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Grand finale of world gaming competition takes place amid location’s controversy | Science & Tech News
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The grand finale of the inaugural Esports World Cup takes place today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The global competition has seen 1,500 world-class gamers take to the stage for the last eight weeks. Usually, esports competitions – where gamers play video games competitively – would focus on one game. This tournament has held competitions in…
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Science in pictures: Whale sharks, birds, coral and wasps win scientific photography competition | Science & Tech News
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A dramatic image of a whale shark rising from the depths to feed on a bait ball has won an international scientific photography competition. The BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition is an annual contest between scientific researchers who snap shots of science and nature in action as they work. “The slow-moving…
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Merger between Amazon and Roomba maker iRobot abandoned over competition concerns | Business News
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Plans by Amazon and vacuum cleaner maker iRobot to merge have been abandoned following concerns that the move would harm competition. The $1.4bn (£1.1bn) deal, which was first announced in August 2022, had previously been approved by UK regulators. But in November the European Commission expressed concerns the online retailer might give iRobot’s products preferential…
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Competition watchdog to reopen talks with Microsoft over Activision Blizzard merger | Business News
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The UK competition watchdog is ready to reopen talks with Microsoft after the company agreed to halt legal proceedings over its planned merger with Activision Blizzard. The technology giant will attempt to restructure the $69bn (£56bn) deal to respond to the Competition and Markets Authority’s concerns after a breakthrough in the United States. A US…
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AI market faces investigation by UK competition regulator | Business News
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A review of the artificial intelligence (AI) market has been launched by the UK competition watchdog. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) chief executive Sarah Cardell said the regulator’s goal was “to help this new, rapidly scaling technology develop in ways that ensure open, competitive markets and effective consumer protection.” The probe would include the models behind…
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Facebook owner Meta reports first ever revenue drop amid lower advertising sales and competition from TikTok | Business News
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Facebook owner Meta has reported its first ever revenue drop amid lower advertising sales and growing competition from TikTok. The social media giant reported revenue of $28.8bn in the three months to June, down almost 1% from $29.08bn the previous year. The figure was lower than the $28.9bn expected by Wall Street, sending Meta shares…