Ah yes, good ol’ Alibaba. It’s the place to go whenever you want to see just how weird and wild the world of Chinese electric vehicles has become. It’s all fun and games to laugh and enjoy the weirdness, though it’s important to remember that China actually leads the world in real electric vehicles, too.
Ashley Capoot wearing a CGM. Ashley Capoot | CNBC As it turns out, exercise is good for you. So is sleep, and unfortunately, so are vegetables. I’ve heard these health adages hundreds of times before, but they truly began to hit home for me this winter as I tested out a metabolic health platform from
Charlotte Church and Jeremy Corbyn joined thousands of pro-Palestine protesters in London to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, days after a government official said the capital’s streets have become a “no-go zone for Jews”. Organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), the march stretched from Hyde Park Corner to the US Embassy in Nine Elms.
Two women have been charged in the US with alleged abuse of a corpse after propping up his body to withdraw money from his bank account, police said. Loreen Feralo, 55, and Karen Kasbohm, 63, lived with 80-year-old Douglas Layman in a house in the town of Ashtabula on the shore of Lake Erie in
Fifteen drones fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden have been shot down by the American military and its allies this morning, authorities say. US Central Command, also known as Centcom, said it had responded to a “large-scale” attack early on Saturday. The uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) presented
Premier League bosses are this weekend scrambling to finalise a landmark £836m financial settlement just days before the publication of legislation to establish English football’s first statutory regulator. Sky News has learnt that the 20 top-flight clubs, which include Aston Villa, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, will on Monday be asked to approve a revised version
California is home to some of the highest gas prices in the United States, according to AAA. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded was $3.40 as of Thursday, according to the organization’s data. In California, the average was $4.87, more than any other state. Several factors go into what drivers pay for
Two serving ministers have broken cover to urge Rishi Sunak’s government to “lead the way” and increase defence spending to at least 2.5% at a time of growing threats. In a highly unusual intervention, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, a foreign office minister and former defence minister, and Tom Tugendhat, the security minister and an experienced soldier, published
Spring is in the air, and BLUETTI is celebrating with some incredible deals on its lineup of best-selling power stations and battery packs to take along on your next camping trip or outdoor adventure. Plus BLUETTI is unleashing extra-special deals on two solar-powered newcomers. But like the change of seasons, these offers won’t last, so
Oscar-nominated actors like Cillian Murphy and Carey Mulligan might be the headline-grabbing stars you’ll hear mentioned everywhere ahead of this Sunday’s ceremony. Lesser known are the names of the “uber geniuses” who’ve made audiences sit-up and listen in what’s been a stand-out year for sound in film. Image: Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer. Pic: Universal Pictures
The campaigning is over, the voting is closed – as Hollywood’s biggest night approaches, there’s little more for the nominees to do than show up looking fabulous and wait to see who has won what. Unlike recent years, in which front runners have been little-seen indie films the academy has chosen to shine a spotlight
British boxer Anthony Joshua has defeated former UFC title-holder Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. The former two-time world champion demolished the MMA star by knockout in the second round with a huge right hand. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters OpenAI on Friday announced its new board and the wrap-up of an internal investigation by U.S. law firm WilmerHale into the events leading up to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s
US President Joe Biden has said reaching a six-week ceasefire deal in Gaza before the start of Ramadan is “looking tough”. His comments come after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said it was up to Hamas to make further progress on the truce. “The ball is in their court,” he said. “We’re working
An oil pumpjack operates on July 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Crude oil futures were little changed on Friday as traders digested what a mixed U.S. jobs report may mean for the future course of interest rates. The West Texas Intermediate contract for April fell 19 cents, or 0.24%,
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 8, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sir Jim Ratcliffe favours building a new stadium for Manchester United rather than redeveloping Old Trafford, a source has told ESPN. The club have put together a task force to assess options for “regenerating the Old Trafford area of Greater Manchester,” including Manchester mayor
Liam Gallagher and John Squire have achieved their first number one album with their eponymous debut collaboration, Liam Gallagher & John Squire. The former Oasis frontman and The Stone Roses guitarist – both Manchester rock royalty – outsold their closest competition three-to-one, according to the Official Charts. They also topped the Official Vinyl Albums Chart,
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 Rivian’s brand-new EVs, the Tesla Model Y two-seater, the Dodge Charger Daytona EV, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. This week, it will be
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ofcom said it received evidence showing Microsoft makes it less attractive for customers to run its Office productivity apps on cloud infrastructure other than Microsoft Azure. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket via Getty Images Microsoft was accused Friday of abusing the dominance of
The owners of Riviera Travel, one of Britain’s biggest providers of escorted foreign tours for the over-55s, have hired bankers to prepare a sale of the company. Sky News understands that Silverfleet Capital, which has owned Riviera since 2017, has hired Baird, the investment bank, to oversee an auction later this year. Riviera runs river