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According to the managing director of Audi Electronics, the Apple and Android "connected car" solutions are not for you. While speaking with Mashable Peter Steiner clarified that the two network systems are limited by their reliance on Google Maps. Steiner added that built-in navigation and cloud mapping technologies for in-dash electronics can't be replaced Google. Specifically, Audi, BMW and Diamler teamed up to buy Nokia's HERE mapping services for exactly this purpose. And as far as those car brands are concerned, their system is far more accurate, up-to-date and robust than anything Apple or Google offer.
A digital hydraulics system could make offshore wind power and hybrid vehicles viable without the need for government subsidies, say Scottish-based developers Artemis. They showed the technology to Jim Drury.
EU spokesperson Eric Mamer seems to pour cold water over a potential Dutch opt-out of the bloc's asylum system, saying "you cannot opt out of EU legislation... We are working on the basis of existing treaties and existing legislation". Speaking to AFP earlier on Thursday, Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders vowed to enact the country's strictest asylum policy ever. SOUNDBITE
US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the justice system has been "weaponized" against Donald Trump as he addresses reporters outside the New York court where the former US president is standing trial over hush money payments to an adult film actress. "The system is using all the tools at its disposal right now to punish one president and provide cover for another," Johnson says. SOUNDBITE
Images of tourists and inspectors near a ticket office as Venice launches a new scheme to charge day-trippers looking to enter the historic Italian city, a world first intended to ease the pressure of mass tourism. IMAGES
Togo lawmakers give their final approval to a constitutional reform switching to a parliamentary system that opposition parties say will allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his grip on power. IMAGES