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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

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

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

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

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

Jackery today is introducing a new lineup of portable power stations deemed the Explorer Plus series. The first model to hit the scene is the new Explorer 2000 Plus, which makes some notable improvements in order to be one of the brand’s most capable releases to date for tapping into some power while camping or

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

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

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

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

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

For the first time in US history, US-made wind and solar components are now cheaper than imports, according to a new study. US-made wind and solar Dartmouth and Princeton researchers just released a study called, “Effects of Renewable Energy Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act on Technology Costs, Materials Demand, and Labor” that was funded

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 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.

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

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

In June 2022, Rivian announced it would install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, factory – and the turbine’s final components have now arrived. Rivian has partnered with Charlottesville, Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy to install the new wind turbine. Once it’s online, it will be capable of generating nearly 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a