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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

New Englanders, rejoice – at last, Vermont’s first Tesla store is being fitted up in South Burlington and will open soon. January 26: The Vermont Tesla store is so not going to open in the latter half of January, as we initially expected. One of our readers (thanks, Doug!) went past the store today and spoke

US President Joe Biden’s spokesperson has said fake, sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift that circulated online were “very alarming”. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday that social media companies have “an important role to play in enforcing their own rules”, as she urged Congress to legislate on the issue. The fake

Fliteboard, a leading manufacturer of electric hydrofoil surfboards, announced the launch of its new sub-brand FLITElab* (there’s no more info below, that asterisk is frustratingly part of the name). The announcement coincides with the launch of FLITElab*’s first product, the AMP board, which can help surfers catch a wave, both assisted and electricity-free. While Flitboard’s

If you’re a Traitors fan screaming at the TV telling faithful contestants they’re stupid for trusting the enemy – scientists have news for you.  The process of how we judge trustworthiness in social situations is different to what was once thought, they say – and can be misleading. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen say

Kia’s sporty EV6 GT is getting a facelift. The new EV6 GT was spotted for the first time, boasting an aggressive design update and new Active Air Skirt technology. Kia unveiled the EV6 GT in 2022 as its most powerful vehicle. With 576 horsepower, the high-performance EV can sprint from 0 to 60 sprint in

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

British actor Tom Hollander has revealed he’s often mistaken for Spider-Man star Tom Holland – and once received the younger actor’s first box office bonus payslip for The Avengers, which was an eye-popping seven-figure sum. He said their agency once mixed up him and Holland via email. Asked if he was ever mistaken for Holland

Hillary Clinton has offered her support to Barbie director Greta Gerwig and lead star Margot Robbie after they were overlooked during the Oscars nominations in their respective categories. The hit movie received eight nominations including for best picture, but many were stunned when Gerwig and Robbie, who together brought the doll to life, missed out.

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In a significant move, the White House will delay a decision on whether to approve what would be the US’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal, according to the New York Times. Three sources who spoke to the Times on condition of anonymity said the Biden administration is pausing approval

Raye leads the shortlists for this year’s Brit Awards with a record seven nominations – after leaving her label and taking a gamble as an independent artist. The singer-songwriter is up for prizes including best new artist, artist of the year, and album of the year for her debut record, My 21st Century Blues, and