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The 1975 are being pursued for more than £2m in damages after frontman Matty Healy criticised Malaysia’s homosexuality laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage. Future Sound Asia is accusing the group of breaching a contract – and alleges it had received a “pre-show written assurance” that their performance would adhere to all local

A Tesla Cybertruck release candidate was found broken down on the side of the road as the automaker is testing the electric pickup truck ahead of the start of production. Over the last few months, we have been reporting on Tesla’s evolving test program for the Cybertruck ahead of production, which is just a few

Just over a week after publicly showcasing its upcoming Ronin super GT for the first time, Fisker has followed up with some additional pertinent details, including a limited production run and a starting price that may require the sale of some of your organs. That might be worth it to some to own what Fisker

X Factor star Lucy Spraggan is calling for an “industry shift” over the treatment of contestants on reality TV, labelling the resulting fame from appearing on such programmes “a huge trauma”. The singer – who is now 31 – was just 20 years old when she appeared on the Simon Cowell talent show, and was

The owner of an art gallery says she’s “mortified” after The Last Of Us and Narcos star Pedro Pascal turned up to see an exhibition about himself – and couldn’t get in. The show – ADHD Hyper Fixation And Why It Looks Like I Love Pedro Pascal – is on display at the Rhodes Gallery

Singapore-headquartered Maxeon Solar Technologies has just announced that it’s going to build a $1 billion silicon solar factory in New Mexico – the largest in the US. The 3-gigawatt factory, which will be located in Albuquerque, will produce TOPCon PV-silicon cell technology and Maxeon’s shingled-cell Performance Line solar modules. The new factory will supply both

A 14-year-old rapper and social media star who was reported to have died has said she is in fact safe and alive. A statement on Lil Tay’s Instagram account on Wednesday, purportedly from her family, said she and her brother had both died. But the TMZ website quoted her as saying her account had been

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Sir Billy Connolly has unveiled four new artworks for sale. The much-loved Scottish comedian, 80, has been a keen artist since 2012, and has unveiled the new drawings through the Castle Fine Art gallery. The pieces have been launched through his Born on a Rainy Day art series and are being sold for £1,250 each

A new report has revealed damning footage showing several Tesla vehicles on Autopilot crashing into police vehicles on the highway. Tesla has been under federal investigation about its Autopilot potentially having a problem with crashes with emergency vehicles on the side of the road. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) first opened an

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, has died aged 80. Robertson was behind such classics as The Weight, Up On Cripple Creek, and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. He died surrounded by his family, a statement from his manager said. The Band initially served as Bob Dylan’s backing group –

The last time we heard from African electric motorcycle startup Spiro, the company was planning to roll out 140,000 e-motos in Uganda. Now Spiro is working to put even more bikes and battery swap stations on the road thanks to new funding. The company just landed approximately US $63 million, in partnership with Societe Generale

Emmy-winning actor Billy Porter has said he is having to sell his house because of the ongoing strikes in Hollywood. The comments by the actor, singer and stage star, who is best known for his portrayal of Pray Tell in New York drama series Pose, offer an insight into the struggles faced not just by

A solar roof is a feature that Tesla said would be available on the Cybertruck, but with the electric pickup truck being closer to production, it’s not clear if it is still in the cards. Tesla, like many other automakers, had previously explored adding solar to electric vehicles, but it has never pulled the trigger

DJ Casper – the musician behind dance hit the Cha Cha Slide – has died at the age of 58. His wife told ABC7 Chicago the musician, who was diagnosed with kidney and liver cancer in 2016, had passed away. She said: “Casper was a fun-loving, giving person. “He was a genuine, family-oriented man. “He

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

GM’s all-electric, last-mile delivery business BrightDrop has added a third North American territory to its coverage map – Mexico. The e-delivery specialist shared details of its latest market expansion this evening, which will soon include sales of its two all-electric vans to the South. BrightDrop was formed by GM in early 2021 to develop an ecosystem

All references to JK Rowling have been removed from a museum in Seattle after one employee referred to her views on gender identity as “hateful”. The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) in the US city took out all references to the Harry Potter author from its exhibition Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic, and removed

Fans of the Audi RS6 sports car sedan (saloon) have reason to celebrate. Audi Sport plans to resurrect the RS6 saloon as an even more powerful, high-performance electric sedan. Audi RS6 sports car will have a powerful electric revival The Audi RS6 has attracted fans for over 20 years, but the classic sedan was discontinued

Newly announced Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington has responded to threats to boycott the show over her previous tweets, which have been criticised by some fans as transphobic. The British actress, who is best known for TV shows including Sherlock and Mr Selfridge, was one of the first stars to be revealed for this