GamingNews

U.K. regulators finally approve Microsoft’s $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard

September 22, 2023
The United Kingdom’s antitrust agency has finally given preliminary approval to Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The Competition and Markets Authority issued a statement today saying it has give preliminary approval. The next step is for the CMA to gather third-party feedback, after which the CMA will reach a final decision. That means the merger is all but a done…
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CryptoNews

Tether Dives Into AI Wave With $420M Nvidia GPU Investment Amid Soaring Demand – Bitcoin News

September 22, 2023
According to a report, Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer by market capitalization, has invested $420 million in 10,000 Nvidia H100 graphics processing units (GPUs). This news emerges during a time of surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI). It also comes after Iris Energy reported in August that its bitcoin mining operation acquired 248 Nvidia H100s. Tether Splurges $420M on Nvidia’s…
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DefenseNews

Navy brings unmanned vessels to Japan to bolster fleet integration

September 22, 2023
WASHINGTON — Four unmanned ships are now operating out of Japan for the first time, as part of the U.S. Navy’s Integrated Battle Problem 23.2 exercise aimed at folding these unmanned vessels into routine fleet operations. These unmanned surface vessels aren’t operating under special protocols or extra safety measures: the USV Division 1 commander told reporters they’re being used as fully…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

The US's largest solar panel maker breaks ground on a 3.5 GW factory

September 22, 2023
First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it has broken ground on its $1.1 billion factory in Louisiana. The manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, southwest of Baton Rouge, is First Solar’s fifth fully vertically integrated factory in the US. The photovoltaic panel production factory, which is expected to start commercial shipments by the first…
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