Fresh from her US Open victory, British tennis sensation Emma Raducanu has been rubbing shoulders with celebrities at the Met Gala. Raducanu, 18, wore a black and white Chanel ensemble at the annual extravaganza, which was returning after a year off due to the pandemic. The event delivered its usual mix of the weird and
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Wiley has been given more time to apply for legal aid and speak to his lawyers in relation to allegations of assault and burglary at the home of a former kickboxer. The rapper, whose real name is Richard Kylea Cowie Jr, is accused of breaking into a flat in Forest Gate, east London on 28
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There are few things more pleasurable than a relaxing Sunday on your own boat, slowly meandering your way around the local lake or water hole. And lately the increasing number of electric boats are making that experience even more relaxing by removing the noisy and troublesome gas engines from the mix. But electric boats have
Britney Spears has revealed her engagement to partner Sam Asghari. The 39-year-old pop star has been with the 27-year-old Iranian actor and fitness instructor for more than four years. The pair met on the set of a music video in 2016 and Spears recently praised him for his support during her “hardest years”. She posted
Democrats have proposed an updated electric car incentive program at the federal level, which would go through their $3.5 trillion social spending bill. It would remove the limit on the number of vehicles and replace it with a timeline, introduce a higher payout up to $12,500 and make it point-of-sale, but there are also new
Richard E Grant’s wife Joan Washington was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer eight months before her death, the actor has revealed. The 64-year-old, known for films including Withnail and I and The Age of Innocence, announced Washington had died last week. Writing in the Daily Mail about their life together, Grant said: “It’s an extraordinary
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Mercedes-Benz going all out at IAA, VW unveiling a concept of its $24,000 electric car, Tesla FSD Beta software leak, and more as well as a few new news items. Sponsored by Electrify America: Discover all
For more than nine months, musician and composer Mehdi Rajabian kept himself hidden away in an underground room in Sari, northern Iran, working to create his latest album undercover. While many artists will tell you they pour blood, sweat and tears into their art, this is much more than just a throwaway phrase for Rajabian.
“There are so many stories,” says Sophie Cunningham, wearily. “So many I was just not able to tell, and that’s because of money and power – success and celebrity goes a hell of a long way to keeping people quiet.” Cunningham is the director and producer of a new documentary confronting the music industry’s dark
Tesla (TSLA) has discontinued its solar subscription service that it started offering in the US two years ago as the cheapest possible way to go solar. In 2019, Tesla launched a new solar subscription under which homeowners can get a solar panel system installed at their home for no cost and no contract. They only pay a
A Plaid Tesla Model S has set a new electric lap record at the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack in Germany, with a laptime of 7:30.909. This beats the Porsche Taycan’s time by nearly 12 seconds, and is quite competitive with the gas-powered competition as well. Nürburgring Nordschleife, also known as “The Green Hell,” is one
Arlo Parks has won this year’s Mercury Prize, with her album Collapsed In Sunbeams Parks picked up the award at the ceremony at the Hammersmith Apollo in west London, bagging herself a cheque for £25,000 as well as the coveted winner’s trophy. She also performed a track from the winning album Too Good, with the
Ant and Dec have bagged their 20th presenting award in a row at the National Television Awards. The pair also won in the entertainment category with the show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here which took the award. They fought off competition from This Morning’s Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond, The Chase’s Bradley
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The Wanted have announced their comeback – with bandmate Tom Parker telling Sky News he is feeling “pretty good” following treatment for a brain tumour and excited about performing with the group once again. The chart-topping boyband will play together for the first time in seven years later in September, at a charity gig organised
Some people trade stocks, but Tesla wants to trade energy capacity. The company is building a new team of traders to do just that with its Autobidder platform. Autobidder is a real-time trading and control platform for energy assets, like Tesla’s Powerpacks, Powerwalls, and Megapacks, optimized through machine learning to better use and more directly monetize
The start of sales for the Ola Electric S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters has been hotly anticipated since the scooters were first teased earlier this year. Now that orders are open, all eyes are on Ola to see how the company grows its scooter operations domestically and abroad. Ola’s scooters are built locally in
It will be for Judge Brenda Penny alone to decide if Britney Spears’ conservatorship does finally come to an end. But the application filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court by the singer’s father Jamie seems to signal that the controversial arrangement is now on its last legs. Jamie Spears has always been seen as
Jamie Spears has filed a legal petition to end a controversial conservatorship which has controlled the affairs of his daughter for the last 13 years. Legal documents submitted to Los Angeles Superior Court by Spears on Tuesday state that his daughter Britney “is entitled” to have a judge “seriously consider” whether the arrangement is required.
