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Volkswagen will be integrating Amazon’s Alexa into its cars 6 The virtual assistant will allow drive to add navigational stops or unlock their vehicle Volkswagen Earlier this week,  Ford announced  that it would be integrating Amazon’s Alexa into its vehicles. Now, Volkswagen has revealed that it too would be bringing the virtual assistant into its cars. Volkswagen  announced the integration earlier this week at CES, which would allow drivers to operate the device from their car, and will connect with Volkswagen’s Car-Net functions. The company launched its Car-Net system in 2013, and it allows owners to connect to their car via a smartphone, allowing them to unlock or locate their vehicle, monitor its speed, or alert authorities if the airbag deploys. Drivers will be able to add destinations to the car’s navigation systems, check their fuel levels, or lock or unlock the vehicle from their home or office. Drivers  will also be able to purchase ...

Mark Hamill has begun dubbing Donald Trump’s tweets as the Joker 5 Donald Trump’s tweets are often the source of some ridicule. Last summer,  Futurama  voice actor Billy West dubbed a series of the President-elect’s more memorable tweets using the voice of his pompous D.O.O.P. General Zap Brannigan. Now, Mark Hamill is doing the same, using the voice of his iconic Joker from  Batman: The Animated Series . Hamill posted up the soundbite yesterday, dubbing Trump’s tweet from December 31st, in which he wished a Happy New Year to his many enemies. Hamill seems to have been inspired by writer and actor Matt Oswalt, who   mused on Twitter   that someone should create an App that transforms Trump’s tweets into Hamill’s voice for the Joker. Hamill was more than willing to take up the challenge,   writing that   “Nobody writes better super-villain dialogue than #Trumputin.” Hamill noted that this soundbite was the first, so...