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Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (190+ words) Elon Musk has lost his trillionaire status after Space X stocks dropped. The Space X founder became the world's first trillionaire in June....
Musk is the world's first trillionaire - here's what he could do with the money
1+ week, 4+ day ago (227+ words) Musk, owner of Space X and creator of Tesla, has cemented himself as a man deeply embedded in internet culture - and an idol of many who politically lean towards the far-right....
Boy's letter in favour of electric vehicles torn apart by 82-year-old politician
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (502+ words) When fourth-grade student Christian Mango sent off a persuasive essay to his Congresswoman as part of a school assignment, he hoped for the best. Instead, the 10-year-old received a scathing letter, saying his essay in favour of electric vehicles was…...
Waymo driverless car keeps waking Londoners at 4am by getting stuck in dead-end
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (686+ words) Living in east London can be noisy. Ravers, students, screaming foxes and police sirens but as technology improves a new nusiance is terrorising one street. A Waymo driverless taxi has been wreaking havoc on Elder Street, in Shoreditch a residential…...
Waymo's robo-taxis are now driving themselves around London
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (579+ words) Robotaxi firm Waymo says its vehicles in London are now being driven by artificial intelligence, after previously launching earlier this year. Waymo, which was started as Google's self-driving division, introduced the cars to the UK but with human drivers in…...
You could see the UK's smallest electric vehicle on the roads next year
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (318+ words) It's the length of a tiger, has a range of 186 miles and could soon be seen on a street near you. The Smart #2 is set to be the smallest electric car in the UK when it launches next year. First…...
Cable car with 98% incline offers views of Europe's "real-life Jurassic Park"
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (617+ words) Thousands of tourists flock to Madeira every year, lured in by it's mountain peaks, dramatic green valleys and rugged coastline, which have led many to describe it as "the real life Jurassic Park'. A Portuguese island, but closer to the…...
Fuel is so expensive I can't afford the school run " what can I do?
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1100+ words) The number of people choosing to ditch petrol and switch to electric is soaring. March saw a record number of new EVs registered in the UK, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, while the trade in used…...
The 'Baby on Board' badge turns 20 " but it no longer works
3+ mon, 21+ hour ago (1067+ words) It's been 20 years since the first women proudly pinned the white and blue badge announcing they have a "Baby on Board' to their jackets and ventured onto London's tubes and buses. The badge was a great idea in theory, launched…...
Scientists create robot that turns humans into bionic centaurs
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (508+ words) Scientists in China have developed a wearable robot that turns humans into "bionic centaurs" by giving them two extra mechanical legs behind a person. The system effectively creates a human-robot hybrid that moves in a four-legged configuration, similar to the…...