Micro took to the IAA Mobility trade show in Munich, Germany, to publicly reveal the series-production version of the company’s Microlino 2.0 electric mini-car. Considered a quadricycle in Europe, the Microlino 2.0 takes on a similar design to the BMW Isetta. The four-wheeled electric vehicle lacks side doors and instead has a single large front
Tributes have been pouring in for Michael K Williams, the Boardwalk Empire star who was found dead in his apartment on Monday. Williams, who was known for his role as Chalky White in the hit TV drama, was found by family members at his Brooklyn home at around 2pm on Monday. His death is being
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): German wind turbine maker Nordex unveils its first 6 MW onshore turbine. More than 200 health journals globally call for emergency climate change action. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching,
Cheryl has paid tribute to former Girls Aloud bandmate Sarah Harding, who died on Sunday after battling breast cancer. In an Instagram post, the 38-year-old said: “Although we knew this day would arrive I am somehow still feeling at a loss for words that our stunning, unique, crazy, quirky, kind and soft-hearted girl has departed.
Mercedes-Benz unveils the production version EQE, its new E-Class-size electric sedan, with an impressive 400-mile range. When it comes to releasing new electric vehicles, Mercedes-Benz has been taking a top-down approach. that’s especially true when it comes to its sedans. It started with the top-of-the-line EQS, which is competing with its own S-Class and against
Elon Musk told employees that he agrees with Ark Invest that Tesla (TSLA) is worth $3,000 a share “if they execute really well.” The CEO has often commented on Tesla’s stock price, but surprisingly, it was often to say that the price was too high. In 2020, when Tesla’s stock was reaching new high, Musk
Before she died, Sarah Harding wanted to tell her story. Hers was a “wonderfully full and colourful life”, she said, and she was grateful to have achieved “above and beyond anything I dreamed of when I was a little girl”. So at the same time as going through treatment for breast cancer, which had quickly
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Music producer supremo Mark Ronson has married partner Grace Gummer – the daughter of Hollywood actress Meryl Streep. Ronson, who was celebrating his 46th birthday on Saturday, announced the news of his nuptials in an Instagram post to his 900,000 followers, sharing a black and white snap of their wedding day. He wrote in the
Nissan and Waseda University in Tokyo have been working together since 2017, and today, they announced that they are starting the testing of a recycling process that recovers high-purity, rare-earth compounds from electric vehicle motor magnets. First, they heat a used motor to 2,552F (1,400C) to melt it down. Then iron oxide is added to
Piers Morgan has been pictured with a senior ITV executive – days after Ofcom ruled that his controversial comments about the Duchess of Sussex did not break broadcasting rules. The presenter, who stormed off Good Morning Britain and later left the show, was seen alongside the channel’s director of television Kevin Lygo in a box
Ready to cruise around the neighborhood this fall? Well, the Hover-1 Switch is. It converts from an electric scooter to electric skateboard depending on what you need, and is down to $170 today, coming within $20 of its all-time low. Plus, you’ll find discounts on electric lawn mowers and much more below, as well. We
Since their spilt in the 1980s, ABBA vowed never to reform. But in a move that delighted fans around the world, the Swedish pop quartet announced they were releasing their first new album in 39 years, and taking their hits to the stage once again. Their new digital production has been created by the same