Tag: Rival

Escape From Tarkov Rival Receives First Hotfix Updates Following Early Access Launch

Gray Zone Warfare, a new extraction shooter in the same vein of Escape From Tarkov, has received its first updates following its recent Steam Early Access launch, with two hotfixes looking to address some of the biggest issues players have encountered so far. Hotfix 1 released the same day as the game’s release, and fixed [...]read moreEscape From Tarkov Rival Receives First Hotfix Updates Following Early Access Launch

xAI, Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, is closing on $6B in funding and X, his social network, is already one of its shareholders

xAI, Elon Musk’s 10-month-old competitor to the AI phenom OpenAI, is raising $6 billion on a pre-money valuation of $18 billion, according to one trusted source close to the deal. The deal – which would give investors one quarter of the company –  is expected to close in the next few weeks unless the terms [...]read morexAI, Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, is closing on $6B in funding and X, his social network, is already one of its shareholders

Eric Schmidt-backed Augment, a GitHub Copilot rival, launches out of stealth with $252M

AI is supercharging coding — and developers are embracing it. In a recent StackOverflow poll, 44% of software engineers said that they use AI tools as part of their development processes now and 26% plan to soon. Gartner estimates that over half of organizations are currently piloting or have already deployed AI-driven coding assistants, and [...]read moreEric Schmidt-backed Augment, a GitHub Copilot rival, launches out of stealth with $252M

Prada and Miu Miu get a boost from China as rival Gucci struggles

By Bloomberg Published Apr 24, 2024 Prada SpA’s sales jumped as the Italian fashion group, which also owns Miu Miu, continues to outperform its biggest rivals. See catwalkPrada – Fall-Winter2024 – 2025 – Womenswear – Milan – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Net revenue rose 16% in the first quarter at constant exchange rates to €1.19 billion ($1.27 billion), [...]read morePrada and Miu Miu get a boost from China as rival Gucci struggles

Substack rival Ghost confirms it will join the fediverse in 2024

Ghost, an open-source rival to Substack’s newsletter platform, has confirmed it will this year officially join the fediverse — or the open social network of interconnected servers that includes apps like Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Flipboard and, more recently, Instagram Threads, among others. Last week, the company teased its plans by surveying its users about how they may want [...]read moreSubstack rival Ghost confirms it will join the fediverse in 2024

TikTok Notes starts rolling out as a new rival to Instagram

TikTok has started rolling out its Instagram rival, TikTok Notes, to select Android and iOS users “for download and limited testing in Australia and Canada.” A tweet announcing the launch, as well as the App Store and Google Play listings, showed off some official images of the app that offer insights about how it works [...]read moreTikTok Notes starts rolling out as a new rival to Instagram

Tesla’s Cybertruck is getting a Chinese rival from BYD

BYD has revealed plans to launch a rival to Tesla’s Cybertruck later this year. The Chinese carmaker released images of the electric pickup truck, featuring a bright orange and blue paint job, on Thursday. It said it plans to start selling the vehicle at some point in 2024, but didn’t announce pricing. BYD’s offering will [...]read moreTesla’s Cybertruck is getting a Chinese rival from BYD

Open source Substack rival Ghost may join the fediverse

Ghost, the open source alternative to Substack’s newsletter platform, is considering joining the fediverse, the social network of interconnected servers that includes apps like Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Flipboard and, more recently, Instagram Threads, among others. According to a post from Ghost founder John O’Nolan, the company — which is structured as a nonprofit — is considering [...]read moreOpen source Substack rival Ghost may join the fediverse

2024 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro detailed – Proton X70 C-SUV rival; 1.6T, 197 PS, 290 Nm; est RM130k; May launch

This is the Tiggo 7 Pro, Chery’s third model for Malaysia after the Omoda 5 and Tiggo 8 Pro. It was previewed on March 25 – when order books were also opened – and the official launch is just around the corner. Chery is once again shocking many with its pricing – estimated at below [...]read more2024 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro detailed – Proton X70 C-SUV rival; 1.6T, 197 PS, 290 Nm; est RM130k; May launch

Zeekr 009 Grand teased – electric Lexus LM rival with four seats, massive rear screen, to be revealed April 19

The Zeekr 009 is already an impossibly luxurious MPV, larger than a Toyota Alphard/Vellfire and coming with an equally sumptuous cabin and a silent, effortless electric powertrain. But in China, being “impossibly luxurious” is clearly not enough, because Geely’s flagship EV brand is looking to one-up itself with the 009 Grand – a four-seater version [...]read moreZeekr 009 Grand teased – electric Lexus LM rival with four seats, massive rear screen, to be revealed April 19