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Jeremy Renner has revealed he wrote his “last words” to his family while lying in a hospital bed after a snow plough accident. The 52-year-old Marvel actor spent time in an intensive care unit after he was accidentally run over by his own six-tonne plough on New Years Day. The incident left him with more
Ram finally revealed the details of its long-awaited first electric truck, the Ram 1500 REV. The electric truck will rival the Ford F-150 Lightning and upcoming Chevy Silverado EV with impressive targetted range, towing, and other features. After teasing an electric Ram truck concept last year, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said: Our Ram 1500 will
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“Did any child in the ’80s not play Super Mario Brothers?” It’s a question that’s helped pile on the pressure when it comes to the latest iteration of the classic video game – which is one of the best-selling of all time. The franchise has already seen numerous games, an animated TV series and animated
Rupert Murdoch and former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith have reportedly called off their engagement. The 92-year-old media tycoon and Ms Smith, who is 26 years his junior, had planned to tie the knot in the summer – in what would have been his fifth marriage. But Vanity Fair reported the couple have
European yacht broker MYSEA has announced the first sale of the AQUON One eco-catamaran – a solar electric yacht powered by the sun and hydrogen fuel cells with luxurious accommodations for eight to ten passengers without any emissions. AQUON is a sustainability-focused yacht builder founded within Swiss Sustainable Yachts AG, based in Zurich. The company
Hugh Jackman has revealed he has undergone two biopsies following a new skin cancer scare. The Hollywood star has been treated several times for a form of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma, having first had cancerous cells removed in 2013. In a new video shared on social media, Jackman, 54, said he would receive
According to NIO’s CEO, William Li (Li Bin), Tesla has little influence over EV prices in China, unlike in the US, where it dominates the market. NIO CEO says Tesla can’t influence EV prices in China After Tesla slashed prices on some of its most popular models in January, including the Model 3 and Model
Paul O’Grady spoke of the “joy” he felt when he returned to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home for his long-running ITV show in an interview conducted before his death. The presenter, who died “unexpectedly” last week at the age of 67, visited the charity for the upcoming series of Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of
For years, shared electric scooters have dotted the streets and sidewalks of Paris. The scooters were heavily regulated but still welcomed into the city as a new form of alternative transportation. Over time though, the issue of shared e-scooters became more divisive, especially as the number of e-scooters in the city grew. Now it looks
YouTube star KSI has apologised for using a racist slur in a video and announced he will take a break from social media. The 29-year-old, who is also known as a boxer, rapper and founder of Prime energy drinks, used the derogatory word in a recent Sidemen video. In a game based on Countdown, his
Tesla Gigafactory Texas has achieved a new production milestone of 4,000 cars in a week, but the factory trails behind Gigafactory Berlin in its friendly production ramp-up competition. The automaker has been simultaneously ramping up two major factories, Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas, to volume production at the same time. It created a friendly competition
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Japanese musician and actor who composed for Hollywood hits such as The Last Emperor and The Revenant, has died aged 71. His recording company Avex said in a statement on Sunday Mr Sakamoto died on 28 March while undergoing treatment for throat cancer. He was first diagnosed in 2014 and last year
Here at Electrek we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles
An Oscar winner has revealed how her 11-year-old daughter pranked her with a letter demanding the return of her prestigious award. Canadian writer and director Sarah Polley scooped her Academy Award for Women Talking – starring Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand – in Los Angeles last month. But the 44-year-old said
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As usual for entries in this Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, the fun EVs we dredge up tend to bridge the gap between fun-looking and palm sweat-inducing. Would you take a cheap inflatable electric jet ski out into the bay or off the coast? What if I told you that you
Texas A&M University scientists have been working with metal-free, water-based battery electrodes, and they’re finding that the difference in energy storage capacity is as much as 1,000%. How the water-based batteries work In the scientists’ paper, published in Nature Materials this week, the water-based, or aqueous, batteries consist of a cathode – the negatively charged electrode;
Gwyneth Paltrow consciously uncoupled from ordinary life years ago. In the era of celebrity relatability, with once mysterious A-listers now sharing everything from breakfast to breakdowns on social media, she is one star completely comfortable with the world knowing she exists on a higher plane of bone broth, vagina candles, and $8,000-a-day skiing lessons. Facing