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The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is putting the new, 600 km Volvo FM Electric semi truck through its paces as they work to decarbonize their emergency vehicle fleet and keep Australia safe from the devastating effects of wildfires. The Volvo FM Electric is on loan to the NSW RFS for an extended test

British director Joe Wright has said fascism is a “global problem” and there is a sense of the ideology “within us all”. Wright, who is best known for films including Darkest Hour and Atonement, described fascism as the “politicisation of toxic masculinity” which he said “exists everywhere”. Speaking to Sky News’ Barbara Serra ahead of

Tesla is refusing to do the right thing about ‘Full Self-Driving’ package transfers and instead holds its own incapacity to deliver the package over the head of its owners. I just had a conversation with Tesla about doing the right thing about FSD transfer. I got an answer: a “categoric no”. Tesla is literally using

Strictly Come Dancing star Wynne Evans has apologised for an “inappropriate and unacceptable” remark he made to a woman during the show’s live tour launch. The 52-year-old Welsh opera singer – who is famous for his role in GoCompare insurance adverts – has been touring with the live show after competing with professional dance partner

A former assistant to Harvey Weinstein has accused parliament of being too “slow to act” on the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) – saying there has been “a clear trail” of their use at the root of “every scandal of abuse”. In 2017, Zelda Perkins was the first woman to break a Weinstein-related NDA signed

Holly Willoughby has revealed for the first time how a plot to murder her impacted her, saying “nothing can prepare you for something like that”. In July last year, security guard Gavin Plumb, then aged 37, was found guilty of planning to kidnap, rape and kill the British television presenter. Prosecutors said he was obsessed

Last week’s inauguration of President Trump stole the headlines, but it wasn’t the only big election news — a supermajority of workers at BlueOval SK voted to file a petition last week with the National Labor Relations Board to unite with the UAW. The supermajority vote by workers at BlueOval SK occurred after attending a town

Photo: GE Vernova GE Vernova’s onshore wind business announced that it received orders in 2024 to repower over 1 gigawatt (GW) of wind turbines in the US. Wind energy repowering is all about breathing new life into older turbines. By swapping out aging parts like turbines, blades, and nacelles for the latest tech, wind farms

Marilyn Manson will not be charged following a lengthy investigation into sexual assault and domestic violence allegations, prosecutors have said. Los Angeles county district attorney Nathan Hochman said some of the alleged incidents had happened too long ago, while there was not sufficient evidence to charge the 56-year-old, whose legal name is Brian Warner, over

Rivian (RIVN) already has several automakers reaching out about potential supply deals for software and other EV tech. According to Rivian’s Chief Software Officer, Wassym Bensaid, its new partnership with Volkswagen has other OEMs “knocking on our door.” Will Rivian and VW supply EV tech to other automakers? After launching “Rivian and VW Group Technology,

Tesla has officially launched the new Model Y in North America and Europe after launching it in China earlier this month. The difference is that Tesla is now taking orders for both the older and newer versions of its best-selling electric SUV. That’s a unique launch for Tesla. I don’t remember the automaker doing that

A survivor of the 7 October Hamas attack has been chosen to represent Israel at Eurovision. Yuval Raphael was at the Nova music festival when Hamas led a cross-border attack from Gaza into southern Israel. Hundreds were killed and many were taken hostage at the event. The amateur singer was there with friends and later

Two of the top-selling EV brands in the US are teaming up to overcome an uncertain market in 2025. Hyundai confirmed on Thursday that it’s nearing a deal with GM that would include re-badging EV models. Here’s what to expect. After announcing its fourth quarter 2024 financials, Hyundai confirmed it was nearing a deal to

Emilia Perez leads the nominations for this year’s Oscars – and has broken the record for the most nominated non-English language film in the history of the awards. The Spanish-language musical, which tells the story of a Mexican cartel boss who undergoes gender affirmation surgery, stars Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofia Gascon –

JackRabbit, the maker of pint-sized electric microbikes, is back with a new product designed to quickly recharge their batteries from pure, uncut photons mainlined into an e-bike directly from the sun. In true independent charging form, the Solar Charging Kit from JackRabbit keeps riders rolling even when there’s not a convenient AC outlet in sight.

Ricky Gervais has paid tribute to his “beautiful” on-screen dog who featured in his TV show After Life. The British comedian and actor said Vislor Antilly, also known as Anti, was a “beautiful soul” and they “hit it off straight away”. Gervais said the German shepherd helped make After Life his “favourite filming experience of

Chevy’s electric SUV is getting recalled again due to a defect with the adaptive cruise control. GM issued the recall on Wednesday, impacting nearly 3,000 Chevy Equinox EV AWD models. Here’s how they plan to fix it. Chevy Equinox EV recall for 2025 AWD models GM sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Administration

This year’s Oscar nominations have been revealed – with Emilia Perez, Wicked, The Brutalist, Conclave and A Complete Unknown among the big films in the running for awards. This year’s nominations announcement on Thursday was originally scheduled to take place on 17 January, but was pushed back twice due to the wildfires which have devastated

A$AP Rocky fired blank shots from a prop gun in order to protect his friend, his lawyer has said on the first day of his trial. The US rapper is accused of firing a gun at Terell Ephron, a former childhood friend who testified their relationship had soured and a feud allegedly came to a

Sting has cancelled an awards ceremony performance and several shows at short notice this week, on the advice of his doctor. An announcement on the British singer’s Instagram page said the decision had been made “due to illness” but did not include any more details. Sting, 73, was due to perform at the Bass Magazine