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As an unabashed fan of electric vehicles, even I have to admit that most of them are pretty boring. Their smooth, quiet and calm demeanors don’t offer much in the way of intrinsic personality, which has led to many brands slapping on outré designs and fake engine sounds to try and dial up the excitement.To that end, a pair of offerings coming soon from UK-based EV startup Longbow Motors looks to deliver exactly that. The Speedster and Roadster are high-performance electric machines built using advanced in-wheel motors from Donut Labs. Those motors and a bespoke design enable an astonishing curb…
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has revealed the nominees for its 29th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Ghost Of Yōtei lead the pack with eight nominations each. The award show will be livestreamed from the Aria Resort in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 12. Amongst the thousands of games released in 2025, 64 make up the nominations for this year’s awards show. At the top of the list with eight nominations each are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Ghost Of Yōtei, followed by Arc Raiders and Dispatch with six…
Jeremy BowenInternational editorGetty ImagesOnly a few hours after the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was removed from his palace, his job and his country by US special forces, Donald Trump was still marvelling about how it felt to monitor a live feed of the raid from his Mar-a-Lago mansion.He shared his feelings with Fox News.”If you could see the speed, the violence, they call it that… It was amazing, amazing work by these people. No one else could do something like this.”The US president wants and needs quick victories. Before he took office for the second time, he boasted that ending…
Paul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesCouncils across England are to be given more extensive powers to fine motorists who cause disruption by parking on the pavement.The new powers are due to take effect later this year, alongside guidance on how the rules can be enforced in a “proportionate” way.Pavement parking is currently banned outright in London and Scotland, with councils elsewhere in England able to introduce restrictions for specific streets.The government says wider enforcement powers will make it easier for local authorities to tackle the worst examples of disruptive parking. Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood said “problem” pavement parking was causing issues for…
Omar Marmoush could leave Manchester City after just one year at the club, with two Premier League sides chasing Champions League football reportedly keen. Pep Guardiola’s side spent £59million on the Egyptian forward last January, and he made an immediate impact, registering seven goals and two assists in 16 Premier League matches. Man City’s January plans Semenyo deal close to completion Marc Guehi a target, but Arsenal and Liverpool are also keen Forward could leave, most likely Marmoush or Savinho Marmoush was signed to help get City’s season back on track after a shocking first half of the 2024/25 campaign,…
Motorola razr fold. Image: Motorola Motorola is officially entering the foldable race. At CES 2026, the company unveiled the razr fold, its first foldable smartphone, marking a major expansion of the iconic razr line and a clear indication that Motorola is ready to compete in the next phase of mobile design. The reveal took place on Lenovo’s main stage in Las Vegas, where Motorola introduced the razr fold as a dual-display device built around flexibility and on-device AI. Shaped around usability, not novelty When closed, the razr fold looks and behaves like a conventional smartphone. Motorola built the device around…
Image: Google Your Gmail inbox could become a personal assistant, thanks to the power of AI. Google is rolling out a major update to Gmail, introducing a new suite of AI features designed to help users manage email overload and extract information more quickly. The changes, powered by the company’s Gemini AI models, aim to transform Gmail from a traditional inbox into what Google describes as a “personal, proactive inbox assistant.” The update comes as email usage continues to grow. Google says around three billion people rely on Gmail worldwide, and inboxes are more crowded than ever. While AI has…
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) in Greater London is in the process of contacting households across the borough after establishing in December that personal data on thousands of residents was stolen in a cyber attack on shared systems operated by the council. Over a month after the incident, several services remain disrupted or are operating in a limited capacity. Residents may experience longer service response times, difficulties with revenue or benefits processing and delays to payments and Direct Debits, and issues with housing and social care. RBKC did not reveal the precise nature of the data…
Have you ever wanted to save approximately three seconds and two mouse clicks when shopping online? Microsoft has something special just for you. The company just introduced something called at the NRF 2026 retail conference. This is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a shopping assistant embedded within Copilot.The feature is rolling out now in the US and , Shopify, Stripe and Etsy. It lets people complete purchases directly inside of Copilot without having to withstand the grueling experience of being redirected to a retailer’s website. Participating partners include Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Ashley Furniture.The retailers remain the actual merchant…
AFP/Getty ImagesMichel Nkuka Mboladinga has won the hearts of Afcon fans with his Lumumba statue tributeAlgeria’s football federation has apologised to a Congolese superfan who has become one of the stars of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) being held in Morocco.Michel Nkuka Mboladinga has supported the Democratic Republic of Congo by dressing up as the country’s revered first leader Patrice Lumumba and remaining stock-still throughout every match.He stood on a pedestal with his right arm raised – just like Lumumba’s famous statue in DR Congo’s capital, Kinshasa – as fans around him cheered.But after Algeria beat the Leopards on…