Faris Hadziq/SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Bentley Motors plans to exclusively offer plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles by 2026 and fully electric models by 2030, the British luxury carmaker said Thursday. Bentley, which is owned by German automaker Volkswagen, will offer two unnamed plug-in hybrid models starting next year. The first full-electric vehicle
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Tesla has finally launched its tequila with a crazy-looking bottle and a very high price tag. Yet another Elon Musk joke that becomes reallity. From a fart machine inside Tesla vehicles to flamethrowers, Elon Musk had plenty of strange ideas that sounded like jokes but became reality. Now add Teslaquila to that list. Back in
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. John van Hasselt | Corbis | Getty Images A short-term rental vacation host has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Airbnb, alleging that the tech company violated its contract with hosts when the company offered full refunds to guests in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in March. The lawsuit
People should be paid to have a COVID-19 jab so the country reaches herd immunity as quickly as possible, a leading ethicist has suggested. Professor Julian Savulescu from the University of Oxford said incentives would help to overcome rising vaccine hesitancy due to perceived safety concerns. People could either be given a financial inducement to
November 5th, 2020 by The Beam The Solar Panel Art Series and BEAM Magazine have invited Underdogs to join their humanitarian efforts with The Solar Panel Art Series – Underdogs Edition online exhibition, which includes specially commissioned works created on used solar panels by the visual artists ±MaisMenos±, Bordalo II, Tamara Alves, Vhils, and Wasted
November 5th, 2020 by Tina Casey Buried somewhere deep beneath the avalanche of Election Day results is news that the US has finally disentangled itself from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, as promised by President* Trump all the way back in June of 2017. That may leave fossil fuel fans heaving a sigh
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is self-isolating after recently being in “close contact” with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. The cabinet minister will have to self-isolate for a period of 14 days, in line with government and NHS rules. Mr Raab will continue to work remotely, a spokesman said, during a time when the result
9:47 AM ET There hasn’t been a trade in the NBA for almost nine months! Do you have the shakes? Let’s take a look at the broader questions that will define the wild next month — and maybe the next few years. How does a pandemic offseason unfold when almost every team is trying to
The 2020 election campaign has been marked by the division in US society. Joe Biden has picked up several states. But Donald Trump’s support held up in numerous areas within those states. And Mr Trump’s support increased among groups which have been traditionally seen as being pro-Democrat. Here are the key conflict zones which are
Donald Trump has made a series of unsubstantiated allegations claiming he is being cheated out of re-election and calling for the outcome to be decided by the Supreme Court. The Republican alleged he was the victim of interference from “phony polls” along with “big media, big money and big tech” after his campaign launched a
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been jailed for six years for evading £584,000 in taxes. Chappell failed to pay the tax on £2.2m in income he received after buying the chain for £1 in 2015 from retail tycoon Sir Philip Green. Meanwhile he splashed out on a luxury lifestyle which included a £90,000 yacht,
Clerkenwell | Vetta | Getty Images Socially responsible, or sustainable, investing — investing in ways to make the world a better place — continues to surge, driven by increasing consumer demand and the recognition that sustainable funds provide returns comparable to traditional funds in addition to lower risk. The first half of 2020 saw a
Johnny Depp has been forced to quit his role in Fantastic Beasts 3 after his unsuccessful libel trial against The Sun newspaper. The star said he had agreed to a request to resign, adding in a social media post that the “surreal judgment” of the High Court trial “will not change my fight to tell
Four weeks of lockdown in England is “enough” to make a “real impact” on coronavirus infection rates, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister spoke at a Downing Street news conference alongside NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens, which was held on the first day of England’s second national lockdown. Pubs, bars, restaurants and non-essential
Tesla (TSLA) has won a contract to build another giant battery system in Australia — even bigger than the first one. The project in South Australia has come to be known as the ‘Big Tesla Battery’. The Big Tesla Battery originally had a capacity of 100 MW/129 MWh with Tesla Powerpacks until it was recently
ESPN is going through another round of layoffs. CNBC obtained a memo to staffers where ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro confirmed roughly 300 layoffs as its parent company, Disney, shifts to more direct-to-consumer streaming, and following internal discussions about layoffs related to Covid-19. ESPN will also part ways with some on-air talent once contracts expire. “As