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Police officers who visited Amber Heard following an incident of alleged abuse by Johnny Depp that came just days before she filed for a restraining order have told a jury they saw no evidence of injuries or property damage. A staff member who worked in the Los Angeles building where Depp and Heard lived in
Tesla announced the expansion of its virtual power plant (VPP) powered by its Powerwall to several new states and regions in Australia. Australia, and especially South Australia, has had a lot of power issues over the years as it retires aging infrastructure and tries to manage a high penetration of renewable energy, which destabilized energy
Amber Heard suffered from “histrionic and borderline personality disorders” and “grossly exaggerated symptoms of PTSD” according to a clinical and forensic psychologist who assessed her mental state following her split from Johnny Depp. Doctor Shannon Curry told the court she had originally been approached by Depp‘s legal team to help ascertain whether there was evidence
Lucid Group has announced a new agreement with long-time supporter Saudi Arabia and its Ministry of Finance. Under the terms of the agreement, the Government of Saudi Arabia has committed to purchasing 50,000 EVs from Lucid Motors over the next ten years, with the option to purchase an additional 50k over that same timeframe. Lucid
According to the latest registration data, Tesla still owns about 75% of the US’s electric car market so far this year with Model Y and Model 3 alone at the top. For years now, Tesla has been dominating the electric auto market in its home country. It is expected that Tesla’s hold on the market
DJ Tim Westwood has “strenuously denied” several allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry to take advantage of them, according to media reports. Three women have accused the former Radio 1 DJ of opportunistic and predatory sexual behaviour, while four others claim they were groped by
The Princess Bride star Cary Elwes has been treated in hospital after being bitten by a rattlesnake. The actor, who starred as Westley in the 1987 film, thanked emergency services and shared a photo of his swollen black and blue finger after the incident in California. “Bit not by a ROUS but a rattlesnake,” Elwes
Twitter announced that it accepted an acquisition offer from Tesla CEO Elon Musk for roughly $44 billion, and it will become a private company once the transaction is closed. This is a surprising turn of events as Twitter’s board had appeared to resist Musk’s effort to buy the social media and even adopted a “poison
From Brexit to COVID, the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the current war in Ukraine, the new series of financial thriller Devils acts as a fictional mirror to the world we live in. The series stars Patrick Dempsey as Machiavellian financier Dominic Morgan, a role that is a far cry from his heartthrob neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd
Music entrepreneur and YouTube star Jamal Edwards suffered a “sudden” cardiac arrest and died holding his mother’s hand, she has said in her first interview since his death. Singer and Loose Women star Brenda Edwards spoke about her son to fellow panellist Coleen Nolan ahead of her return to the show later this week. Jamal
Like many of the quirky electric vehicles I find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series, this fun-looking electric go-kart is a bit oddly proportioned. But that wouldn’t stop me from terrorizing the local neighborhood in it, all-wheel-driving my way to my rightful position as the kind of the cul-de-sac! Yep,
The winners of the BAFTA Television Craft Awards have been announced, with murder drama Landscapers and music comedy We Are Lady Parts dominating the event. The awards celebrate behind-the-scenes talent in the television industry and were hosted by Mel Giedroyc on Sunday, ahead of the BAFTA TV Awards in May. Channel 4‘s We Are Lady
FREY Bike, the Jinhua, China-based high end electric bicycle manufacturer, has just released a fat tire version of the company’s popular CC full-suspension electric comfort bike. The new FREY CC Fat takes the laidback and relaxed riding style of the original CC and opens the door to more off-road trail rides and diverse terrain with
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