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Tesla has started sending out invites for its AI Day 2022, and the automaker is teasing more information on Full Self-Driving, Tesla Bot, Dojo, and more. While it has been a long time since Tesla had a proper product unveiling event, the company started to hold somewhat regular annual events with specific subjects at the

Double Booker Prize winner Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the epic Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70. In a statement, her publisher 4th Estate books said: “We are heartbroken at the death of our beloved author, Dame Hilary Mantel, and our thoughts are with her friends and family, especially her husband, Gerald. “This is

Stormzy has sparked a rapturous response online with the surprise release of a new 11-minute music video featuring a plethora of cameos including Usain Bolt, Jose Mourinho and Louis Theroux. Mel Made Me Do It is the rapper’s first solo effort in nearly three years and its sharp, twisting rhymes put his songwriting prowess and

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Self-confessed Pokemon obsessive Ed Sheeran has teamed up with the makers of the video game series on his new single. The track is entitled Celestial and is out on 29 September, with the accompanying video having been animated by Pokemon creatives. Sharing a sketch showing him with the Pikachu character from the games, Sheeran wrote

Tesla (TSLA) has had a sudden drop in wait times for deliveries on new orders on some of its electric vehicle models, and some are reading into it as demand falling off, but there’s more to it. In recent weeks, industry watchers have noted that Tesla’s delivery wait times have dropped significantly. Some models that

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TV and radio host Jeremy Vine has said he is “amazed at how hard it is” to get social media companies to act in response to his jailed stalker’s videos. Former BBC local radio presenter Alex Belfield, 42, was sentenced to five years and 26 weeks last Friday after being found guilty of waging a campaign against

A prolific fraudster accused of impersonating Hollywood film executives is said to have fooled over 300 victims out of a total of $1m. Hargobind Tahilramani, 42, is said to be the “con Queen of Hollywood” for committing fraud by offering people in the film industry work that didn’t exist and tricking them into paying thousands

Police departments around the country have been going electric quickly. You might think that means more cops in Teslas and electric trucks, but many departments are seeking out electric two-wheelers for patrol use. The latest example happens to be on a fleet of Harley-powered Serial 1 electric bikes. Harley-Davidson motorcycles are the traditional motorized two-wheelers

GM is transforming its business to meet the future of transportation by introducing a full lineup of new electric vehicles this year. With “EV for everyone,” GM is hoping it can reach the masses and speed up the transition to sustainable transportation. In the company’s latest push toward a cleaner future, the automaker released seven

Serial was the hit podcast that truly kickstarted true crime as an entertainment genre – and altered the course of justice as a direct result. It may have started the ball rolling, but Serial is far from the only show to take a true crime case and turn it into content for our listening and

E-bike theft is rampant. Simply put, electric bicycles are prime targets for thieves. They’re readily available, they’re easy to flip, and they’re often quite expensive. Mine was, and now it’s not mine any more thanks to some scumbag bike thief.  The worst part is that there are several simple things I failed to do that

Jeff Bridges’ new TV show was still in production when the veteran actor was diagnosed with lymphoma. He was given the news in 2020 as filming was on hold due to the pandemic – which led to what he describes as a two-year “health adventure”. Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Bridges says: “I got cancer

A hacker has leaked early footage of Grand Theft Auto VI, the next instalment of the popular video game series. The leak, including dozens of videos showing robberies, gunplay, and open-world driving, was posted to an online message board. Rockstar Games, the studio behind the game, said on Twitter on Monday: “We recently suffered a

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The biggest downside to all of the cool and wild electric vehicles I regularly find as part of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column is that most would never be street legal. But this fun-looking little flatbed trike truck seems to have solved that problem, at least in name only. The

Urban electric bikes designed for quickly navigating the city are the perfect solution for drivers that want to switch to a more efficient and more fun transportation alternative. And the Aventon Pace 500 Step-Through has just what commuters need all in one package. Anytime we get a chance to throw a leg over the Aventon

Victoria Beckham has hailed Queen Elizabeth as a “powerful source of inspiration”, calling her the “ultimate icon” who was “never without her signature lipstick”. The former Spice Girl turned fashion designer, 48, said she has spent the last week reflecting on the monarch’s death in a post to her 30 million followers on Instagram. It

Lady Gaga has cut short her final Chromatica Ball world tour performance in Miami after a lightning storm forced her from the stage. The Born This Way singer shared an emotional video on Instagram, apologising to her 53 million followers and telling them it wasn’t safe for the show to carry on as “even when