Adele is back – and has had fans and critics wagging tongues about the next chapter in the mega-star’s career. The songstress released one of the most hyped tracks of the year so far, Easy On Me, as the clocks ticked over into Friday, causing social media to go into overdrive about the singer’s first
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Tesla has now officially launched its insurance product using “real-time driving behavior”. The product is only available in Texas for now. The automaker has already introduced its own insurance product in California, but it doesn’t utilize real-time driving data and its “safety score”. At Tesla’s shareholders meeting last week, CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla
Fans around the world had been waiting since 2015 to hear new music from Adele and her new single Easy On Me was finally released overnight, causing a social media meltdown. From the queen of ballads, it is an instant classic and was met with tears of excitement from the fans who spoke to Sky
Tesla has released a new mobile app update with a few new small features, but it also shows that the automaker has made some progress toward delivering a remote live view from Autopilot cameras on your car. The new update, v4.2, introduces new bigger widgets to iOS and some new Powerwall features Improvements to larger
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Acclaimed spy novelist John le Carré’s decision to posthumously publish his new novel Silverview is “a mystery” in itself, according to the author’s literary agent Jonny Geller. Mr Geller, who worked with le Carré for just under 15 years, says the book was finished in September 2014: “He said to me ‘ok it’s ready’ …
Comedian and actor Robert Webb has quit Strictly Come Dancing due to concerns over his health following an “urgent consultation” with his heart doctor. Two years ago the star underwent emergency heart surgery. He said in a statement: “Although I believed I was fit enough to take on Strictly and its demanding schedule, it became
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm orders 62 13 MW wind turbines. NOAA launches a newly redesigned climate website. Clean energy sourcing is key to reaching climate goals, finds a new report. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region
The Rolling Stones have said they dropped one of their biggest hits from setlists following controversy over its lyrics about slavery. Fans will no longer be able to hear Brown Sugar, the group’s 1971 number one hit, which is widely considered to have one of the best guitar riffs in history, at the band’s gigs.
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Squid Game has become Netflix’s biggest series launch, with 111m viewers in the first 28 days, according to the streaming giant. The dystopian show has now overtaken the raunchy period drama Bridgerton, which was watched by 82m households in its first month. The series is set in South Korea and sees people who are heavily
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Hexicon’s tilted towers floating wind power platform earns a European patent. The Solar Energy Industries Association launches a new diversity certification program. The Argonne National Laboratory is offering a free 15-minute webinar about threats to rare earth minerals. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated
In a TV first, the UK’s biggest soaps and continuing dramas are set to feature crossover storylines to highlight the issue of climate change. Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks are joining forces for the first time, along with Doctors, Casualty, and Holby City, to take part in the landmark media event. TV bosses say
California will ban “small off-road engines” (SORE) primarily used in gas-powered lawn equipment like leaf blowers and lawnmowers, in a law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom this weekend. The bill, AB 1346, directs California’s Air Resources Board to draw up regulations which will go into place by 2024. It bans the sale of new SOREs,
The latest incarnation of Superman will come out as bisexual in a new comic book. Jon Kent – the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane – has followed in his father’s footsteps and, as well as saving the world, also fallen for a reporter. The storyline was announced on National Coming Out Day, an
Editor’s Note: This is a guest article by David Reich (Twitter) from the Tesla Welt Podcast. Ich bin ein Berliner. These are the famous words with which John F. Kennedy won the hearts of the Berlin population in 1963. Tesla has the same goal. Hearts need to be won in Germany. The stakes are high.
Tesla has unveiled its latest structural battery pack with 4680 cells during a Gigafactory Berlin tour ahead of the start of Model Y production at the new factory. The start of production at Gigafactory Berlin is not just significant for Tesla’s growth in Europe, but it will also mark the launch of an important new
George Clooney has told Sky News he’s “hopeful” but “not all that optimistic” that meaningful change will come out of COP26, the UN’s climate change conference, at the end of the month. While the American actor, director and environmentalist acknowledges the US’s failings when it comes to environmental policy, he also says he’s not confident
As someone who’s owned and operated their fair share of EVs, I was looking forward to experiencing Volkswagen’s first truly mainstream electric vehicle, the VW ID.4 SUV. As a part of a #vwpartner collaboration with Volkswagen, I got the opportunity to drive the VW ID.4 for a few days. What I found was an SUV
Kim Kardashian West showed she was happy to poke fun of herself during her Saturday Night Live hosting debut, making jokes about her divorce from Kanye, a leaked sex tape and OJ Simpson. Appearing on the US sketch show, the reality TV star said she ended her relationship with rapper Kanye West because of “his