While Gary Barlow has joked it was a “blunder” by producers not to test out his acting chops in Take That’s new film, in all seriousness the singer hopes Greatest Days’ cinematic success will be in “turning a mirror” on their fans. Speaking to Sky News, with faux upset, he joked that not casting himself
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After revealing the gorgeous little EX30 last week, Volvo gave us some access to the folks involved in crafting the vehicle, which allowed us to glean some details about the EV that everyone is talking about… Akhil Krishnan, project manager for Volvo, sat down with us in the EX30’s surprisingly spacious but still intimate cabin
AI is a hot topic – from generating worryingly believable photos (pope coat anyone?) to the use of Chat GPT for all sorts of things, and developers calling for its regulation before it’s too late. So of course it was always likely to feature in the new series of dystopian drama Black Mirror, which is
As actors go you don’t get many more respected than Olivia Colman and Samuel L Jackson. Both have taken home Oscars in the last few years – Colman winning best actress for The Favourite in 2019, and Jackson receiving an honorary Academy Award last year. Now the two have been paired up for new Marvel
Tesla has started to offer 3 months of free Superchargers on new inventory Model 3 vehicles delivered by June 30th in the US and Canada. The move appears to be an extra incentive to sell inventory Model 3 vehicles before an expected refresh. Late last year, we started hearing rumors that Tesla was working on a
Glenda Jackson, the Oscar-winning actress and former Labour MP, has died at the age of 87. In a statement, her agent Lionel Larner said: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London, this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. “She recently completed
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ITV bosses have denied turning “a blind eye” to Phillip Schofield’s “deeply inappropriate” affair with a junior colleague, telling MPs they would have taken action had they been presented with evidence and not “rumours”. Dame Carolyn McCall, the broadcaster’s chief executive, faced questions on Schofield’s departure from This Morning alongside managing director Kevin Lygo and
The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer has been accused of smoking and drinking in the evenings during filming. Prosecutors claim Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was likely to have been hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver the actor used when shooting a scene for Rust.
And it’s official. Rivian (RIVN) will lose its position on the Nasdaq-100 index (NDX) after its stock price fell over 90% from its all-time high achieved shortly after going public. Rivian to be removed from the Nasdaq-100 index Less than two weeks after JP Morgan analyst Min Moon predicted in a note to investors that
Following Phillip Schofield’s dramatic exit from This Morning, ITV bosses are now set to face questions from MPs. The broadcaster’s chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall will appear at a parliamentary committee this morning to answer questions about its approach to safeguarding and handling complaints. Kevin Lygo, ITV‘s managing director for media and entertainment, and Kyla
TELO is a new electric truck startup based in Silicon Valley that aims to provide an electric truck with the capabilities of today’s full-size pickup trucks, but in a right-sized package that actually fits in a city. TELO is a startup cofounded by Jason Marks, who led ADAS/Autonomous drive test programs at National Instruments, and
Artificial intelligence has been used to create “the last Beatles record”, set to be released later this year, Sir Paul McCartney has revealed. The Beatles star, 80, said his late bandmate John Lennon‘s vocals from an old demo had been extricated and made “pure” thanks to the technology. It came about during the making of
The iconic Volkswagen Bug may live on in the electric era after all. On Monday, Volkswagen revealed a new digital electric Beetle concept for an upcoming animated film set to hit theaters and Netflix next month. The question is, will it come alive? Will Volkswagen revive the Beetle in the electric era? Volkswagen’s Beetle attracted
Jodie Comer has scooped the Tony Award for best leading actress for her performance in the one-woman play Prima Facie. The role was her Broadway debut, coming hot on the heels of her West End debut in the same role. The live cinema version of the show – part of National Theatre Live series –
Tesla has secured a new location in Fremont, California, to expand its 4680 battery cell production, according to a new report. When Tesla unveiled its own new cell format, the 4680 battery cell, it ventured into manufacturing its own battery cells for the first time. Prior to that point, Tesla had always bought battery cells
Tesla has unveiled a new retail concept called ‘Giga Laboratory’, which appears to be a showcase of its manufacturing capacity. While Tesla announced a move to online sales and moved back from physical retail back in 2019, the automaker has, in practice, continued to rely heavily on retail locations as part of its marketing effort.
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Several people have been injured on the set of the Gladiator film sequel after a “stunt sequence” went wrong. The film’s production company Paramount Pictures said: “While filming a planned stunt sequence on the set of the Gladiator sequel, an accident occurred during which several crew members experienced non-life threatening injuries. “The safety and full