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A well-known Iraqi social media influencer has reportedly been shot dead in her car by a gunman on a motorbike. Om Fahad, whose real name is Ghufran Sawadi, was killed outside her home in Baghdad’s Zayouna district on Friday, according to the AFP news agency, citing security officials. It appears the unidentified attacker pretended to

Tesla just released the Model 3 Performance on Tuesday, and already Tesla has hiked the price by $1,000. The Model 3 Performance came out the morning of Tesla’s quarterly earnings report earlier this week, with lots of updates. Tesla updated the car’s bodywork, seats, steering, brakes, damping, track mode software, and of course the rear

The newly designed Hyundai Kona Electric is better in every way, with more range, faster charging, and a bold new style. Hyundai’s new 2024 Kona Electric is even cheaper to lease than the gas-powered model, starting at $169 per month. Hyundai Kona Electric cheaper to lease than gas model Hyundai revealed the 2024 Kona Electric

Peter Kay says he has been forced to postpone two shows at a new arena in Manchester again – this time for almost a month. The comedian was due to perform at the Co-op Live in Manchester, which is set to become the UK’s biggest arena, on 23 and 24 April. Behind-schedule power tests and

Photo: Bygging Uddemann The first of 23 caissons for Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island, is nearly complete. Princess Elisabeth Island will be an electricity grid at sea that will connect offshore wind farms to the Belgian mainland and also serve as a hub for future interconnectors with the UK and Denmark. Belgian electricity transmission

Jack Whitehall says he’s been the victim of “outrageous shading” after the Prince of Wales described his jokes as “dad-like”. The next in line to the throne was asked by a group of school kids to tell a “dad joke” – and responded by saying he was “channelling” the 35-year-old comedian. On X, Whitehall quipped:

Following similar announcements from rivals, Hyundai is adding more hybrids to its lineup as a bridge to its next-gen EVs. Hyundai will add hybrid production lines at its dedicated EV plant in Georgia as demand rises. Hyundai adds hybrids at its new dedicated EV plant Hyundai is shaking things up after initially announcing plans to

Matty Healy has reacted to new tracks by supposed ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift that are rumoured to be about him. The 1975 frontman is never named in any tracks featuring on Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, but fans have assumed several references are about him. Many have interpreted the lyrics of the first song

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) surged 12% today, one of its best days in a long time, as Elon Musk tries to position Tesla to ride the artificial intelligence wave. In a rare occurrence, Tesla had a pretty bad miss on expectations for both revenue and earnings with its financial results in Q1 2024. Despite the miss,

Tupac Shakur’s estate has threatened to sue Drake and ordered him to delete a track featuring an AI-generated copy of the late rapper’s voice. Drake released the song Taylor Made Freestyle – a diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar – on his Instagram page on Friday, which features verses created by AI software mimicking both

Rendering: New York Port Authority New York State’s largest onsite solar plus storage project – a solar carport canopy at JFK International Airport – has begun construction. Once the solar carport comes online, it will help power the AirTrain and reduce electricity costs for residents of low-income neighborhoods in Queens. The solar carport will be

Richard Gadd has urged fans of his hit show Baby Reindeer to stop speculating about who the characters in his show are based on in real life. The Netflix series is based on the real-life story of its writer Gadd, who also plays the lead character, and his warped relationship with a female stalker. Fans

Mercedes unveiled its 2025 electric G-Class tonight – which it’s calling the “G580 with EQ technology” – in Beverly Hills, CA, and we’re here at the reveal with all the details. Mercedes first surprised us with its “EQG” concept at IAA in 2021. Now it’s heading to production, but with a somewhat more plain name. At the

A guitar used by John Lennon in the recording of The Beatles album and film Help! is going up for auction after being found in a loft. Believed to have been lost, the 12-string acoustic guitar had not been seen or played for more than 50 years before it was rediscovered in the home of

A Tesla driver was arrested for vehicular homicide after he ran over a motorcyclist while driving using Autopilot without paying attention. The accident happened in Snohomish county, Washington, on April 19. The local news reported on the accident based on the police report: The man, 56, had activated Tesla’s Autopilot feature. He was using his

Richard Osman has revealed three out of four of the lead characters for the forthcoming big screen adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club. Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley will take on the roles of Elizabeth Best, Ron Ritchie and Ibrahim Arif respectively. Image: Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley. Pic: AP The

More than 1 in 5 cars sold globally this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand projected over the next decade, says a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. Rising EV sales are set to remake the global auto industry and significantly reduce oil consumption for road transport, according to the new edition

Elon Musk was described as a “pigeon CEO”: “he comes, shits all over us, and goes”, said a former Tesla employee. Now, the CEO is signaling a focus on Tesla. Musk has always been an interesting case of a CEO as he has been both CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, two major companies, for nearly

TV host Jeremy Kyle is expected to give evidence at an inquest into the death of Steve Dymond, who died shortly after failing a lie detector test on his show in May 2019. The presenter was previously made an interested person to the inquest by the coroner because “he may have caused or contributed” to

One of Gogglebox’s longest-serving sofa critics has announced his divorce, six years after tying the knot. Stephen Lustig-Webb and his husband Daniel have appeared on the hit Channel 4 programme together since 2019, but quit last year, saying they wanted to “explore other opportunities”. The pair, who run a hairdressing salon together, got engaged in