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2024 Mazda CX-5 facelift review – can this 7-year-old C-segment SUV still compete against newer rivals?

April 9, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto 7yearold, compete, Csegment, CX5, Facelift, Mazda, Newer, Review, rivals, SUV

The second-generation Mazda CX-5 is now seven years old, and even the facelift that was launched earlier this year has been around since September 2021. It’s clear, then, that this family SUV is close to the end of its life, so has it been outclassed by its newer rivals? Well, that’s why we took the [...]read more2024 Mazda CX-5 facelift review – can this 7-year-old C-segment SUV still compete against newer rivals?

With Affinity acquisition, Canva should be able to compete better with Adobe’s creative tools

March 26, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Acquisition, Adobes, Affinity, Canva, compete, creative, Tools

Canva, the high-flying Australian design and visual communication startup, announced today it was acquiring Affinity (formerly Serif), a creative tools company based in the U.K. Bloomberg reported that the deal was worth several hundred million pounds (approximately $380 million U.S.), and the company confirmed to TechCrunch that the number was accurate. Canva has typically targeted [...]read moreWith Affinity acquisition, Canva should be able to compete better with Adobe’s creative tools

Fastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race | Arts and Culture

March 24, 2024 mpsingh No Comments News Arts, Arts and Culture, Coffee, compete, culture, Europe, Fastest, France, Gallery, Paris, Race, Run, Street, waiters

Paris, France – One of Paris’s most fashionable districts was flooded with white-shirted waiters balancing trays of coffee and croissants as the iconic Course des Cafes (“coffee race”) returned to the French capital on Sunday. The competition, which began in Paris 110 years ago, sees waiters race each other while holding trays of typical French [...]read moreFastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race | Arts and Culture

Compete or cooperate? Five deep tech investors opt for shared gain over sharp elbows

March 2, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology compete, cooperate, deep, elbows, Gain, investors, opt, shared, sharp, tech

The prisoner’s dilemma is a classic thought experiment that explores how people can collaborate for mutual gain — or how one might screw the other over for a lesser reward. Can you guess which outcome venture capital might resemble? A group of Boston investors wishes it were different. This week, a group of five venture [...]read moreCompete or cooperate? Five deep tech investors opt for shared gain over sharp elbows

Spain’s Embat which has raised $16M plans to compete with Trovata in real-time accounting

February 27, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology 16M, Accounting, compete, Embat, Plans, raised, realtime, Spains, Trovata

For obvious reasons, financial teams can spend a great deal of time on corporate treasury management, accounting and bank reconciliation, so anything that speeds up that process usually garners a lot of interest. Today Embat, a Spanish fintech which does what they call “real-time treasury management”, has closed a financing round of $16 million Series [...]read moreSpain’s Embat which has raised $16M plans to compete with Trovata in real-time accounting

Lenzing keen to compete with synthetic stretch fibres with cellulose-based Tencel

January 22, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Beauty cellulosebased, compete, fibres, keen, Lenzing, stretch, synthetic, Tencel

Translated by Nicola Mira Published Jan 22, 2024 Austrian producer Lenzing, a leading specialist in cellulose fibres, has announced it has developed a new treatment for its Tencel lyocell fibre, making it possible to obtain a lightweight, elastic fibre that isn’t fossil-derived. Lenzing Lenzing made the announcement on the eve of the Salon international de [...]read moreLenzing keen to compete with synthetic stretch fibres with cellulose-based Tencel