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• UK says Adobe's $20B deal for Figma would hurt graphic design market

  28-11-2023 21:10
  
  The UK competition authority has objected to Adobe's proposed $20 billion acquisition of cloud-based design company Figma, on grounds that it might stifle innovation.According to the results of an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Adobe's refusal to provide concessions to alleviate worries about the deal has led to findings that the acquisition would eliminate competition and remove Figma as a  threat to Adobe's main products, Photoshop and Illustrator.Last year
  
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• Apple and the wireless industry invite you aboard Qi2

  28-11-2023 17:31
  If you blinked during the prelude to Thanksgiving 2023, you might not have noticed the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announcement that the first wireless chargers to support Qi v.2.0 (and Apple’s MagSafe) are about to ship.This matters to Apple watchers because many of the first products to appear will be compatible with Apple’s iPhone 15, as these are the first Qi2-certified smartphones. This should also be good news for busy mobile professionals who keep their iPhone on a wirele
  
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• Varjo’s XR-4 new mixed reality headsets — an enterprise alternative to Vision Pro?

  28-11-2023 13:59
  Enterprise VR/AR hardware vendor Varjo has launched its latest mixed-reality headset, promising levels of realism that surpass consumer-focused devices — and at a price that puts the device in line with Apple’s upcoming Vision Pro.Varjo targets the highest of high-end virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) use cases, including training simulations for airplane pilots and design reviews for global car manufacturers. It’s an approach that pushes the boundaries of immersiv
  
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• Amazon Braket Direct program to help reserve quantum computers

  28-11-2023 13:21
  
  The new program allows researchers to cut through waiting queues or wait times while providing the option to connect with experts to seek guidance on quantum workloads.
  
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• EU Commission to Amazon: iRobot purchase could leave competitors in the dust

  28-11-2023 12:28
  
  The European Commission (EC) has put Amazon on notice that regulators believe its proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaners (RVCs) iRobot may leave its European competitors in the dust.EU legislators are worried that purchasing the makers of the popular Roomba vacuum, which Amazon said it aimed to do in August, might cause the online retail giant to restrict or discourage the sale of competitive products on its European websites.The commission sent a formal statement of ob
  
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• Microsoft gives up on internet search to build a better AI brand

  28-11-2023 07:00
  
  Two weeks ago at its Ignite event, Microsoft made something of a snoozy announcement: the company was rebranding its generative AI-based Bing Chat and calling it Copilot instead.Ho-hum. Another day, another change in the company’s branding strategy. Par for the course, right?.But the announcement was more consequential than you might think. It signaled Microsoft has thrown in the towel on the internet search war with Google and is turning its full attention to AI.Copilots everywhere
  
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