Rivian has released a closer look at its insanely engineered $6,000 camp kitchen that fits inside its R1T electric pickup truck. The electric vehicle startup has been positioning its upcoming electric pickup truck, the R1T, as an “adventure vehicle,” and they have been working on a ton of accessories for it in order to make
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Smallville actor Allison Mack has been sentenced to three years in prison for manipulating women into becoming sex slaves for the leader of the cult-like NXIVM group. Mack had pleaded guilty to the charges that accused her of helping create a society of brainwashed women branded with leader Keith Raniere’s initials. “I made choices I
It’s got impressively scary aliens, time travel and huge amounts of fire power, but Chris Pratt says it’s family relationships that are at the heart of his new film. In The Tomorrow War the actor plays a former military man turned school teacher who’s drafted, along with many others, to travel into the future to
UK-based EV startup Volta Trucks has just unveiled its first running prototype chassis that will offer the framework of its upcoming purpose-built, 16-ton electric truck. The newly announced Volta Zero Truck prototype chassis was designed and built to include the production specification frame and drivetrain components consumers will eventually see in the finished vehicle. With
Giant puppets, marching bands and circus performers will all be part of a pageant to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year. Street theatre and dance will take over central London in honour of Her Majesty’s 70th year on the throne, with celebrations being described as a “reopening ceremony” for the country by organisers. The
It’s been a quarter of a century since the Spice Girls first zig-a-zig-ahhed into our lives, making the message clear from the start. “If you wannabe my lover, you gotta get with my friends,” was their sing-song warning to the boys, in a song about friendship and, of course, girl power, that paved the way
In a tweet today, EV manufacturer Canoo unveiled a one-minute video showing computer-generated renderings of what its future manufacturing campus may look like in Oklahoma. This “mega microfactory,” as Canoo is calling it, is scheduled to open in 2023 and will bring more than 2,000 jobs to the Tulsa area. Canoo ($GOEV) is an EV startup founded
Two big festivals have announced they will be going ahead this summer. Tramlines Festival, in Sheffield, will run as part of the government’s pilot events programme from 23-25 July, with acts including The Streets, Royal Blood and Richard Ashcroft set to play to a full capacity of 40,000 fans. Standon Calling, in Hertfordshire, is not
Elvis Costello has defended teenage star Olivia Rodrigo over an accusation that she copied one of his songs. Brutal, a track on Rodrigo’s chart-topping album Sour, sounds similar to a riff that featured in Costello’s 1978 track Pump It Up. Veteran singer-songwriter Costello stepped in to defend the young star after a Twitter user described
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Tesla is using some questionable practices during its latest end-of-quarter push as the automaker is undergoing an intense effort to deliver as many vehicles as possible by Wednesday. Earlier this month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked employees to go “all out” for the end-of-quarter delivery push in a leaked email. Tesla has been known to
Cast your mind back to July 2000, a time when Tony Blair was prime minister, the world was only just discovering Coldplay, and a group of unknowns were entering a house-share for an experiment. In that summer, the TV phenomenon of Big Brother was born. The country became addicted to watching a bunch of random
Hero Cycles has just delivered its first batch of Indian-produced electric bicycles to Germany. Now the company says to expect the figures to grow. Hero Cycles is a massive bicycle manufacturer owned by Hero Motors, the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. The Indian manufacturer’s electric bicycle division has now set its sights on Europe
F9, the latest instalment in the Fast And Furious saga, has had the highest grossing opening weekend of the post-pandemic era so far at the US box office. Starring Vin Diesel and John Cena, the film grossed $70m (£50.2m) at the US box office after opening last Friday – more than A Quiet Place II
Tesla has been almost continuously adjusting its prices across its lineup over the past few months, and now, the Model Y is seeing another small price increase. In February, Tesla made several changes to Model 3 and Model Y prices, mostly going down, again in early March, and then increased Model 3 prices in late March. In April, the automaker again
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