Elon Musk says that Tesla is tracking to have a working prototype humanoid robot, Tesla Optimus, by the end of September. Last month, Musk announced “Tesla AI Day #2” with “many cool updates” on August 19. The original “Tesla AI Day” held last year was an event focused on the company’s self-driving program. The automaker also
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With the cost of living crisis taking hold in the UK it might not seem like the obvious time to launch a new subscription streaming service. But if the last two years have taught us anything it’s that people rely on television when they can’t do the things they usually would – and Paramount will
Ed Sheeran and his Shape Of You co-songwriters have been awarded more than £900,000 in legal fees after winning their copyright trial over “baseless” claims about the hit earlier this year. Sheeran and two of his co-writers – Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid and producer Steve McCutcheon, known as Steve Mac – had been accused of
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EastEnders star Jessie Wallace was arrested outside a nightclub on Sunday on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and being drunk and disorderly. The actress, known for playing Kat Slater in the BBC soap, was pictured at a Madness gig in Thetford Forest in Suffolk hours before her arrest in Bury St Edmonds. A Suffolk
When it comes to mid-drive electric bikes – or e-bikes with the motor mounted near the pedals – you’re generally looking at a group of higher quality but also higher priced e-bikes. But with the Ride1Up Prodigy, though, we’ve finally discovered the best of both worlds: A high quality mid-drive electric bike complete with German-made
Buckle up, boys and girls! Today I’m going to treat you to something with an extra dose of both awesome and weird for this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week! I hope you came hungry. (And also ready to hurl that lunch you’re hungry for.) Because today we’re diving
Glastonbury will feature its oldest and youngest headliners as the festival returns this week for the first time in three years. Billie Eilish, 20, will become the youngest-ever solo headliner when she takes to the Pyramid Stage on Friday night. Meanwhile, Sir Paul McCartney, 80, will close out the festival as the oldest-ever solo headliner
Ed Sheeran was the most-played artist of 2021 in the UK, and also claimed the year’s most played single with Bad Habits. It is the second time he has claimed both accolades, previously achieving the double in 2017 with the release of his album Divide and hit single Shape Of You. Adele is the only
Electric motorcycles for police use is nothing new, and the more efficient two-wheelers solve a number of issues related to high fuel costs and improved routine maintenance. Now we’re getting a first look at a particular new model known as the CFMoto 300 GT-E that is destined for use by police in China. The domestically-made
Abuse can “happen to anyone” and “you have no control over it”, Billie Eilish has said as she described singing about an experience she suffered as a child. Speaking ahead of her headlining show at Glastonbury this week, the US star also said it can take time to realise that a relationship “wasn’t what you
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from Harley Davidson, Walmart getting in the mid-drive full-suspension e-bike game, new utility e-bikes from REI and Urban Arrow, a high power electric boat, a wild-looking
Tesla announced that it has achieved production of 1,000 Model Y vehicles in a week at Gigafactory Berlin. This is an important milestone – though the automaker originally planned to achieve it in April. Tesla is currently in the middle of ramping up production at two major new factories, Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas, and
Actress Denise Richards has said she cannot judge her 18-year-old daughter for having an OnlyFans account, as she defended her against negative online criticism. Sami Sheen, is the daughter of actor Charlie Sheen, 56, and his ex-wife Richards, 51. In an Instagram post reacting to “negative comments”, Richards shared her support for her daughters account,
Swedish manufacturing giant Volvo Construction Equipment has begun to test the world’s first hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered articulated hauler. Volvo’s first hydrogen-fueled articulated hauler Articulated haulers are very large, heavy-duty dump trucks used to carry bulky loads over rough terrain and occasionally on public roads. They feature a swivel joint, so they are able to move – or articulate – to keep
Line of Duty star Martin Compston has denied singing a song about the IRA during a gathering of Celtic supporters in Las Vegas. Compston, who lives in the Nevada city with his family, was filmed on stage at an event held by the North American Celtic Supporters Federation (NACSF). In a video widely shared on
Serial 1, the electric bicycle brand spun off from Harley-Davidson’s own internal e-bike development, has just unveiled its new SWITCH/MTN electric mountain bike. The announcement comes just a few short weeks after the brand unveiled its BASH/MTN e-bike. The BASH/MTN used a similar-looking frame design to the rest of Serial 1’s e-bikes. While the shared
Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill has reached number one almost 37 years after first being released. In doing so, it has broken the record for the biggest gap between being released and topping the chart. The title for the longest-running sleeper hit in the UK was previously held by Wham!. George Michael and Andrew
Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will not be hosted by the winners Ukraine due to security issues as a result of the Russian invasion, according to the producers. In a statement on Friday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) – the alliance of public service broadcasters that runs Eurovision – said the war in Ukraine made
A team of scientists developed the first global map of chronic oil slicks in the world’s oceans, and found that more than 90% come from humans – significantly more than previously reported. Oil slicks caused by humans The study, published today in Science, provides a major update from previous investigations that estimated that about 50%