Be it for juicing up the campsite or tailgate throughout the rest of the year or having on-hand for those untimely power outages, having a power station around can always come in handy. Right now we happen to be tracking some notable price cuts across Anker’s lineup of PowerHouse models, including its just-released and most
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The course of true love never did run smooth, particularly when it comes to the wild world of celebrity romance. So the story of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck‘s path to marriage really is the stuff of Hollywood happy endings. For those who don’t know the background: back in the early 2000s, Affleck and Lopez
Anti-lock brakes might sound like old tech in cars (and motorcycles to a certain extent), but another two-wheeler has had to deal with brake lock up since its invention: the bicycle. But two different companies have just shown off competing anti-lock braking (ABS) systems designed for e-bikes to improve safety and performance. Electric bikes make
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have got married in a Las Vegas drive-through chapel. Lopez announced their marriage on Sunday in a newsletter for fans, with the heading “We did it.” The celebrity power couple’s wedding in Nevada was the culmination of a relationship that has stretched over two decades in two separate romances and
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’d love an electric bicycle, but it’d be even more convenient if the battery fit into my pocket”? Ok fine, but lots of people actually have. And the UK-based e-bike conversion kit company Swytch made it happen with the newest edition of the brand’s easy to use electric bike
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Love Island has said it takes its duty of care for contestants “extremely seriously” after star Jacques O’Neill told how appearing on the show was “the worst decision of my life” in an interview given after his shock early exit. The 23-year-old chose to end his time in the TV villa following controversy over the
Elon Musk says that Tesla is getting closer to integrating Valve’s Steam to take its in-car gaming platform to a whole new level. We know that Tesla has been investing heavily into integrating video games into its in-car entertainment system, but it still surprised many when Tesla said earlier this year that it planned to
Top Gun star Tom Cruise has appeared in Gloucestershire for the largest military air show in the world to mark the United States Air Force’s 75th anniversary. The Hollywood A-lister, also known for his starring role in Mission: Impossible, was spotted at RAF Fairford to watch the air show displays at the Royal International Air
US rapper Kodak Black has been arrested during a traffic stop in Florida. The 25-year-old star, whose real name is Bill K Kapri, was taken into custody on charges of possessing a controlled substance without a prescription and trafficking oxycodone. Officers pulled him over in Fort Lauderdale because he was driving a purple Dodge Durango
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $56 million in funding to boost US solar manufacturing and recycling. Of those funds, $10 million will come from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. That money should provide a much-needed boost to the US solar manufacturing industry as around 90% of US solar panels are currently
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss a push to make the Tesla plug standard, the launch of the Hyundai Ioniq 6, the Taiga Orca electric jetski, and more. Sponsored by Aventon: Aventon’s award-winning Pace 500 & 350 set a standard for
Coal investor and US Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV) opposes his own political party’s clean energy program. And since not a single Republican will support the infrastructure bill that contains the program, Manchin has disproportionate power to sink the US plan to decarbonize in order to slow global warming and meet the Paris Agreement target of
The co-executive producer of US comedy show Scrubs has been arrested on multiple charges of sexual assault. Eric Weinberg allegedly targeted young women in public places on the guise of being a photographer offering them work. Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department said the writer would sexually assault the women during photo shoots, which
In true VinFast fashion, it doesn’t do anything small. Rather than opening its first showroom in the US today, the Vietnamese EV automaker is opening six VinFast stores at once – all in California. With over thirty locations planned for the Sunshine State alone and intentions to expand deeper into the US, VinFast is once
Comedian Rhod Gilbert has announced he is receiving treatment at a cancer hospital he has supported for more than 10 years. The 53-year-old Welsh star shared the news on Facebook a week after postponing the final shows of his current tour. Gilbert, who has appeared on comedy TV series including Mock The Week, 8 Out
Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds surprised a 13-year-old boy with a video message after the teenager had open-heart surgery. Seb Hollingsworth’s dad sent a message on Twitter on Tuesday evening, asking: “How do we get a @MarvelStudios Superhero to send a message to our Heart Hero Seb?” Reynolds replied: “Can you open your DMs?” and arranged
The Railway Children was a staple for those who grew up in the UK pre-streamers, when viewing choices were limited to what was on offer on a small number of TV channels. The film about youngsters forced to move to Yorkshire after their father is accused of being a spy, which was released in 1970
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Khloe Kardashian and her ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson are expecting a second child via a surrogate. The reality star and the 31-year-old basketball player, who have had an on-off relationship since 2016, already share a four-year-old daughter named True. Kardashian has previously opened up about her potential struggles with falling pregnant. “We can confirm True will