her truth, despite AM’s recent denial. Check out the video … it’s pretty dramatic. Shannen tells Orlando’s MegaCon audience Sunday she’s simply telling the truth about the situation “as opposed … Read more
Gracie Bon’s leading the charge for big booty travelers everywhere … asking for more accessible seating while 30,000 feet in the air — doubling down on her plea from earlier. We talked to the Instagram model on “TMZ Live” Friday … and she absolutely torched the seat sizes on airlines as they currently exist, explaining … Read more
Filipino tennis player Francis Casey Alcantara. –FRANCIS ALCANTARA INSTAGRAM MANILA, Philippines — Francis Casey Alcantara and Indonesian partner Christopher Rungkat ruled the M25 Chennai in India as the Filipino netter earned his 20th International Tennis Federation (ITF) doubles title. Alcantara and Rungkat dominated Bogdan Bobrov and Adil Kalyanpur, 6-4, 6-2, in just 59 minutes to … Read more
Saudi Arabia nearly doubled the estimate for the value of its mineral resources and is seeing lucrative deals signed during its Future Minerals Forum held in Riyadh this week, ministers told CNBC. Estimates for the kingdom’s untapped mineral reserves have jumped from $1.3 trillion in a 2016 forecast to $2.5 trillion, according to Saudi Mineral Resources … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel is back on air and has decided to ring in the year’s show by taking shots at his perceived nemesis, Aaron Rodgers. The media personalities have been going head to head for years, with the NFL star taking things up a notch by accusing Kimmel of spending time with Jeffrey Epstein. The latter … Read more
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s libertarian President-elect Javier Milei is sticking by his plans for economic “shock” therapy to fix the country’s myriad crises from triple-digit inflation to rising poverty and a dearth of foreign currency reserves. In an interview late on Tuesday, Milei said that his government, which will take office on Dec. 10, … Read more