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Leon Vitali, a long-time collaborator with film director Stanley Kubrick, has died aged 74. The official Twitter channel for Kubrick said in a tweet: “It is with the greatest of sadness that we have to tell you that the mainstay of a vast number of Kubrick’s films, Leon Vitali, passed away peacefully last night. Our

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At a time when cars seem to be getting bigger and bigger, perhaps we all need to take a step back. I think it’s time to re-evaluate just what cars need to be, how much car is really necessary to move us around. It sounds like China agrees with me, at least judging by the

Jonah Hill has said he will step back from promoting upcoming films in order to protect his mental health. The actor and director said media appearances and public-facing events “exacerbated” his anxiety attacks. He said the decision was an “important” step for him. In a statement shared with US media outlets, the Holly wood star

Jamie Oliver has praised his wife Jools after revealing she has been suffering from long COVID for two years. The celebrity chef, 47, told the Daily Mail Weekend magazine his wife had been “really affected” by the virus. He said: “She’s had bad COVID and long COVID so she’s been really affected by it, sadly.

In the latest sign of the auto industry’s transition to electric, Los Angeles Internation Airport (LAX) says it will add 1,300 EV chargers to modernize the facility. According to a local news station in LA, the massive airport revamp is almost done. The parking management and transportation services company working on the installation, ABM, says

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been banned from Facebook and Instagram for violating its policies around dangerous individuals, their parent company Meta has said. Mr Tate’s official accounts have been removed from the social media platforms, and he will not be allowed to create new ones, Meta added. The kick-boxer rose to fame in 2016

Volkswagen has revealed that it has received more than 10,000 orders for the ID Buzz electric van, which means that it has almost sold out for the year. After years of anticipation, VW finally unveiled the production version of the VW ID.BUZZ in March; it’s a new version of the iconic VW minibus relaunched as a more

Pop Idol winner Will Young, and Hollywood actor Gerard Butler have both paid tribute to singer and actor Darius Campbell Danesh following his sudden death last week. Danesh, 41, who rose to fame after appearing on Popstars and Pop Idol in the early 2000s, was found unresponsive in bed in his US apartment on 11

We were lucky to receive an update from Rivian today on the new R1 series Ocean Coast interiors. The EV startup is excited to announce a few critical design updates, but there’s a catch. Rivian is giving us a sneak peek at the automaker’s new Ocean Coast interior. The automaker says it will launch the

Linda Evangelista – one of the most famous faces of the 1990s fashion industry – has described having her face held back with tape and elastic for a photoshoot with British Vogue. The Canadian supermodel claimed that she had been left “permanently deformed” and “brutally disfigured” from a cosmetic fat freezing procedure in September last

Tesla’s virtual power plant in California had its first emergency response event helping the grid by pooling power from Powerwall owners around the state. The event appears to have been a success as the distributed power plant looks like the future. A virtual power plant (VPP) consists of distributed energy storage systems, like Tesla Powerwalls, used

Further details of a heated row between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on a private plane back in 2016 have been revealed, in newly revealed FBI documents. The report, which has not been made public, says Pitt accused Jolie of “ruining this family” during the confrontation, and also says the dispute became physical at times.

Tesla has released a rare public comment denying a media report that claims an executive has left the company. Over the last few years, almost every article about Tesla you read includes some version of the phrase “we contacted Tesla for a comment, but the automaker has not responded.” That’s because the automaker has stopped

Book sales for Sir Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses have surged after the author was stabbed at an event in the US last week. The contentious 1988 book, which was considered blasphemous by some of Muslims, rose to number eight on Amazon’s chart of most-sold fiction books of the week and was sold out

Tesla is working on a new Supercharger membership to offer non-Tesla EV owners as it prepares to open its Supercharger network in the US. After opening the network in Europe where Superchargers use the standard CCS plug, Tesla is now preparing to open the network in North America by introducing a new CCS adapter for

The Inflation Reduction Act, the major climate bill, was signed today, changing the availability of electric vehicle tax credits. Now, only EVs assembled in North America qualify for the credits. Today the US government released a preliminary list of which vehicles currently qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit. There are a number of provisions

