China’s
BYD Motors has been
edging its way into the North American auto market for some time, but it’s now firmly planted itself here by opening its new headquarters in Los Angeles. That bit of news also just so happens to coincide with the announcement of a new partnership with Hertz Car Rental, who will be using BYD’s all-electric, long-range eBUS to shuttle passengers at Los Angeles International Airport —
BYD’s cars will also eventually find their way into Hertz’s LA rental fleet. The press release is after the break.
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BYD opens North American HQ in LA, electric bus headed for LAX originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Well, the Pentagon is finally fed up with hackers picking on its buddies and foreign intelligence taking shots at its computer systems, and has decided that such cyber attacks can constitute an act of war. Of course, the powers that be won’t be bombing you for simply sending them some spyware, but attempts to sabotage US infrastructure (power grids, public transit, and the like) may be met with heavy artillery. It’s unclear how our government will identify the origin of an attack or decide when it’s serious enough to start shooting, but Uncle Sam is looking to its allies to help create a consensus answer for those questions. The retaliatory revelation is a part of the Pentagon’s new cyber strategy that’ll be made public in June — so saboteurs beware, your next internet incursion might get you an ICBM in your backyard.
Pentagon says cyber attacks are acts of war: send us a worm, get a missle in return? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 14:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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