Microsoft’s Teams and Office bundling may breach EU competition rules

TheEUis concerned that this practice may be in breach of the blocs competition rules. The investigation was prompted by acomplaintfiled in 2020 by Slack. Specifically, the regulators expressed two concerns. In response, Microsoft granted users the choice to use their preferred web internet tool. Now, the Redmond-based giant seems willing to comply once again. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies....

July 27, 2023 · 1 min · 81 words · Julie Nelson

New zinc battery tech can store and produce green hydrogen on demand

The group opted to experiment with zinc batteries that, compared to their lithium-ion counterparts, arent just cheaper. 40% off TNW Conference! This reverts back to zinc oxide during discharge. The water is again reduced and releases hydrogen. This is a unique combination of a regular battery and a source for hydrogen. The Zn-H2 project is scheduled to end in September 2025, aiming to further enable our green energy transition. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW....

July 27, 2023 · 1 min · 96 words · Samuel Cohen

Sellers? Nope, Instead Of Trading Shohei Ohtani The Angels Decide To Completely Go For It As They Acquire Lucas Giolito And Reynaldo Lopez From The White Sox

Any minute now, you just wait. They have to, right? Just bite the bullet and trade him for a bevy of prospects. Well earlier Wednesday Tom Verducci reported that the Angels had told teams Ohtani was not being traded. Was that a smokescreen and signal for everyone to ip their best offer? That was a thought until… Yes, you read that right. The Angels are BUYING!!! In an incredibly crazy turn of events Arte Moreno has decided its go time....

July 27, 2023 · 2 min · 387 words · Aaron Huffman

The Celtics Officially Gave Derrick White The Keys To Run The Show, So Here's What We Should Expect

Yes, the play of Tatum and Brown ultimately dictates how the season will go. How they integrate Porzingis and how effective he is playing high pressure basketball matters. But for this entire thing to work, the guard play has to be up to par. Last year was a perfect example of that in my opinion. When the Smart/White/Brogdon trio played well, it took everything up a level. When they struggled, it didn’t really matter what the Jays did....

July 27, 2023 · 2 min · 364 words · Theodore Higgins

'The Exorcist: Believer' Trailer Looks Scary As Hell. Let's Hope Blumhouse Nails This One (Bonus: Meeting Ellen Burstyn Story)

To my knowledge, there had been zero trailer situation before this one. Was starting to wonder about that October 13 release date. Given the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, maybe it will still get pushed back. But yeah, all those concerns aside, Blumhouse has a pretty damn good batting average. DAMN RIGHT, DANNY MCBRIDE! What aboutThe Exorcist, you ask? Try $428.2 million against a $12 million budget back in 1973! That was the last time Blumhouse was in charge of a beloved preexisting IP....

July 26, 2023 · 4 min · 787 words · Noah Hayes

AI startup launches ‘fastest data processing engine’ on the market

Paris-based and female-foundedAIstartup Pathway has announced the general launch of its data processing engine. Basically, this means it can learn and react to changes in real-time like humans. Not to mention the added complexity of a third workflow generative AI. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Traditionally, unlearning would require retraining of the model. The updated cells doesnt reprocess the whole document, but just the cells dependent on it....

July 26, 2023 · 1 min · 136 words · Ashley Mcdaniel

At The Dawn Of Bengals Training Camp, Here's A (Mostly) Objective Vibe Check Heading Into A Super Bowl Or Bust Season

TELL ‘EM, LOU!!!!!!!!!! Bless the Cardinals for not hiring Anarumo as their head coach. The vibe check off of Caleb’s video with Joe Burrow alone is good enough for me. First training camp practice is Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. Not that anyone’s counting or anything! This is perhaps the most excited I’ve ever been personally and/or professionally entering an NFL season. Look no further than the past two seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals....

July 26, 2023 · 5 min · 988 words · Sharon Watson

Europe stockpiles €7B of Chinese solar panels in bid for energy security

And, it turns out, Europe was also hoarding mountains of another commodity: solar panels. Thats enough to power 20 million homes a year. 40% off TNW Conference! An overwhelming 91% of this money was spent on panels from China. Chinas dominance over the PV supply chain means they can offer quality panels at dirt cheap prices. Today, Chinese solar panels are up to two-thirds less expensive than those made in Europe....

July 26, 2023 · 1 min · 138 words · Christina Norris

Europe’s largest ever solar telescope set to enter construction phase

The EST is a large-aperture solartelescope, featuring a 4.2-metre primary mirror. Its been designed to help deepen our understanding of the sun by observing its magnetic fields in unprecedented detail. After an estimated six-year-long construction period, the European Space Telescope will begin operations in 2028-2029. It will be builtin the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, located in La Palma, Spain. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies....

July 26, 2023 · 1 min · 87 words · Ryan Sandoval

Germany syphons €20B from climate pot to fund chip fabs

The money will be doled out to a handful of chipmakers by 2027, Bloombergreports. The lions share of the subsidies will go to Intelsplanned megafabin Magdeburg, which will build advanced Angstrom-era chips. The joint venture seeks subsidies covering roughly 25% of the costs, which equates to about 750m. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. That leaves just over 3bn for future semiconductor projects in the country. Story bySion Geschwindt Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy....

July 26, 2023 · 1 min · 86 words · Anthony Thompson

Apple hit with $1B UK lawsuit over ‘abusive pricing’ in App Store

More than 1,500 developers in the UK are suingAppleover the companys excessive App Store fees. Companies and lawmakers around the world have lambasted the policy. Critics accuse Apple of operating a monopoly that diverts earnings away from developers. 40% off TNW Conference! The charges are unfair in their own right, and constitute abusive pricing. They harm app developers and also app buyers. Applehas consistently defended the practice. The megacorp has previously said that 85% of developers on the App Store do not pay any commission....

July 25, 2023 · 1 min · 194 words · William Lyons

At Long Last, Jaylen Brown Has Finally Signed His Supermax Extension Which Is The Richest Deal In NBA History

I mean what was there to figure out? Then it didn’t happen right away. OK, no need to panic, these things I guess take time. Then more time went by. Then even more time went by. Was Jaylen holding out for something? Were they maybe working on separate deals that would bring in talent if it meant Jaylen would take less? Then we learned that things were being put on pause while Jaylen went overseas for a NBAPA event....

July 25, 2023 · 2 min · 390 words · Erin Newman

Can new advances in AI bring the ‘human touch’ chatbots are sorely missing?

When chatbots first became commercially accessible, companies big and small embraced them with open arms. Have a robot handle easy customer service questions in seconds? The problem was, these early chatbots were less C-3PO and more an annoying barrier to an actual human. Lets take a look at where chatbots go wrong and how AI can help. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. may be replaced by howzit? 10 pounds becomes 10 quid....

July 25, 2023 · 2 min · 329 words · Heidi Horne