Iceland’s prime minister is expected to join tens of thousands of women in a strike for equal pay on Tuesday, labour unions in the country have said. Katrín Jakobsdóttir told Icelandic media that she plans to take part in the industrial action, organised under the slogan ‘Do you call this equality?’, and not come to
Elon Musk said that Tesla will get into “larger scale” advertising, something that investors have been calling for, but only once the company figures out how. Earlier this year, CEO Elon Musk announced a reversal of his longstanding strategy that Tesla not spend on advertising but instead spend money to improve the products – counting on
Hyundai and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced plans Monday to establish a new auto manufacturing plant in “The Kingdom.” Hyundai and Saudi PIF plan new manufacturing plant Hyundai and Saudi’s PIF signed a joint venture agreement to build a new “highly automated vehicle manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia” at the Saudi-Korean Business Forum.
It’s soon game over for Volkswagen ICE vehicles in Norway. Norwegian VW importer Møller Mobility Group just confirmed the plan to wrap up any orders on ICE vehicles in the country by December 2023 – after that, the brand will only sell its electric models. It’s no surprise that Norway is leading the world in
A Tesla Cybertruck couldn’t charge at a Supercharger station in the Mojave desert and had to be towed, but it gave us a half-decent size comparison with Ford F-150 Raptor. Tesla currently has a large fleet of Cybertruck prototypes undergoing testing in the wild ahead of the start of deliveries at the end of next
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 23, 2023, 11:07 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS, France — About 15 hours after England fell to their agonising 16-15 defeat to South
The body of a man has been recovered by officers after reports a vehicle was seen getting into difficulty in floodwater on Friday. Searches were carried out by police after the incident near Marykirk, Aberdeenshire, following disruption caused by Storm Babet. “Formal identification is still to take place, however next of kin have been informed,”
Wrexham owner Ryan Reynolds has been “gifted” an area of the city for his birthday – with plans in place to transform it into a park in his honour. Reynolds received the special 47th birthday gift in Wrexham city centre from the club’s co-owner Rob McElhenney. A video in the style of US sitcom Parks
Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images The price of bitcoin rose to start the week, extending gains from the previous week helped by optimism about a bitcoin ETF and a flight to safety. Bitcoin was trading about 2.7% higher at $30,716.24, according to Coin Metrics, and is coming off its best week since June.
In this article AMZN MSFT GOOG AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook takes a dip in the crowd after the presentation of the new iPhone 15. Christoph Dernbach | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Apple is on track to spend $1 billion per year on developing its generative artificial intelligence
Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Pexels.com Food trucks in the US are huge business, and huge polluters with noisy generators spewing noxious fumes into the air, making that artisan taco a little less palatable. But this Seattle startup, Joule Case, is building a unique business by supplying modular battery systems to food trucks eager to
Tesla has revealed that the Department of Justice has ramped up its investigation into the company with subpoenas relating to several matters. Lately, there have been several media reports about government agencies investigating Tesla regarding several different matters. In its quarterly SEC reports, Tesla has to report contacts with government agencies regarding any possible investigations,
Israel has evidence of Iranian “involvement” in the Hamas terror attack that left more than 1,400 people dead and over 200 kidnapped, a senior Israeli military officer has said. Major General Michael Edelstein, a veteran commander who is working with the Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) Southern Command, said the attackers, were “well trained, well equipped”.
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Toyota is on a roll with EV concepts at this year’s Japan Mobility Show, and the latest has to be among the highest on its customer request list: an electrified Land Cruiser SUV. The Land Cruiser Se concept is as straightforward a look into what a BEV version of the iconic off-roader might look like
Donald Trump said a former member of his legal team who pleaded guilty to criminal charges in an election interference case was “never” his attorney. The ex-US president put distance between himself and Sidney Powell online after she admitted six misdemeanour counts over attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. Speaking on Truth
A young corn snake has been reunited with his owner after going missing a year ago. Adventurous Emett managed to survive in the great outdoors after escaping from his home in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. The reptile was eventually found in a residential area nearby and handed into the Scottish SPCA’s animal rescue and rehoming centre
In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Japan’s competition watchdog on Monday said it is investigating Alphabet-owned Google for alleged antitrust law violations in regards to its search practices on mobile platforms, ramping up regulatory pressure on the
The world’s oldest dog has died at the age of 31. Born on 11 May 1992, Bobi was recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest dog ever in February. The purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo broke a record held by Australian cattle-dog Bluey, who died at 29 years and five months in 1939. Image: Pic:
British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton lost his second-place finish at the United States Grand Prix after being disqualified. His Mercedes failed a physical floor and plank wear inspection following Sunday’s race at the Circuit of the Americas racetrack in Texas. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was found guilty of the same offence and also disqualified from his