Olivia Rodrigo has become the youngest solo artist to top the UK singles and album charts at the same time. Rodrigo, 18, from California, secured the feat with her debut album Sour and single Good 4 U. Sour also recorded the most-ever week-one streams for a debut album – 45.7 million in seven days –
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The Ford F-150 Lightning might have a longer range than expected and could even present a new way of advertising range in electric trucks. When Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning, the automaker’s new electric version of its best-selling pickup truck, the company announced two battery pack options with 230 miles and 300 miles of range.
While millions of adoring fans were able to enjoy the Friends reunion in its entirety this week, those in China noticed something was missing from their version. If you haven’t yet watched the reunion, there will be spoilers below! According to those in the country, appearances by Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, as well as
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
Betty DeVille, who is the mother to the unruly twins Phil and Lil in the 90s cartoon Rugrats, is an openly gay woman in the show’s reboot, her voice actor has revealed. Natalie Morales is the new voice behind Betty in the show’s 3D reboot on Paramount+, which sees the diapered heroes on new adventures.
Tesla’s plan for a retractable solar bed cover on its Cybertruck electric pickup truck has been revealed in a new patent application. After the launch of the Cybertruck, CEO Elon Musk surprised many when he said that Tesla’s new electric pickup truck will have a solar roof option that will add 15 miles of range per
It’s been a long time for many of us since we last stepped foot inside a cinema. The COVID-19-enforced shutdowns has meant that dozens of movies have seen their debuts on the big screen delayed, pushing back cinema releases by up to two years. Major studios are now tentatively releasing films into cinemas, in the
Last year, British star Cynthia Erivo earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of the American abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman in Harriet. This year, Erivo is turning her attention to another iconic woman, Aretha Franklin, for the upcoming third season of the biography series Genius. The star told Sky News’ Backstage podcast while the
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In anticipation of the imminent, yet cloudy delivery date of the Air sedan, Lucid Motors has shared video footage and new details of its User Experience, or UX. This in-depth look at Lucid UX offers a first look at several unique technologies implemented within a sleek design to match the rest of the Air… whenever
WARNING – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR FRIENDS: THE REUNION Friends might have finished 17 years ago, but it’s the show that has never gone away. In fact, you are probably never more than 20 minutes away from a Friends repeat on TV somewhere in the world. Now, Friends: The Reunion is here and, as
WARNING – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR FRIENDS: THE REUNION For 10 years, Friends fans followed Ross and Rachel’s on-off relationship, with the show culminating in an episode dedicated to their will they, won’t they reunion. (Seventeen-year-old spoiler: she got off the plane). Now, stars Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer have revealed that the chemistry
Oh. My. God. For the first time in 17 years, all six stars of Friends are back together on screen, which means a lot of unapologetic nostalgia, tears, and still no one knowing what Chandler Bing actually did for a living. To say Friends: The Reunion had been much hyped would be an understatement. After
EV charging management provider AMPLY Power will announce a collaboration with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions focused on charging fleets of electric buses by means of solar-powered overhead charging stations. AMPLY CEO Vic Shao will introduce this solution at the VERGE Electrify virtual conference today, but he spoke with Electrek beforehand about its potential. AMPLY is
The Ohio State Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee will consider Senate Bill 52 today, which would allow townships to designate “energy development districts” for wind and solar farms or just veto them altogether. However, locals would not have the same rights when it comes to fossil fuel plants. Ohio’s anti-clean energy bill Energy News
Elliot Page has been inundated with messages of support after being pictured bare chested for the first time since revealing he was transgender. Sharing the picture on Instagram, the 34-year-old actor said: “Trans bb’s first swim trunks”. He added the hashtags #transjoy and #transisbeautiful. Page is pictured with a beaming smile in the photo, which