Tesla Model Y has a real shot at becoming the best-selling passenger vehicle of 2024 in the US. Only the Toyota Rav4 stands in its way. Last year, Electrek made the Model Y its ‘car of the year’ despite launching in 2020 – three years prior. The Model Y improved between 2020 and 2023, but
Sep 24, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teenager Shang Juncheng beat Italy’s Olympic bronze medallist Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(4) 6-1 in the Chengdu Open final on Tuesday to become the second ever Chinese player to win an ATP title. It is the first ATP Tour title for Shang, who is currently China’s number two
A student who heckled Sir Keir Starmer during his speech at the Labour Party conference has told Sky News the prime minister would “not lift a finger” to help the people of Gaza amid the conflict with Israel. Daniel Riley, who is 18 and from Jersey, interrupted Sir Keir’s speech in Liverpool to shout about
Just about a year after Hyundai Motor Group announced plans to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS), Kia America sits on the cusp of sending plug adapters out to its current customers while its umbrella company works to implement the universal charging inlets on new models. The North American Standard (NACS) was initially introduced
Microsoft-owned GitHub says that 90% of the world’s open-source projects are stored on its code repository platform. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto via Getty Images Microsoft-owned developer platform GitHub on Tuesday said it is giving enterprise users the ability to limit the storage of their sensitive software code to data centers located in the European Union.
The Cure will release their first new song in 16 years on Thursday. The goth rock band shared a short burst of the song titled Alone on social media, along with close-up black and white images of a stone statue’s face. Image: The Cure performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in 2019. Pic: PA
Police Scotland’s chief constable has said the force remains “absolutely committed” to solving the murder of a banker who was fatally shot on his doorstep nearly two decades ago. Dad-of-two Alistair Wilson, 30, was shot in the Scottish Highlands in November 2004. To this day, his killer has never been caught. Scotland’s top law officer,
Commuters are facing road closures and disrupted rail services as dozens of flood warnings remain in place and further rainfall is expected. Some areas have been struck by more than a month’s worth of rain in the past 24 hours – with rising waters damaging homes and making roads impassable. Meanwhile, a fresh weather warning
Renewables developer rPlus Energies has broken ground on one of the largest solar + battery storage projects in the US, in east-central Utah. The Green River Energy Center in Emery County, Utah, is a 400-megawatt (MW) solar and 400 MW/1,600-megawatt-hour battery storage project that will supply power to western electric utility PacifiCorp under a power purchase
Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Ram, Dodge, and several others is searching for a new CEO to replace Carlos Tavares. The company is considering a leadership change after Taveres’ contract expires in 2026. The move comes as Stellantis looks to revamp brand sales in the US, its biggest profit market, as it falls behind
Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia and Genesis, is looking to take advantage of Europe’s “battleground” with plans to expand in the world’s second-largest EV market. With its Czech Republic plant and new low-cost EVs at the heart of its expansion, Hyundai aims to play a more prominent role in Europe. Hyundai wants a bigger share
After Lebanon’s bloodiest day in almost two decades, the big question is whether this is the start of a much bigger war. Central to that is the arsenal of 150,000 missiles Hezbollah is thought to have at its disposal. Does it have the ability and the intent to use them? If the answer is yes
Elon Musk is claiming that Tesla Robotaxi will be as cheap as the bus, which “won’t be needed” when it “rolls out unsupervised full self-driving.” Does the math work? This weekend, Musk responded to a misleading claim that electric buses don’t work in colder climates. The first part of his comment accurately explains that if
Some of the country’s most notorious cold cases could be solved with the help of an artificial intelligence tool that can do 81 years of detective work in just 30 hours. Avon and Somerset Police are trialling the technology which can identify potential leads that may not have been found during a manual trawl of
At least 274 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon – including 21 children – according to the country’s health minister. Israel attacked hundreds of Hezbollah targets on Monday in Lebanon‘s deadliest day since 7 October, with 39 women also reported killed and 1,024 people wounded. After Hezbollah was rocked by pager and
Police have arrested three people and seized more than £100,000 wrapped in nappies as part of an investigation into the sale of fake airbags. City of London Police carried out early morning raids in Leyton and Ilford, east London, seizing 500 counterfeit airbags and £140,000 in cash. Around £110,000 was hidden in nappies in a
Meanwhile, the All Blacks survived a stirring Wallabies comeback in Sydney to claim their second win of the tournament. Read on as we review some of the key takeaways from the weekend. If you flicked off the TV after 15 minutes of Bledisloe I, and then came back an hour later, it would have been
The Welsh and UK governments have announced a new partnership in a bid to cut NHS waiting lists in England and Wales. The announcement was made during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Monday. Wales‘s first minister Eluned Morgan last year rejected an offer from the Conservative government to treat some NHS patients from
Nurses have rejected the government’s offer of a 5.5% pay rise, the Royal College of Nursing has said. Two thirds of nursing staff voted against the current year’s pay award, with a record high 145,000 members of the union casting a vote. In a letter to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP, RCN general secretary Professor
Parts of the UK were struck by flash flooding after some areas saw more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours. Heavy rain left parts of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and London submerged, flooding properties and causing widespread travel disruption. At least 45 houses flooded across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Kent and the Home Counties, according to