Lotus Eletre R is a 900-horsepower SUV that weirdly slays the competition
Lotus is ready to sell you a super EV SUV. What is it, and can it be a winner? Enlarge / Lotus followed up the Eletre S with a far more powerful Eletre R. Lotus purists might not like how much mass it carries around. (credit: Sey.....»»
Oppo Find N2 Flip review: is this important flip phone a big flop?
The Oppo Find N2 Flip is here to give Samsung some much-needed competition. Did it succeed?.....»»
Adobe"s Figma buy blocked, until EU decides if it can proceed
Anti-trust regulators in the European Commission are going to assess Adobe's recent decision to acquire design rival Figma to see if it would decrease competition.The EU will assess the Figma buyoutAdobe announced the beginning of a "definitive merge.....»»
Rovers Are So Yesterday. It’s Time to Send a Snakebot to Space
The student winners of a NASA competition designed a serpentine bot that could sidewind across lunar regolith or roll down hills......»»
French immersion and other regional learning programs: Smart choice for your kids, or do they fuel inequity?
For the past half-century, school choice initiatives have been intensifying across the globe. Choice policies emphasize school competition and increasing families' opportunities to select among academic programs......»»
Samsung woos Qualcomm at 6 nm, targeting MediaTek next
Facing global weak demands for memory and smartphones, Samung Electronics has been seeing strong order competition from TSMC. However, the South Korean company is planning for a comeback. According to sources from semiconductor supply chain, Samsung.....»»
Researchers reveal new competition mechanism in vacuum ultraviolet photoionization of dichloromethane
A research group led by Prof. Li Haiyang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has revealed a new competition mechanism in vacuum ultraviolet photoionization of dichloromethane using a home-buil.....»»
OnePlus 11 versus iPhone 14 Pro camera comparison: not even a competition
For the past few years, OnePlus has been talking a big game when it comes to the photography capabilities of its flagship smartphones. The company paid a lot of money to collaborate with Hasselblad to have them help develop the color science for thei.....»»
Corruption and war: Two scourges that feed off each other
In the world championship of corruption, the competition is fierce. The NGO Transparency International has just published its list of countries according to the level of perceived corruption......»»
Gotion partners with InoBat to advance in European battery market
China-based battery makers have been accelerating expansion in Europe as global competition goes tense. China-based Gotion High-tech recently partnered with Slovakia-based battery company InoBat. The pair is exploring opportunities to set up a batter.....»»
U.K. wants Call of Duty removed from Microsoft’s Activision acquisition
U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority is suggesting the divestiture of Call of Duty or Activision before it'd accept Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition......»»
Microsoft Activision acquisition provisionally blocked; might be forced to sell Call of Duty
The planned Microsoft Activision acquisition has been provisionally blocked by the UK’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) … more… The post Microsoft Activision acquisition provisionally blocked; might be forced t.....»»
Investors also suffer in unregulated competition for freely available resources, study finds
Without regulations for their use, the condition of freely accessible resources such as fish stocks, water or air can deteriorate dramatically. In economics, this is referred to as the "Tragedy of the Commons." In 2009, Elinor Ostrom became the first.....»»
UK competition regulator warns Microsoft"s Activision deal could harm millions of gamers
Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard could harm competition by letting Microsoft restrict Activision's video games to proprietary platforms such as Xbox, UK officials said Wednesday, in the latest challenge to the tech giant's bloc.....»»
Microsoft deal to buy Activision opposed by UK regulator
The Competition and Markets Authority says it would lead to higher prices and fewer choices for gamers......»»
UK regulator shoots down Microsoft"s $68.7B Activison deal
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has issued a provisional report declaring that Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard will result in reduced competition in the gaming market.Microsoft agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion.....»»
New iPhone browsers on the way without WebKit; Apple prepping Safari for competition
We may soon see entirely new iPhone browsers available, as both Google and Mozilla anticipate the end of Apple’s insistence that all iOS browsers use the same WebKit engine as Safari. This will enable new versions of Chrome and Firefox to offer gr.....»»
BYD and LGES rivals in 2022 global battery usage
Global EV battery usage increased by 71.8% from 2021 to 2022, according to South Korea-based SNE Research. BYD reached the same battery installation level as LG Energy Solution last year. The duo's competition for the world's second-largest battery m.....»»
How to watch 2023 Six Nations Rugby Championship
The 2023 Six Nations Rugby Championship is underway. Find out where and how to watch every match of the competition......»»
Apple claps back at UK regulators over cloud gaming proposals
Apple has formally responded by proposals from the UK Competition and Markets Authority to make it easier for cloud gaming services to run on iOS, as it risks "disproportionately impacting Apple's ecosystem."Cloud gaming on an iPhoneIn November, the.....»»
Big Tech companies use cloud computing arms to pursue alliances with AI groups
Deals between Big Tech and "generative AI" startups raise competition concerns. Enlarge (credit: zhengshun tang via Getty Images) Big Tech companies are aggressively pursuing investments and alliances with artificial int.....»»