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Margot Robbie has broken her silence over being snubbed for an Oscar nomination in the best actress category.  The Barbie star said “there’s no way to feel sad when you know you’re this blessed” despite failing to receive a nod. But she defended director Greta Gerwig, who missed out on a nomination in the best

Electric vehicle buyers reported the highest satisfaction with the process last year. With 80% of new EV buyers saying they were “highly satisfied” with the process, buying an EV was reportedly much easier than an ICE vehicle. EV buyers are happier with the process Although overall satisfaction with the car buying process improved in 2023,

Alec Baldwin has plead not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Ms Hutchins was shot and killed during filming of the western movie Rust in New Mexico after a gun the actor was holding went off. Baldwin made the plea as he waived his right

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BMW Group recently shared a spring update to its growing line of EVs, which now includes a new all-wheel drive variant of the i5. The BMW i5 xDrive40 will kick off production in March and arrive as a 2025 model-year EV, priced between the eDrive40 and M60 variants. The all-electric 5 series is one of

Chita Rivera, the Broadway star whose career spanned seven decades and opened the door for Latina artists, has died aged 91. A dynamic singer and dancer, Rivera was nominated for 10 Tony awards – winning twice – and bounced back from a near-fatal car accident. She died in New York after a brief illness, her

Martin Bashir told colleagues “professional jealousy” was to blame for allegations that he secured an interview with Princess Diana through deceit, newly uncovered emails reveal. The journalist wrote the message in 2020 – months before a BBC Panorama interview exposed the scandal surrounding his infamous interview, where she said of her marriage to Charles: “There

California hit a new record last year with 21.4% of new cars being all-electric, and once again Tesla led the pack with the two best-selling cars in the state, the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3. But Toyota narrowly maintained its leadership as the top-selling brand in the state, with Tesla nipping at its

Tom Selleck has revealed some of his favourite moments with Matthew Perry while guest starring on Friends. The 79-year-old, who appeared as a guest star on the sit-com as Monica’s (Courteney Cox) older love interest Richard Burke, recalled being on set while filming the season two episode, The One Where Old Yeller Dies, in which

Quick acceleration is often used as a selling point for high-performance cars, but can it actually be safer? The instant acceleration of an EV not only offers a more nimble driving experience but it should be a safety feature argues Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares. Is quick EV acceleration a safety feature? “The acceleration power is

Run DMC star Jam Master Jay was killed by his godson and a childhood friend who were both motivated by greed and revenge, say prosecutors, as the defendants’ murder trial began. The 37-year-old DJ, whose real name was Jason Mizell, was fatally shot in the head in his New York recording studio in 2002. He

Hywind floating offshore wind turbine by U.S. Department of Energy is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 Two US environmental agencies say they will start using AI to better monitor the impact of offshore wind farms on marine animals, particularly endangered North American right whales, of which there are only about 360 left in the world. The

Britney Spears has appeared to apologise to Justin Timberlake for things she wrote about him in her autobiography. The 42-year-old singer shared a post on Instagram saying she was sorry if she had “offended any of the people I genuinely care about” along with a clip of Justin Timberlake singing on Saturday Night Live. Spears

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Apple veteran DJ Novotney is departing the company for a new role at Rivian, according to a report from Bloomberg. Novotney, a vice president of hardware engineering, has spent almost 25 years at Apple and worked across multiple generations of the iPod, the iPhone, the Apple Watch, and more. Novotney is the second Apple executive

An episode of Dragon’s Den that led to complaints that it promoted “unfounded” claims about the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome, has been edited and restored to the iPlayer after being pulled from the platform, the BBC has said. A statement on the corporation’s website, said “a clarification has been added to the programme on

Have you ever been in the mood to drive an electric bus, and then thought to yourself, “the only thing that could make this better is if the bus was shaped like a marsupial”? Yea, me neither. At least not until I stumbled upon this precious specimen of a koala bus. It’s not the first

Tesla has announced a new $500 million project to build a giant Dojo supercomputer cluster at Gigafactory New York in Bufallo. Dojo is a new supercomputer designed from the ground up by Tesla specifically to train AI with videos. The project suffered significant delays, but it seemed to be getting some momentum last year as

Spoiler alert: This article contains details of the final of the second series of The Traitors. You have been warned. Judas level treachery, the advent of Jazatha Christie, and death by fizzy rosé – this series of The Traitors has had it all. After 12 episodes, the nail-biting finale saw baby-faced British army engineer turned

WWE co-founder and wrestling icon Vince McMahon has resigned from the organisation’s parent company after being accused of sexual misconduct and sex trafficking. Former employee Janel Grant filed a graphic lawsuit on Thursday that included claims she was offered to an unnamed star wrestler for sex. McMahon denies the allegations but has stepped down as