Samsung launches foldable phones with improved AI to stay ahead of Chinese rivals

Stay up to date with free updates Simply register for the Technology sector myFT Digest — straight to your inbox. Samsung Electronics has added enhanced artificial intelligence features to the annual refresh of its foldable phones, as the company aims to fend off competition from Chinese rivals in the fast-growing market. The South Korean company … Read more

SpaceX rivals challenge Starship launch license in Florida over environmental, safety concerns

Green shrubbery and sliver of road form a low horizon below a sunny blue sky. In the distance left of center, a short white rocket stands adjacent to a black tower. Much taller, right of center, reaching to the top of the image, a steel tower with black-barred extension arms reaching out near its base.

SpaceX’s plans to launch its Starship–Super Heavy two-stage rocket 44 times a year from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida have come under fire from its two biggest rivals: United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. The Spaceship vehicle is the world’s largest rocket. Its two stages are SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster rocket … Read more

Elite launches adjustable smart frame with virtual shifting that rivals Zwift Ride

Elite has launched Square, an adjustable smart frame designed to accommodate multiple riders on one machine and works with all direct-drive smart trainers and training apps. The design means there’s no need to fit or swap bikes, with the frame offering seven adjustments for saddle height, tilt and fore-aft position, handlebar height and fore-aft position, … Read more

New Lidl store ‘blocked again’ by rivals

A supermarket giant says a rival has again blocked its plans for a new store – the latest twist in a long-running planning dispute. Lidl claims its new Queenborough branch and the 40 jobs it would create are “at risk” due to legal action taken by Aldi – a move branded “absolutely diabolical” by residents. … Read more

Nvidia’s rivals are focusing on their software dominance

Nvidia’s rivals and biggest customers are rallying behind an OpenAI-led initiative to build software that would make it easier for artificial intelligence developers to move away from their chips. Silicon Valley-based Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable chipmaker thanks to a near monopoly on the chips needed to create large AI systems, but supply … Read more