Stars from the world of music and TV have paid tribute to the “terrific” Darius Campbell Danesh following his death at the age of 41. The former Pop Idol contestant was found dead in his apartment in Minnesota on 11 August, his family announced on Tuesday. While his cause of death is not yet known,

Former Pop Idol contestant and theatre star Darius Campbell Danesh has died at the age of 41, his family has announced. The singer was found unresponsive in bed in his US apartment on 11 August. However, his cause of death in Rochester, Minnesota, is not yet known. “It is with great sadness that we announce

Automakers Ford, GM, and BMW are announcing a new managed EV charging pilot program with SMUD, the sixth-largest not-for-profit electric service provider. Ford, GM, and BMW are partnering with SMUD on a managed electric vehicle (EV) charging pilot. The new charging pilot will help EV customers save money on utility costs to promote a balanced

Johnny Depp “might” return to the Fantastic Beasts film franchise after his legal victory against his ex-wife Amber Heard, the actor who replaced him has said. Mikkelsen replaced Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in 2020 after Depp was forced to quit when he lost an earlier High Court libel

Faraday Future, the California-based EV startup, reported Q2 earnings today with some exciting announcements and key financial updates. Since being founded in 2014, Faraday Future has had a vision of disrupting the auto industry. Yet so far, we have not seen much from Faraday as the company has pushed back the launch of its flagship

EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis has unveiled the first Barbie doll with behind-the-ear hearing aids. The Strictly Come Dancing 2021 winner features in the new Rose, Barbie and Friends campaign, which includes a number of other diverse dolls. She is photographed alongside a cast of models who reflect the latest collection, which includes the first Ken

There are lightweight electric bikes and then there are really lightweight e-bikes. But the new Hummingbird Flax folding e-bike is even lighter than those. At just 22 lb. (10 kg), this plant-based e-bike isn’t just friendly to your back – it’s apparently vegan-friendly as well. A plant-based e-bike? The company says that the Hummingbird Flax

Adele says she’s “obsessed” with her boyfriend Rich Paul and has “never been in love like this”. The 34-year-old confirmed her relationship with the American sports agent in September last year. Despite being very protective of her private life in the past, she spoke about wanting to get married and have more children in a

Last month we broke the news of the Ryvid Anthem’s unveiling, watching as the designers finally took the innovative electric motorcycle out of stealth mode. Now the novel bike is officially launching with pre-orders opening today. Compared to most highway-capable electric motorcycles that start well north of $10,000, the Ryvid Anthem is on the affordable

The weight of expectation for a TV show doesn’t come much heavier – as the first Game Of Thrones prequel is about to arrive on our screens. Highly anticipated, and reportedly costing around £16m per episode, the cast is aware there’s plenty riding on this. “I suppose that Thrones left a huge cultural footprint, and

The InMotion V13 Challenger electric unicycle has just been unveiled, touting its maximum speed as the “fastest in the world” among other leading high power electric unicycles. Increasingly powerful electric unicycles The electric unicycle market is an often overlooked niche of the larger world of micromobility vehicles. These personal electric vehicles are designed to offer

Rivian, Fisker, and other EV makers are offering binding purchase agreements to reservation holders after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act with big EV tax credit changes. The availability of tax credits could change within the span of the next few days now that the House has passed the bill, if President Biden signs

An FBI report has concluded Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger of the gun that killed a cinematographer on the Rust film set. Baldwin accidentally shot Halyna Hutchins while they were filming the movie in October 2021 – but always maintained he did not actually pull the trigger. However, a newly completed forensics investigation by the FBI says

When it comes to fun-sized electric trucks, there’s just nowhere else to look but China’s fantastically weird Alibaba collection. Those engineers must spend night and day dreaming up the wildest electric vehicles that can be built for the absolute lowest rock-bottom price. And this week we’ve landed on another doozy for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba

Tesla has decided to stop taking new orders for its Model 3 Long Range, one of its most popular models, in the United States and Canada. The automaker has adopted this new business model to avoid creating delivery timelines that are super long for customers. There’s currently a rush to order electric vehicles as the

Britney Spears’ ex-husband has been convicted of trespass after appearing uninvited at her home on the day of her June wedding. Jason Alexander, who was married to Spears for less than three days in 2004, was convicted of aggravated trespass and battery after a security guard told a California court he got inside the singer’s