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Taylor Swift’s father will not face police charges over accusations he assaulted a photographer in Australia. Ben McDonald had told police that Scott Swift struck him in the face in Sydney on 27 February. The alleged confrontation happened after the 72-year-old and his megastar daughter left a yacht following the final show of her Eras

Daimler and BlackRock-backed Greenlane announces plans to build 280 mile long “EV corridor” for commercial trucks running from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Greenlane announced its plans for a new commercial charging corridor along I-15 earlier today, with initial charging locations in Colton, California, with additional stops in Barstow and Baker following soon after, with the

Police raids on two properties owned by rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs were an “unprecedented ambush”, his lawyer has said. Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by officers on Monday. The searches were connected to a sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York, US news outlets reported yesterday. In a statement

Prepare to get your minds blown, because Tesla has announced that every Tesla in the US will get a free trial of FSD for one month starting later this week. Tesla is finally rolling out its FSD Beta v12 software, which CEO Elon Musk has referred to as “mind-blowing” – a term he has used for

Steven Spielberg has given an impassioned speech urging the importance of stopping the rise of antisemitism and extremist views amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas which began in October. The 77-year-old director was speaking at a ceremony to honour the USC Shoah Foundation – a non-profit organisation he founded, which documents interviews with survivors

Photo: Erich Burnett/Oberlin College Ohio has green-lit what will be the state’s largest solar farm – and the US’s largest agrivoltaics project. The $1 billion Oak Run Solar Project, approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board last week, will sit on over 6,000 acres in Madison County, west of Columbus. Bill Gates owns some of that

I’d like to think that the only thing I need to live a car-free life is my bike and my enthusiasm. But it’s the extra gear that helps me stay as two-wheeled as possible. In this regular column, I take a deep dive into some of the coolest and most interesting gadgets and pieces of

Rebel Wilson has named Sacha Baron Cohen as the “a**hole” who she has written about in her upcoming memoir. The Australian actress and comedian, 44, previously said she intended to write a chapter in the book about “a massive a**hole” she had previously worked with in Hollywood – though she did not reveal the person’s

Olivia Colman has criticised gender pay disparity, saying if she was a man, she would be earning “a f*** of a lot more than I am”. The Oscar-winning actress, who starred as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, was also scathing about the long-held idea that male actors draw more people to cinemas. Colman, 50,

When my high-end electric bike was stolen last year, the intense combination of feelings ranging from violation to anger was hard to describe. But that is nothing compared to what one innovative electric bike maker is going through after $1M worth of unreleased new e-bikes was stolen in one fell swoop. Biktrix, the Canadian e-bike

When I first got into flying quadcopters (back when they were still called quadcopters), I would sometimes imagine what it would be like to shrink myself down Rick Moranis-style and hop aboard. But now thanks to some enterprising Chinese engineers – or perhaps garage tinkerers – I don’t have to imagine it anymore. Instead of

Automakers are fiercely lobbying governments to water down already-compromised emissions rules, but doing so will only lead to their doom as market entrants that are serious about EVs will continue ramping them anyway. The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. This is not in dispute

Who said EVs are not affordable? Hyundai is offering two of the cheapest cars to lease (EV or gas-powered), the IONIQ 6 and Kona EV, in the US, with prices as low as $169 per month. Hyundai EVs are some of the cheapest cars to lease After selling a record number of vehicles in the

Cameron Diaz has announced the birth of her first son, Cardinal Madden, at the age of 51. The Hollywood actress, who married Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden, 45, in 2015, revealed the news of their second child in a joint Instagram post. “We are blessed and excited to announce the birth of our son, Cardinal

Photo: Enel North America Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering. Enel North America has started constructing the Ables Springs Solar + Storage Project in Kaufman County, near Dallas. The project pairs a 186-megawatt (MW) solar farm with 115

Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, McKenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard reprise their roles as a family and team of ghost catchers in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – this time in the location of the original films, New York City. The latest addition to the movie franchise sees the original and new generation team up to protect their