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Katy Perry has lost a trademark battle with a Sydney-based fashion designer who was born with a differently spelled same name. Katie Perry, now known as Katie Taylor, filed a lawsuit in 2019 alleging the US popstar ignored the trademark and sold clothing to fans during her concert tours in Australia via retailers and websites

Prince Edward Island has enlisted the help of Lion Electric‘s electric school buses to provide power in the event of emergencies, to keep community disaster relief locations running when the power goes out. Lion Electric is a Canadian-based electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer that primarily produces the classic North American yellow school bus. Based

James Corden said “it’s been life-changing” as he signed off from his final episode of the Late Late Show, after eight years at the helm. His final show also featured A-list guests, such as Tom Cruise, Harry Styles, Adele and Will Ferrell. In a prime-time special, Corden performed his own version of Last Dance by

A cargo ship struck an offshore wind turbine at the 330-megawatt (MW) Gode Wind 1 wind farm in the German North Sea. The 55-turbine Gode 1 offshore wind farm, which is 45 km (28 miles) off the German coast, is owned by Danish wind giant Ørsted. The general cargo ship is called the Petra L,

Jerry Springer, the well-known American TV host, has died at the age of 79. A family spokesperson told TMZ he died this morning at his home in the Chicago area. The presenter was famous for his tabloid talk show, named Jerry Springer, which he always ended with the catchphrase: “Take care of yourself and each

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You will soon be able to catch a breath of fresh air in downtown Portland. The city is planning to establish a zero-emission delivery zone to promote a safe and cleaner way of moving goods in the area. The project will be the first in the nation of its kind. Oregon’s largest city, Portland, is

Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg has said he regrets editing guns out of his classic 1980s movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The 1982 theatrical cut includes a scene where police officers chase young children while holding firearms. Spielberg edited the guns out of the 20th anniversary release of the film and replaced them with walkie talkies. “That

Fisker Inc. has just confirmed regulatory certification in Europe that will allow sales and deliveries of the first Ocean SUVs to reservation holders. Fisker has taken a unique dual homologation process for both Europe and the US simultaneously, and while deliveries overseas appear just over a week away, reservation holders in the US might have

Hollywood stars Bruce Willis and Demi Moore have become grandparents. The former couple’s eldest daughter, Rumer Willis, announced the birth of her first child on Tuesday. It comes two months after the announcement of her father’s dementia diagnosis. The 34-year-old actress introduced Louetta Isley Thomas Willis in a post on Instagram, describing her daughter –

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has taken the stand at the beginning of a civil trial in Manhattan alleging his hit “Thinking Out Loud” ripped off the classic Marvin Gaye tune “Let’s Get It On”. Descendants of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the 1973 hit, claim Sheeran, his label Warner Music Group, and music publisher Sony

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt is taking its technology to the skies, announcing a new program surrounding lightweight, energy-dense lithium metal cells and modules to support electric aviation. The electric plane battery development is already underway through Northvolt’s subsidiary Cuberg, which has some milestones to share. Northvolt was founded by two former Tesla executives following their time working

Harry Belafonte, the singer and actor who became a civil rights activist, has died at 96. The Grammy, Emmy and Tony winning star died of congestive heart failure at his New York home on Tuesday, with his wife by his side, according to a spokesperson. Largely responsible for bringing Calypso music to an international audience

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

Polaris has just announced that shipments have begun for its revolutionary new Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic UTV (utility terrain vehicle). The first shipments of the high-power electric side-by-side are headed to dealers this week for customer pickup. Ever since I first got behind the wheel of a production prototype version of the electric RANGER XP

Only Fools And Horses star Patrick Murray has revealed his lung cancer has returned and spread – despite previous hopes he had been cured. Murray, 66, who played Mickey Pearce in the classic sitcom, first announced his diagnosis in January 2022. But in May last year, the actor expressed hope that an operation to remove

Heavyweight champion, Christian minister, Olympic champion, and businessman – for seven decades George Foreman has delivered knockout blows in and out of the ring. Nicknamed “Big George,” the Olympic Gold medallist is one of boxing’s most famous champions, known as one of the most fearsome punchers of all time. And now Foreman is back in

Tesla is trying again to get owners of older Model S and Model X with “unlimited free Supercharging for life” to give up the perk with a new offer. For the first few years of selling Model S and Model X, Tesla was offering free Supercharging for the vehicle’s life. It was a really enticing

Emmerdale actor Dale Meeks has died aged 48, his family has confirmed. The Geordie actor, who played Simon Meredith on ITV soap Emmerdale between 2003 and 2006, died from “heart failure” on Saturday evening, his brother Philip Meeks said. Meeks was due to turn 49 on the day of the King’s coronation and died at

The US has more than 450,000 warehouses and distribution centers – that’s 16.4 billion square feet of rooftop space ripe for hosting solar panels. Rooftop solar on US warehouses Environment America and Frontier Group crunched some numbers and shared what they discovered in a study called “Solar on Warehouses.” They report that the rooftops of US