Squid Game’s runaway success has had an unfortunate consequence on one woman from South Korea. The show, which is on track to be Netflix’s most watched in its history, contains a phone number for characters to call if they are interested in playing the titular challenge. That number, however, is real – and fans of
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GM announced today its new ‘Ultra Cruise’ feature, which they believe will enable “true hands-free driving” on “95% of driving scenarios” in the US and Canada. Interestingly, GM is taking a Tesla-like approach of enabling this capability over time through over-the-air (OTA) software updates. Ultra Cruise is not the successor of Super Cruise, but the
GM announced today that they would reveal the full “Silverado E” at CES 2022 on January 5 in Las Vegas where CEO Mary Barra will deliver the keynote. But they did give us some tidbits in a live Q&A earlier today… Barra and President Mark Reuss talked at length this morning about the upcoming electric
Squid Game has become one of 2021’s unexpected streaming hits. Quietly appearing on Netflix with little fanfare last month, it is now on track to be the streamer’s most watched show ever – overtaking the likes of The Crown and Bridgerton. It has taken the number one spot in 90 countries within 10 days of
Superstar director Peter Jackson’s tussle with shamed Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein over how the Lord Of The Rings films should be made is part of movie-production folklore. The films were due to made under Weinstein’s Miramax brand, but he told Jackson he would not be allowed to make three films – based on J R
Tesla has been ordered by the court to pay $137 million to an ex-contract worker at its Fremont factory in a racial abuse lawsuit. Following the verdict, Tesla released a blog post defending itself – something the automaker rarely does since it dissolved its press relations team. The plaintiff in the case is Owen Diaz,
Britney Spears has directly thanked the #FreeBritney movement for its work in helping her end her conservatorship. The global movement has campaigned for years to try and end the star’s conservatorship – the controversial legal arrangement which has seen her father (up until last week) control every aspect of her life and career. Gathering at
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The latest James Bond left the UK and Ireland box office shaken and stirred during its opening weekend, generating £25m in three days. No Time To Die has broken the UK record for the highest opening weekend of any entry in the near 60-year history of the Bond franchise, topping predecessors Skyfall and Spectre. Universal
When it comes to belt drives in the e-bike industry, Gates is the undisputed leader. And those quality drives usually come at a high cost, but now we’re seeing the lowest-priced Gates carbon belt drive-equipped e-bike yet: the new Ride1Up Roadster V2 Gravel Edition. Just in case you need a refresher, belt drives on e-bikes
The new James Bond film, No Time to Die, is set to break a pandemic box office record and gross an estimated $119.1m (£87.9m) internationally. According to NBC Universal, No Time To Die – Daniel Craig‘s last outing as James Bond – is set to be the first title from a big studio to be
Today, Tesla (TSLA) released its Q3 2021 delivery and production numbers – confirming it achieved again new records. The automaker managed to deliver 241,300 electric vehicles during the last quarter. Earlier this month, we reported on CEO Elon Musk telling employees in a company-wide call that “‘this is the craziest month of deliveries Tesla (TSLA)
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Most of the fun and wacky electric vehicles I find while trawling Alibaba to feature in my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series are notable for being fairly far-fetched. I mean, it’s not every day you come across an electric motorcycle with only one wheel or a fully functional electric submarine. But
An array of mysterious billboards with the number 30 have popped up across the world, sparking speculation among fans that Adele may be about to release a much-anticipated new album. Photos of the signs have been snapped across the world on various iconic landmarks in locations including Dubai, Ireland, France, Italy and the US. There
Toyota unveiled its new C+walkT today as a shiny new solution to the age-old problem of walking. The C+walkT (don’t ask us how to pronounce that) is a standing electric scooter with three wheels. Unlike other three-wheeled electric scooters we’ve seen, this one wasn’t designed to do double-duty as a fun form of alternative transport.
Rapper Nines has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after importing 28kg of cannabis into the UK from Spain and Poland. The musician, whose real name is Courtney Freckleton, used the encrypted messaging platform EncroChat to contact an unknown exporter referred to as “MicroBird” to arrange large-scale shipments of the drug. Boilers were used
He is an amateur street artist-turned-professional who counts the Obamas, late comic book legend Stan Lee, and the Pope among his high-profile fans. Known as Mr Brainwash, he insists he is paying tribute to artists such as Banksy, Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons by reproducing their work. “You are kind of honouring them… because there
As part of my journey through Arizona for Lucid Motor’s “Production Preview Week,” I was able to catch a glimpse behind the scenes of the automaker’s facilities where the Air sedan is being produced. Even better, Lucid gave me the opportunity to be one of the first non-employees to test-drive the Air Dream Edition –
It’s not every day you find yourself getting existential with a film star – but as Guy Pearce’s new film is set in a futuristic world where life-like droids can’t be discerned from real people, it’s got him questioning what it is to be human. In Zone 414, the actor plays David Carmichael, an ex-police