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An antitrust probe of Microsoft’s surprise deal with French startup Mistral will come down to the role of “decisive influence,” legal experts say. Microsoft revealed on Tuesday that it’s investing €15mn in the partnership. Under the terms of the pact, Mistral receives access to the US tech giant’s supercomputers. In return, Microsoft can offer Azure cloud customers access to the startup’s latest

Aqara has launched its Smart Lock U200 on Kickstarter, where you can currently nab the device for $209, down from the $249.99 it’ll cost you when it goes on sale later this year. According to the Kickstarter page, it

• Zurich city employees got an unexpected — and short-lived — boost to their pay packets this month.
• A technical error meant that all 30,000 people working for the city were given double their pay.
• Legally they have to pay it all back, and that's a gargantuan administrative task.

The city of Zurich is trying to recoup roughly 175 million Swiss Francs, about

• Beyond Meat says it plans to increase prices to boost its profit margin.
• It also plans $70 million of cost cuts and will discontinue some products, like its plant-based jerky.
• US sales fell by a third in 2023. The company attributed it to "misinformation," sales discounts, and low demand.

Beyond Meat has unveiled details of a massive turnaround plan, including raising the

• Ukraine's Ministry of Defense said it took down its 10th Russian fighter jet in 10 days.
• A Su-34, one of Russia's best and most expensive jets, was destroyed on Tuesday.
• Ukraine, however, is struggling with a lack of resources and diminishing

Samsung’s incoming Galaxy Z Fold 6 smartphone appears to have leaked in unofficial renders published on Wednesday by SmartPrix and OnLeaks, giving us our first look at the company’s latest flagship foldable. The images show a much boxier design that’s more in

Nothing's drip feed of specs and line drawings gets us to this point. At MWC 2024, the company finally revealed its next phone in the flesh during its MWC soiree. Sadly, it was in a glass box — which seems to be the not-great trend of this year's Mobile World Congress. 

But, for a phone seemingly pitched as its cheapest device yet, it looks good. Cool, even. The Nothing design DNA is fully there

• US internal migration has significantly slowed over the last five decades.
• Local home prices influence older homeowners in expensive states less than in past decades.
• Despite wages encouraging migration, housing-related factors have significantly offset this.

Fewer Americans are moving within the US, and boomer homeowners in more

The VPN — virtual private network — used to have a bit of a dodgy reputation. It was once considered a means for conducting nefarious activities online. These days it just makes sense for everyone to have an extra layer of security when browsing online. Especially when doing things like checking your internet banking.

Without a VPN, your data is effectively open to anyone because it's not encrypted

The lives of influencers can be transfixing. For some, influencers' content can be informative and aspirational, but for others, it can be jarring, envy-inducing, and stir up questions about the creators' source of wealth. The ire towards some influencers is so strong that there's an entire site known as Tattle Life, which is populated by thousands of anonymous users and dedicated to expressing

• People working from home stand less than one hour per workday, a survey found.
• Lack of movement plus poor posture from home setups can lead to health issues.
• Alan Hedge, an ergonomics expert, recommends a mix of sitting, standing, and moving.

You might think you're sitting pretty if you get to work from home. Turns out you might

• Chaya Raichik is the woman behind the right-wing Twitter account Libs of TikTok.
• She rose to fame by sharing LGBTQ content on her TikTok and mocking it in the captions.
• Raichik's popularity increased when her identity was revealed in April 2022.

Chaya Raichik is the woman behind the right-wing Twitter account Libs of TikTok, which has 2.9