The ‘Mad Max’ superyacht concept powered by recycled airplane engines | CNN Travel

‘Mad Max’ superyacht concept powered by airplane jet engines Tamara Hardingham-Gill • Published 28th April 2021 Facebook Twitter Email (CNN) — Rather than dropping in popularity, superyachts have been more in demand than ever during global pandemic. But the same can’t be said for passenger jet airplanes. In fact, global business jet deliveries dropped by […]

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Children read more challenging books in lockdowns, data reveals | Books | The Guardian

Children read longer books of greater difficulty during lockdown periods last year, and reported that reading made them feel better while isolated from the wider world, according to new research. The annual What Kids Are Reading report from Renaissance Learning, which studies the reading habits of more than one million pupils in the UK and […]

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Empty lots, angry customers: chip crisis throws wrench into car business – MarketWatch

Americans are shopping for cars in near-record numbers, but the world’s computer-chip shortage has left dealers with the fewest offerings in decades. The market mismatch is driving up prices, and many buyers expecting to drive new cars off the lot have to wait weeks or months for their vehicles to arrive. Some showroom models sell […]

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What is QLED? Samsung’s quantum dot TV tech explained | TechRadar

What is QLED technology? It’s easy to get confused about TV technology. There’s already a lot to remember and shiny new features seem to arrive every week. We don’t think you need to know what every acronym means. But it is worth getting your head around QLED. It’s important if you’re in the market for […]

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English fans should be BANNED from travelling to the Champions League final in Istanbul, insists MP | Daily Mail Online

Chelsea joins Man City in Champions League final meaning 8,000 British fans could travel to Covid hotspot Turkey, sparking fury as MPs warn move would ‘make a mockery’ of UK lockdown and match should be moved Champions League final is set to be played at Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 29 Sources told […]

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Nio plans to start delivering cars to Norway in September

Bin Li, CEO of Chinese electric vehicle start-up NIO Inc., celebrates after ringing a bell as NIO stock begins trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the NYSE in New York, September 12, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese electric car […]

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Police break into hot car to save two dogs left without water | Daily Mail Online

Police officers gained access to a hot car this weekend to rescue two dogs trapped inside without any water and just a slightly cracked open window for air. Staffordshire Police officers from Cannock said the dogs were in danger of overheating and dehydration when they spotted them yesterday at the McArthurGlen shopping village in Cannock, […]

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France is first EU member state to start testing digital Covid travel certificate | Coronavirus | The Guardian

France has become the first EU member state to begin testing a digital coronavirus travel certificate as part of a Europe-wide scheme that Brussels hopes will allow people to travel more freely within the bloc by the summer. The TousAntiCovid app, part of the country’s contact tracing programme, has been upgraded to store negative Covid-19 […]

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