LONDON, UK: Vodafone Group and Emirates Telecommunications Group (e&) have agreed a strategic relationship that brings the two operators closer together in certain aspects of their businesses. As part of this strategic relationship, Vodafone and e& have entered into a relationship agreement that establishes e& as a cornerstone shareholder of Vodafone. This is the next…
Keywords Studios acquire Hardsuit Labs, a US-based game development studio for $15mn
LONDON, UK: Keywords Studios, the international technical and creative services provider to the global video games and entertainment industries, has acquired Hardsuit Labs, a US-based game development studio based in Seattle. Founded in 2015 by Andy Kipling and Russell Nelson, Hardsuit has over 70 employees offering full external development, co-development, and porting services. The studio…
Ikea opens new green distribution centre in Dartford
Ikea has opened a new distribution centre in Dartford that will deliver online orders to customers in the South East using 100% renewable energy and electric vehicles. The 452,000 sq ft facility, which opened today (May 10), will handle 1 million orders per year and reduce delivery times for online shoppers in the region. The…
OnePlus Pad goes on sale in the US with free Folio case and trade-in program
The OnePlus Pad, the first tablet from the Chinese smartphone maker, is now available for purchase in the US for $479. The tablet was announced in February and went on pre-order in April, but OnePlus did not reveal the price until two weeks ago. The OnePlus Pad is a mid-range Android tablet that features an…
Google Unveils AI-Centric Coding Tools at I/O Developer Conference, Including GitHub Copilot Competitor
Google announced several AI-centric coding tools at its annual I/O developer conference, including an AI-assisted coding feature in its no-code AppSheet product and a chat tool for asking coding and Google Cloud service questions. The cornerstone of these tools is Codey, a coding-related prompts handler based on Google’s PaLM 2 language model, which was trained…
Google unveils new generative AI capabilities for Search
For the past 25 years, Google has been devoted to the science and the craft of building a search engine. It has developed completely new ways to search, powered by its latest advancements in AI — whether that’s searching visually with Lens, or across modalities, using both images and text with multisearch. In fact, people…
UK regulator approves Viasat-Inmarsat merger
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the green light for the $7.3bn acquisition of British satellite operator Inmarsat by its US peer Viasat, a deal first announced in November 2021. The CMA had launched an investigation into the deal last year, fearing that it might reduce competition in the market for satellite-enabled…
US Inflation Slows to 4.9% in April, But Core Prices Remain High
According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, the annual rate of inflation in the US stood at 4.9% in April, lower than consensus expectations of 5.0% and marking the slowest pace in two years. However, the persistent high prices of essential consumption categories such as food and shelter, which saw…
Allkem and Livent announce $10.6bn merger to create world’s 3rd-largest lithium producer
Allkem Ltd and Livent Corp have announced that they will merge in an all-stock deal worth $10.6 billion, creating the world’s third-largest producer of lithium, the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries. The merger will help the companies accelerate the development of their lithium projects in Argentina and Canada. Livent’s shares rose by about…
Microsoft signs deal to purchase electricity from nuclear fusion startup Helion Energy
On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that it has entered into a power purchase agreement with nuclear fusion startup Helion Energy. Under the agreement, Microsoft will buy electricity from Helion in 2028. This is a significant development as it marks the first time a fusion company has signed a deal to sell electricity. Fusion has been regarded…
3 of The Biggest Advantages eLearning Poses for Organisations
Nowadays, it’s not a question of whether an organisation can afford eLearning but whether they can afford to ignore it. As of this writing, eLearning is one of the most popular trends in the business world, with an 86% rise in online work training and more companies forecasted to switch soon. This shift from in-person…
United Bank Limited Goes Live with Temenos Digital Banking Platform for Corporate Lending
United Bank Limited (UBL), one of the largest banks in Pakistan with 11 million customers, has gone live with Corporate Lending on Temenos digital banking platform as part of a comprehensive digital transformation of the bank’s retail, SME, and corporate banking for domestic and international customers on the Temenos platform. The move was announced by…