Tag: Dyson
Microsoft cleared to buy Activision Blizzard, Kia plans £25,000 EV
Activision Blizzard is the maker of the hugely popular Call of Duty games Microsoft's revised offer to buy Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard has been approved by UK regulators. The Competition and Markets Authority said the deal addressed its concerns, after the watchdog blocked the original $69bn (£59bn) bid in April.…
ShinyShiny snippets: Dyson air-purifier headphones to set you back £749
Dyson has announced that its Dyson Zone air purifying headphones will indeed be on sale in early 2023 as rumoured. Prices start from $949/£749. Note the ‘start from’ – Dyson says that exact pricing will be confirmed closer to launch. The crazy headphones go on sale from January in China and March in the US, UK,…
ShinyShiny snippets: Dyson working on home robots for household chores
Dyson is moving beyond vacuum cleaners and hand driers and will try to develop robots capable of helping with household chores. The company has announced plans to create a major robotics centre at its facility at Hullavington Airfield, in Wiltshire, that will work on new types of domestic robot. The site will be home to…
Dyson to invest £2.75 billion in new technologies
Dyson says it will invest an additional $3.67bn (£2.75bn) into new technologies and products over the next five years, according to the BBC. It will use this investment money to fund research in robotics, next-generation motor technology, smart products, machine learning and material science. The company will also focus on the commercialisation of its solid-state…
