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A new artwork has appeared in London, sparking speculation it might be another Banksy design. The design – featuring a school of swimming fish – differs from the artist’s characteristic silhouette artworks, and it has yet to be claimed. It appeared on a police box in the City of London. Image: The design of swimming

Downtown LA skyline. Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games wrapping up, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass is in town to prepare the world for what the 2028 Olympics will look like in Los Angeles. And one thing she’s promising, in a big surprise to everyone’s who’s even heard about

Toyota launched the new, all-electric Proace Verso and smaller Proace City Verso MPVs on Thursday in the UK. Toyota’s new electric people carriers are on sale now with more range, tech, and style than ever. “Power to the people carriers,” Toyota boasted after launching its new mid-size and compact multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) in the UK

A woman has described the “absolute chaos” she found in the medical tent at the Boardmasters music festival when she tried to get help for a 16-year-old boy who was “delirious with pain” after being hurt in a crowd surge. Ali Gaudion told Sky News her daughter had said the unnamed teenager, a friend of

Banksy has unveiled his latest artwork – a silhouette of a stretching cat on an empty, distressed advertising hoarding – the sixth in his new collection of animal-themed pieces. The elusive street artist posted a picture of the design in Edgware Road, Cricklewood, northwest London, on Instagram on Saturday without any caption. The creature, stretching

LiDAR specialist Hesai Technology has shared thoughts and data on why it believes laser sensor technology is the missing piece in the operation of Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB), especially as automotive regulators begin to implement higher safety standards for new vehicles. Table of contents Thoughts from Hesai, a market leader in LiDAR Hesai Technology, a

Adele has confirmed her engagement during an impromptu moment with fans at a concert in Germany. The singer was performing in Munich when she appeared to spot someone carrying a sign saying, “Will you marry me?” She read out the message, but replied: “I can’t marry you because I’m already getting married, so I can’t,

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss a bunch of Tesla Cybertruck news, Rivian and Lucid earnings, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post,

A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a plot to carry out a terror attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Austria. Austrian home secretary Gerhard Karner said an 18-year-old Iraqi national had been taken into custody on Thursday evening in Vienna after allegedly being in contact with the 19-year-old main suspect. All

In today’s truck-heavy episode of Quick Charge, we explore the Cybertruck’s sales slowdown, interview Kia’s James Bell about the future of the Korean brand’s commercial vehicle efforts, and talk about the new Chinese semi brand that’s coming to America. We also touch on the new Chargepoint universal charging port, some of the “white space” that

Katie Price has been arrested at Heathrow Airport after failing to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcies. Price, 46, from Surrey, was arrested at the airport on her return to the UK. The former glamour model has been remanded in custody at a west London police station to appear at the Royal Courts

BYD Yuan Up electric SUV (Source: BYD) EVs and PHEVs made up a record half of car sales in China in July, the first time this milestone was achieved in the world’s largest auto market. Sales of EVs and PHEVs – what China calls new energy vehicles (NEVs) – jumped 37% year-over-year in July, achieving

Three Taylor Swift concerts have been cancelled in Austria over a suspected terrorist plot. Swift was due to play at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but event organisers announced their cancellation the day before the first show after two men were arrested over an alleged terror plot said to be targeting

Three Taylor Swift concerts have been cancelled in Austria over a suspected terrorist plot. Swift was due to play at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but event organisers announced their cancellation on Wednesday after two men were arrested over an alleged terror plot said to be targeting the events. The cancellations

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we talk about legacy performance nameplates turning to battery power, the value of Tesla Autopilot data, and whether or not a $96,000 Chevy Silverado makes any sense at all, to anyone, for any reason. Plus, we check out latest high-performance Volkswagen’s ID.3 and ponder its place in the GTi’s

Rivian’s (RIVN) stock is down after a “pivotal” Q2 earnings. Although it wasn’t enough to convince investors, Rivian’s CEO is defending the EV maker’s progress over the past few months as it preps for its next growth stage. Here’s what Rivian’s CEO, RJ Scaringe, had to say. Rivian’s stock tumbles following Q2 2024 earnings After