Last week, the electric automaker Rivian unveiled the R2, its latest electric SUV. When the vehicle starts rolling off production lines—in the first half of 2026, Rivian says—the R2 will join the R1S SUV and the R1T pick-up truck in the automaker’s lineup. Critically, Rivian pledges its newest entry will be cheaper: At “around” $45,000, … Read more
Mercedes junior driver Doriane Pin saw off the challenge of Britain’s Abbi Pulling to claim victory in the opening F1 Academy race of the 2024 season in Saudi Arabia. Having dominated qualifying to secure pole for both races at the opening round of the all-female series, Prema driver Pin led the 12-lap contest from start … Read more
By Andrew Hay SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) – The revolver actor Alec Baldwin was holding when it fired a live round that killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021 would not fire when fully cocked without the trigger being pulled, an FBI firearms expert testified on Monday. The testimony during the involuntary manslaughter trial of … Read more
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Monday show, in which we take a look back at the weekend and what’s ahead in the week. We also had an extra … Read more
Universal Music Group wiping their songs from TikTok is going to hurt the label’s smaller artists the most … so says a musician who saw the app elevate his own artistic brand. Mareux had his 2015 cover of The Cure’s “The Perfect Girl” go viral in 2021 and it vaulted him to a Coachella performance … Read more
Play video content TMZ.com It’s happening … huge hitmakers are being wiped from TikTok after the app failed to reach a deal with UMG — something Rickey Thompson calls a game-changer, and a bummer. We chatted with the social media star Wednesday in Bev Hills, and he told us the unfortunate development creates a massive … Read more
By Aditi Shah HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) – Lufthansa is pulling flight capacity from other countries to meet booming travel demand in India, which is now the German airline’s fastest-growing major market, Chief Commercial Officer Heiko Reitz said on Thursday.Lufthansa’s flight capacity to India is 14% higher than pre-COVID levels, even as it has yet to … Read more
Former Palm Beach Florida police officer Bethany Guerriero drawing her gun on Ryan Gould after he called for help.United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida A man is suing a former Palm Beach police officer who pulled a gun on him. Ryan Gould says he called police for help after another man … Read more
Israel’s army said several thousand troops would be taken out of Gaza in the coming weeks, though it has not said publicly whether the withdrawal reflects a new phase of the war. The move is in line with the plans that Israeli leaders have outlined for a low-intensity campaign, expected to last for much of … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting was reported in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday, a day after Israel said it was withdrawing thousands of troops from other areas in a potential shift away from the massive air and ground operations that have devastated the Hamas-ruled enclave. Israeli Prime Minister … Read more