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Beyonce has become the first black artist ever to hit number one with a country album in the UK, topping the chart with her eighth record, Cowboy Carter. Not only that, but the star has done the double – with the album’s lead single, Texas Hold ‘Em, returning to the top spot in the singles

A new study from UC Berkeley confirms what EV fans already know: EV adoption does, in fact, make the air cleaner. Perhaps even more importantly, the study offers some quantifiable, granular data about how much electric vehicles are impacting emission rates in the here and now, not in the foreseeable future. Not that these numbers

Model and singer Suki Waterhouse has confirmed the birth of her first child with Twilight star Robert Pattinson. The British star, 32, shared a Polaroid of her cradling her child, who was wrapped up in a blanket adorned with love hearts. “Welcome to the world angel,” she wrote on Instagram, adding a red, love heart

Photo: Toyota Toyota has made its fully electric 2024 bZ4X – which only just landed on dealers’ lots – available to lease with a $10,000 discount. Toyota’s 2024 bZ4X lease deal Toyota released prices and specs of the 2024 bZ4X in January, and it hasn’t even been available at dealerships that long. But CarsDirect reports

Ford electric Explorer SUV (Source: Ford) After EV sales picked up in the first quarter, Ford is scaling back as it delays plans to launch its new three-row electric SUV. Ford is pushing back EV production at its Oakville, Ontario, plant as it shifts to expand its hybrid lineup. Ford’s electric vehicle sales surged 86%

Kiss have sold their music catalogue to the company behind ABBA’s hologram concerts. The US rock band, known for their black and white makeup, have also allowed Pophouse Entertainment Group to buy its trademark and face paint designs. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval and reported to be worth around $300m (£237m), includes

Elon Musk’s xAI, an artificial intelligence startup, has poached yet another engineer from Tesla in a clear conflict of interest. Last year, Musk launched a new AI startup, xAI, and it has been a controversial endeavor – primarily because he has himself described Tesla as “an AI company”. A few years prior, Musk had left OpenAI

Jay-Z’s music festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row – with organisers not explicitly giving the reasons why. Made In America festival, which usually takes place in Philadelphia in September, announced in a vague statement on social media that the event would not be held in 2024. “Since its inception, this

Sustainable boatbuilder Sunreef Yachts is adding a sleeker, lighter solar electric catamaran to its portfolio. The new Explorer Eco 40m is the company’s smallest electric yacht to date, but debuts with some of the most advanced technology, including Sunreef’s proprietary “solar skin” Sunreef Yachts was established in 2002 in Gdansk, Poland where its shipyard and office

Rebel Wilson claims she felt as if Sacha Baron Cohen “sexually harassed” her on the set of the film Grimsby, and believes he “gets off on making people feel uncomfortable”. The Australian actress made the allegations about the British comedy star in her memoir, Rebel Rising, which was released in the US yesterday. A representative

Nigerian singer-songwriter Davido has said he is taking legal action after an April Fool’s article said he had been arrested for drug offences. The popular Afrobeats singer, 31, said in a statement on X that he had received a “barrage of calls” after the story – which claimed he had been detained after cocaine was

Your outdoor adventures – no matter how rugged, rough, wet, or muddy – are in capable hands with the latest innovation of power products provider BLUETTI: the BLUETTI AC240 Weatherproof Portable Power Station. The first of its kind to feature a truly systemwide IP65 rating for water and dust resistance, this durable power station can

EV maker Rivian’s (RIVN) Q1 EV deliveries were about flat from the fourth quarter as preparations began at its Normal, IL plant to cut costs. Despite deliveries falling slightly from Q4, Rivian beat Wall Street’s expectations and confirmed full-year production guidance. Rivian’s Q1 2024 EV deliveries and production results Rivian announced first-quarter 2024 production and

JK Rowling’s comments about new hate crime laws “are not assessed to be criminal”, police have said, as they confirmed no further action would be taken. The Harry Potter author dared police to arrest her on social media over the legislation that came into force in Scotland. The new measures aim to tackle the harm

A delivery driver fatally shot a TV star’s dog while dropping off groceries. Angie Harmon – known for her appearances in Law & Order and Rizzoli & Isles – says her family is “devastated”. On Instagram, she wrote: “He got out of his car, delivered the food & THEN shot our dog. “Our [Ring] camera

Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire company unveiled its third electric motorcycle in March: the S2 Mulholland. At first glance, the electric cruiser closely resembles the existing LiveWire S2 Del Mar. That’s thanks to the shared Arrow platform fulfilling its purpose of spanning multiple electric motorbikes. Still, there are a number of key differences between the S2 models that

Photos of a Tesla Model 3 under wraps have the internet speculating on whether an unveiling of the anticipated Ludicrous/Plaid upgrade to the Model 3 Performance is imminent. Tesla recently refreshed the Model 3, and with it came several upgrades. However, one missing upgrade was the availability of a performance model, which has been absent

Shakira has criticised the Barbie movie as “emasculating”, adding men and women both have a “purpose” in society and one shouldn’t be at the expense of the other. Speaking to Allure magazine, the 47-year-old Colombian popstar spoke about the blockbuster film released last summer, as well as her new album and her break-up with former

Mercedes-Benz is joining a wave of automakers offering significant discounts on its 2023 EV models as it looks to clear inventory. The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS is being offered at up to $20,000 off MSRP, but the deals won’t last long. Mercedes ups discounts to clear 2023 EQS EV models Mercedes launched the EQS electric sedan

Colin Farrell is swapping rural Ireland for the mean streets of Los Angeles in his new detective series, Sugar. Oscar-nominated Farrell, 47, was a film fan before he became an actor and says he finds solace in stories told on both the big and small screens. He told Sky News: “Films are constantly teaching me