Spotify Technology SA is locking horns with Amazon.com Inc’s Audible, with the launch of its audiobook service in the United States. Spotify users in the country will have access to over 300,000 audiobook titles, the Swedish firm said in a blog. Users will be able to browse the catalog on the Spotify app and purchase … Read more

Tesla completed a project to expand production capacity at its Shanghai plant, according to a statement on a Shanghai government platform for companies’ environmental information disclosures. Tesla will test the production lines for the upgrade during From Sept. 19 to Nov. 30, the statement added. Reuters previously reported Tesla had been ramping up its output … Read more

A Chinese spy carrying out industrial espionage against GE Aviation and Honeywell‘s aerospace division was caught with the help of access to an iCloud backup of his iPhone, media reports say. The data obtained included a never-before-seen copy of a security form used by the Chinese security service when recruiting spies, citing Bloomberg, 9To5Mac reported. … Read more

Software company Adobe is buying online design company Figma in an approximately $20 billion cash-and-stock deal. Figma, founded in 2012, allows those who design interactive mobile and web applications to collaborate through multi-player workflows, sophisticated design systems and a rich developer ecosystem. The companies said that Figma’s web-based, multi-player capabilities will accelerate the delivery of … Read more

Softbank said it had agreed to sell its 15% stake in Norwegian e-learning group Kahoot toUSprivate equity group General Atlantic FT BV. Kahoot’s share price surged 28% in early trade. General Atlantic in a separate statement confirmed the deal to buy 73.5 million Kahoot shares, but did not disclose the transaction price. Read Also Kahoot’s … Read more

Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network , filed a request for sale of its stablecoin holdings, in a bid to generate liquidity to fund its operations. The New Jersey-based company intends to sell their current and any future stablecoins it may receive, as needed, to fund its Chapter 11 cases, according to a court document. The … Read more

Alphabet Inc’s Google must face all but one antitrust allegation about its online advertising business brought in a lawsuit by attorneys general for Texas and 16 other states or territories, a federal judge ruled. Google won its motion to dismiss an allegation that a cooperation agreement it struck with Meta Platforms’ Facebook in 2018 was … Read more

Researchers in the Allahabad University (AU) will conduct a study to identify ways in which microgreens — vegetables that are just a few inches tall like cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, watercress, radish, etc., — can help improve the health of adolescent girls living in Uttar Pradesh villages. A research project “Microgreens value addition for advancement towards … Read more

Vivo has announced its plans to expand its portfolio of 5G smartphones with the launch of the Vivo V25 5G in India. Vivo V25 will feature a colour-changing fluorite AG glass design and 8GB of extended RAM The company shared two teasers for the upcoming smartphone on social media, which included a link to the … Read more