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A giant bronze statue of Shakira in her trademark hip-swinging pose has been unveiled in her hometown in Colombia. The singer shared photographs from the site in Barranquilla, a port city along the Caribbean Sea, as the 6.5m (21.3ft) tribute was unveiled. Shakira‘s pictures showed her parents and brothers visiting the statue, along with the

From stars like The Beatles to Ed Sheeran, it is where they began. UK grassroots music venues have provided a platform to young music talent for decades. But these small, independent spaces are now closing at the rate of one per week. “Around 93% of UK grassroots music venues have got a private landlord,” says

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in Oscar-winning film Parasite, has been found dead in an apparent suicide. The 48-year-old actor was identified by Seoul Police after a man in his 40s was found unconscious in a car park at 10.30am on 27 December, Yonhap news agency cited police as saying.

A new survey shows that Elon Musk isn’t driving away Tesla buyers with his Twitter drama, but that was right before his latest and biggest blunder. Ever since his acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk seems to be getting into a controversy after the next. There have been some serious concerns about his drama negatively affecting

Kamar de los Reyes, a TV, movie and voice actor best known for playing a villain in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II, has died in Los Angeles aged 56, his family has said. De los Reyes died on Christmas Eve following a short battle with cancer, Lisa Goldberg, a publicist for

After a series of financial setbacks, followed by an Electrek exposé revealing the failed Metacycle electric motorcycle project, e-bike maker SONDORS has appeared to enter receivership. The search is now on for a buyer who can scoop up the company and its assets. Electrek has reviewed documents sent out by Rock Creek Financial Advisors (RCFA)

In a sea of superhero movies, Adam Driver says his new film Ferrari achieves something that “doesn’t happen often” in returning to a character-driven style of filmmaking. Speaking to Sky News, the Star Wars actor explained: “So many people – and you know me too – complain how wouldn’t it be great to again see

Unleash the power of seamless charging with Tera’s portable and home EV chargers – check out three standout offerings below. As we head into an electrified future, Tera is leading from the front in revolutionizing the way we power up our EVs. Tera’s state-of-the-art charging infrastructure is designed to redefine convenience, sustainability, and the joy

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse has given birth to her first child. The 33-year-old professional dancer posted a picture of herself, her husband, and her newborn on Instagram on Christmas Day. “Merry Christmas. Wishing you all a wonderful festive season and special memories with loved ones,” the caption read. She announced she was

As the year draws to a close, it is a time to commemorate those we have lost in the last 12 months. Music icons including Tina Turner, Burt Bacharach and Sinead O’Connor are among the famous faces who sadly died in 2023, along with stars of stage and screen such as Raquel Welch, Matthew Perry

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter drama leaking to Tesla, wireless charging, the EV dealer problem, and more. Sponsor: Buy Electrek Merch! The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As

Want to enjoy the silent, emissions-free ride of an EV with your 1974 Ford Bronco? Arc Motor Company, an Ontario-based green tech startup, aims to turn your classic car into an EV using scrapped Tesla batteries, starting at $75,000. Founded by Sloane Paul, the first woman in North America to create a business of this

Agrivoltaics – when land is used for agriculture and solar power generation – isn’t new to the US, but vertical agrivoltaics are. US solar developer iSun is working with German agrivoltaics company Next2Sun to install the US’s first vertical agrivoltaics system. Next2Sun installs bifacial solar panels on its patented vertical mounting system. It says its system is ideal for

Laura Lynch, one of the founding members of the Dixie Chicks, has died in a car crash aged 65. Her cousin Mick Lynch told showbiz news outlet TMZ she was driving outside El Paso, Texas, at the time of the collision on Friday. The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed that Lynch died on Friday

I’m admittedly more of a two-wheeled kind of guy, owning and riding just about every type of electric bike, scooter, and e-motorcycle out there. But I’ve always thought that the thing that could get me to buy an electric car would be a short little electric roadster – something like an e-Miata. After browsing through

Ian Pepperell, best known for playing Roy Tucker in The Archers, has died aged 53, the BBC has announced. The actor, who played the hotelier in long-running BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers for 22 years, died on Friday following a long illness. He also acted in numerous stage productions and appeared in BBC soap

The GMC Sierra EV Denali was spotted for the first time out testing in Michigan. GMC and Buick global VP Duncan Aldred shared new images revealing the highly anticipated electric truck. GM has been teasing an electric GMC Sierra truck for several years now. The 2024 GMC Sierra EV first edition was officially unveiled in

Wham! has been declared the UK’s official Christmas number one with Last Christmas – 39 years after first being denied the festive top spot. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s festive classic beat hits from Eurovision star Sam Ryder, Mariah Carey, and The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. Ryder’s You’re Christmas To Me secured second place, followed

Who says budget-friendly EVs don’t have enough space or features? Volkswagen unveiled the interior for its $27,000 ID 2all concept with generous storage space. Check out the latest images from VW’s head designer. Volkswagen previews $27,000 ID 2all EV’s interior Volkswagen revealed the ID 2all concept in March, an electric car that costs less than