Tesla is listed as a “technical partner” in a deal to take over a very large controversial nickel mine in New Caledonia. Lately, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been pushing for nickel producers to boost production as he expects the resource could become a bottleneck for battery production. It’s likely the reason why the automaker decided to
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The Vicar Of Dibley is one of the UK’s best-loved sitcoms – with Dawn French becoming a national treasure after her portrayal of Reverend Geraldine Granger. The reverend would close almost every episode by sharing an often rude joke with the church verger Alice, one of the many quirky characters in the village, who would
VW’s MEB electric vehicle platform is getting a stamp of approval from UBS in their teardown of the VW ID.3 electric car. The German automaker is seen catching up to Tesla in EV technology. By focusing solely on all-electric vehicles all the way back to the early 2000s, Tesla has managed to build a significant
By now, Caleb Followill’s wife, model and former Victoria’s Secret angel Lily Aldridge, hopefully will have been able to listen to his latest work, his eighth album with Kings Of Leon. She is certainly doing her bit to support her husband’s record, plugging it with heart and fire emojis to her 5.3 million followers on
Love Island has been confirmed to return in the summer after the last two series were cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis. The hit dating show, now hosted by Laura Whitmore, sees contestants “coupling up” to find romance – plus a cash prize – usually while sunning themselves at a luxury villa in Majorca. It
In March 2020, the world-famous Abbey Road recording studio shut its doors for the first time in almost 90 years. Opened in November 1931, the northwest London venue even remained open during the Second World War, supporting the government and Royal Family with broadcasts to the nation. But the COVID-19 crisis was unprecedented. Image: Abbey
Volkswagen is announcing the start of its over-the-air software updates for its ID electric vehicles, something that Tesla has been pioneering. But strangely, customers need to go to the dealership to get a software update to activate the over-the-air update capability. Tesla pioneered over-the-air software updates in the auto industry. The automaker built its software
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A documentary exploring claims filmmaker Woody Allen molested his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow when she was a child has had its UK release confirmed. Following its showing in the US, Allen v Farrow will premiere on Sky Documentaries on Monday 15 March. Image: The four-time Oscar-winner and his wife say the allegations are ‘categorically false’
Elon Musk says that Tesla aims to release new version of its Full Self-Driving Beta software with ‘Autosteer on city streets’ next month and it should come with a wider release to more customers. Back in October 2020, Tesla started to push a Full Self-Driving Beta release to owners in the ‘Early Access’ program, a
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
Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague has been given a warning over social media promotions, after an £8,000 online giveaway was found to have broken official rules. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the influencer’s prize draw, which she held to mark reaching 1 million YouTube subscribers, was not administered fairly. Hague, who appeared on Love
The Isle Of Wight Festival has announced it will go ahead this year, but is moving from June to September following the government’s roadmap out of lockdown announcement. It was originally due to run from 17 to 20 June, just ahead of the date of 21 June given by Boris Johnson as the earliest possible
Tesla is rumored to be behind a massive new land deal to secure over 100 acres next to its Gigafactory Shanghai in China. Gigafactory Shanghai has been expanding so fast that Tesla is running out of space to physically grow at the location in the Shanghai free-trade zone. After quickly managing to build the first
Former soldier Ant Middleton has fought back over Channel 4’s claims it had severed ties with him over his “personal conduct”. The broadcaster had said in a statement this week that it will not work with Middleton again because “our views and values are not aligned”. But the star of SAS: Who Dares Wins said
Elon Musk says that Tesla will launch its subscription service for its Full Self-Driving package within the next three to four months. Get ready for a high monthly premium, though. Last year, we reported on indications that Tesla is working on a pay-as-you-go subscription for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package. Later, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla