Google I/O 2016 to take place in the Shoreline Ampitheatre

Google's yearly developer event, Google I/O, will take place on May 18 to May 20 and for the first time will not take place in downtown San Francisco's Moscone Centre but at the large and open Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, California which is roughly a 10 minute walk from Google's world headquarters (or a short 2 minute drive via a Google self-driving car). 

This is an interesting development which also seems to make sense. Google can better control what takes place in its own backyard and if it wants to demo new technologies such as robots, drones and autonomous cars, it can do so in its HQ. This is the first Google I/O since the company formed Alphabet and an important one to help chart the course of Google, Android, Chrome OS and various other services and products.

Lamborghini adds new Spyder convertible to Huracán line for 2016

New for 2016 is the Lamborghini Huracán Spyder convertible which brings back all-wheel drive, new cylinder deactivation technology which reduces the V10's available cylinders when the Huracán doesn't need all the horsepower resulting in better fuel economy and emissions.

A customization program allows owners to choose which types of leather or carbon fiber materials to use in various colours for interior trim and infotainment has been ramped up with an optional 390-watt amplifier feeds ten speakers with Lamborghini’s Sensonum audio system.  As for the soft-top, it opens in 17 seconds and at speeds up to 31 mph. The Spyder's top speed is rated at 201 mph, and 0-to-62 mph accelerates at 3.4 seconds.

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