Tesla has now expanded the availability of its real-time data car insurance product to car owners in Illinois. It’s now the third state to get Tesla Insurance and the second one with the more recent product based on real-time data from the drivers. Tesla Insurance Tesla had already introduced its own insurance product in California,
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West End productions, gigs, football matches and now rugby fixtures are among the events postponed this weekend amid the spread of the Omicron variant. Rugby games scheduled for this weekend between French and British clubs as part of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup are among latest events to be called off. It
Two years after winning his second Oscar for best supporting actor, Mahershala Ali is not just playing the lead in his latest film – he’s also playing a clone of the character, too. Swan Song, which is set in an eerily near future, tells the story of Cameron, who after receiving a terminal diagnosis has
Hamilton. In The Heights. Vivo. Bring It On. Encanto. Freestyle Love Supreme. Moana. His Dark Materials. tick, tick… BOOM! That’s just a handful of work that has helped Lin-Manuel Miranda become a household name over the last few years, and propelled him into stardom. And it is his latest project that has again brought him
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A search warrant has been issued for Alec Baldwin’s phone after the fatal shooting of a cinematographer, an American court has said. The warrant was issued by a Santa Fe court in New Mexico – the state where the movie Rust was being filmed. The document relates to an Apple iPhone that is “believed to
Lightyear, a startup known for developing an expensive solar car, announced its second vehicle, and it’s going to be a much less expensive ~$34,000 solar electric car. Lightyear first caught our attention because it spun out of Solar Team Eindhoven, a group of engineering students from the Technical University of Eindhoven (Netherlands) who have been competing
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Six current and former Tesla female employees have filed lawsuits against the company at the same time alleging that the automaker is “fostering a culture of sexual harassment.” The firm Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe LLP is representing the six women who filed the lawsuits following another similar lawsuit filed by Jessica Barraza, an employee
Katie Price has avoided jail after flipping her car in a crash and admitting drink-driving while disqualified. The 43-year-old former glamour model has been handed a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for a year, as well as a two-year driving ban. Price told officers after the collision, which happened near to her home in Sussex in
Comedian Jethro has died after contracting COVID-19, his manager has said. A statement on his Facebook page said the 72-year-old comedian, from Cornwall, died on Tuesday. “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of the well known and popular Cornish comedian Jethro,” the statement said. I remember when I first started showing
Adults must now show a COVID pass to enter nightclubs and other large events in England. The new measures coming into force today require proof of double-vaccination or a negative PCR or lateral flow test result within the last 48 hours for those attending some venues. The rules apply to nightclubs, indoor unseated venues with
G7, a Paris-based taxi company that operates one of the largest Tesla taxi fleets in the world, announced that it suspended all its Model 3 taxis after a severe fatal crash that occurred last weekend. One of the company’s drivers was driving the Model 3 taxi as a personal vehicle on December 11 in Paris
Several West End shows including The Lion King have been forced to cancel performances due to outbreaks of coronavirus among cast and crew. The Lion King cancelled shows on Tuesday and Wednesday due to “COVID-enforced absences within our cast and crew”. Performances at the Lyceum Theatre are due to resume on Thursday – and customers
Fantasy phenomenon The Witcher has returned for its second season, with new monsters, new characters and new threats. Superman actor Henry Cavill is back as Geralt, a monster-slaying witcher who is bound by destiny to protect the Crown Princess Ciri (Freya Allen). The show, which is based on a set of books originating from Poland,
Elon Musk announced that Tesla will start to accept Doge, a meme cryptocurrency, to buy some merchandise on its website. It’s the first time Tesla has accepted crypto as payment since a reversal earlier this year. Over the last year, Tesla has been delving deep into the cryptocurrency world. Earlier this year, Tesla invested $1.5 billion