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After a dire period during the pandemic, music venue owners had hoped this would be the year to properly kick-start the UK’s world-renowned live scene once again. But while thousands of fans have enjoyed a summer of gigs and festivals, the industry is now facing its next existential crisis – spiralling energy bills, with some
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Hollywood stars Sean Penn and Ben Stiller have been included on a list of 25 US citizens sanctioned by Russia in response to their public criticism of the war on Ukraine. The foreign ministry included the actors on a new list of mostly politicians, trade officials and industrial executives that it was placing under sanctions
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Five of Asia’s biggest economies are expected to see exponential growth of solar, positioning the region to become a global hub of solar power, according to independent energy think tank Ember. Ember analyzed existing national power sector development plans across China, Japan, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines. It found that solar capacity is expected to grow
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Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes has told Sky News that performing at the tribute concert in memory of his friend Taylor Hawkins was “one of the most incredible moments of my life”. The singer-songwriter took the mic for a cover of David Bowie‘s Modern Love alongside Chic’s Nile Rodgers at the epic six-hour Foo Fighters event,
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Mobile energy solutions expert Growatt is about to launch the Infinity 1500 portable power station, offering a capacity of 1,512Wh and a maximum output of 2,000 watts. We’ve reviewed it ourselves below and have a lot to share about this powerful device, which has begun an exclusive early bird sale today. Hurry, though, because special
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Barack Obama has won an Emmy Award in the outstanding narrator category for his work on Netflix documentary series, Our Great National Parks. The five-part series, which features national parks from around the globe, is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama‘s production company, Higher Ground. The couple set up the company after Barack left office
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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
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Jane Fonda has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and has started chemotherapy. The actress and 1980s aerobics guru-turned-activist shared the news on her Instagram account, saying she feels “very lucky” because the cancer is “very treatable”. Fonda, 84, said she wanted to make people aware that many Americans “don’t have access to quality health care”
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Japanese automaker Toyota continues to delve deeper into a Bizarro-mirrored universe in which it actually (sort of) behaves like an EV automaker. Following news earlier this week in which the EV laggards laid out an $5.6 billion investment plan to build batteries, Toyota is already making moves to convert two engine and powertrain plants near
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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
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Yadea, the world’s largest electric scooter maker, keeps the ball rolling in the first half of 2022 as export volumes surge 104%. Rising global demand for two-wheel EVs is driving Yadea’s overseas expansion. You’re missing out if you’ve never ridden on an electric scooter. It’s one of the easiest, most environmentally friendly ways to travel,
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