This week, Nissan Motor and Kotohira Town announced a new agreement to utilize electric vehicles, including the Nissan LEAF, as “driving storage batteries” to power evacuation centers in the event a natural disaster strikes Japan. Japan’s vulnerability to natural disasters It’s no secret that Japan is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. The island nation lying
7:38 AM ET Associated Press A lawyer representing Kathryn Mayorga, the woman who said Cristiano Ronaldo raped her in Las Vegas in 2009, has been ordered to pay the footballer £277,966 ($335,000) as reimbursement for the legal fees he incurred from the lawsuit. “I find that Ronaldo would not have incurred a majority of the
The home secretary has demanded an “explanation” from police over the decision to reveal details of Nicola Bulley’s private life. A source close to Suella Braverman said she was “concerned” by the disclosure of the missing mother-of-two’s personal information by Lancashire Police, including that she suffered “some significant issues with alcohol”, which had resurfaced over
Tesla is attempting to get owners of older Model S and Model X vehicles with unlimited Supercharging to upgrade to a new car with an enticing new offer. While Model 3 and Model Y sales are going through the roof, the more expensive Model S and Model X are a little more difficult to move.
Feb 16, 2023 BALTIMORE — Boxer Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts stemming from a hit-and-run crash in November 2020 that left four people injured, including a pregnant woman. Davis’ sentencing is May 5. Davis, 28, was scheduled to stand trial but waived that right Thursday. He did not speak after leaving the
Toyota China is slashing prices on its first electric SUV, the bZ4X, in an effort to boost sales in an increasingly competitive market. In China, prices for the bZ4X now start at less than $25,000 (169,800 RMB). Toyota cuts bZ4X prices in China Toyota first launched the bZ4X in China in October 2022, with a
Tesla’s move to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric car owners is splitting the Tesla owner community in two, with some owners being upset and feeling that it will negatively affect their ownership experience. But the move is 100% aligned with Tesla’s mission. We knew it was coming for a while, but it’s now
Tesla has been forced to “recall” all vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta as NHTSA believes it may cause crashes. The fix is a software update. In a recall notice released today, NHTSA has notified that Tesla has agreed to “recall” all 362,758 vehicles equipped with FSD Beta in the US over what it
Volkswagen’s best-selling SUV, the Tiguan, will live on in the electric age. The electric SUV will be built at its main plant in Wolfsburg and is tipped to be called the ID.Tiguan. VW is set to launch an electric Tiguan SUV At a works council meeting Thursday at Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg headquarters, where Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Paul Rudd says he has no idea if this Marvel film will be his last. The third in the Ant-Man series, following 2015’s Ant-Man and 2018’s Ant-Man And The Wasp, it’s the first of the films he hasn’t also co-written. “Maybe it is the end of Ant-Man,” Rudd told Sky News. “I don’t really know.
Chinese President Xi Jinping does not want to damage relations with the US over the “spy” balloon shot down over North America, President Joe Biden has said. “I think the last thing that Xi wants is to fundamentally rip the relationship with the United States and with me,” Mr Biden told Sky News’ affiliate NBC
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Modern Life, Search, and Devices speaks during an event introducing a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington on February 7, 2023. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Since Microsoft showcased an early
In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki speaks during the opening keynote address at the Google I/O 2017 Conference at Shoreline Amphitheater on May 17, 2017 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Thursday that she’s stepping down. Chief product officer
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk speaks on stage during the Westworld Featured Session during SXSW at Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2018 in Austin, Texas. FilmMagic | HBO | Getty Images Tesla is voluntarily recalling 362,758 vehicles equipped with the company’s experimental driver-assistance software, which is marketed
11:16 AM GMT Players contracted to England’s women’s rugby team will be entitled to fully paid maternity leave for 26 weeks as part of a new policy announced by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) on Thursday. Players who are called up within 12 months of giving birth or adopting a
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla vehicles at charging stations at a dealership in Rocklin, California, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dozens of employees at a Tesla factory in upstate New York have been fired just days after launching a union
Porsche Consulting will design lithium-metal and solid-state battery maker Sakuu’s first 3D-printing gigafactory for commercial production – and Sakuu has now printed its 3D batteries for the first time. February 16 update: Sakuu today announced that it’s now successfully and consistently 3D-printed fully functional batteries in custom shapes and sizes at its Silicon Valley battery
An estimated 91.2% of card payments last year were contactless, according to data covering spending when the technology was available. Analysis of habits by debit and credit card users at Barclays showed face-to-face or in-store spending using contactless was up from 82.6% achieved the previous year. The bank credited much of the “tap and go”
Tesla has fired dozens of employees at Gigafactory New York after a new unionization effort was launched this week, according to a new complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board. As we reported earlier this week, workers at Gigafactory New York, where now almost a thousand workers perform data annotation for Tesla’s Autopilot and
The Oppo Find N2 Flip is a foldable smartphone that has a screen on the outside too. Oppo is looking to boost its position in the premium smartphone market with the £849 ($1024) device. Oppo Oppo launched a foldable flip phone for international markets, as the Chinese smartphone maker looks to boost its business outside