Nvidia Developing New PC Processors, Iceland's PM Joins Strike, E-Commerce Giants Begin Singles Day Presales, and Nigeria Avoids $11 Billion Gas Project Cost
Nvidia partners with UK's Arm to take on Intel with new PC processors, Iceland's Prime Minister joins mass strike over gender inequality, JD.com and Alibaba open presales for Singles day, while Nigeria is spared a massive $11 billion expense thanks to a fraudulent gas project contract.
- US chipmaker Nvidia is partnering with UK's Arm on the development of new PC processors to challenge Intel. The new processors, which will be capable of running Microsoft software, are expected to be on sale by 2025.
- In Iceland, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir along with thousands of other women and non-binary individuals went on strike protesting against gender wage gaps and violence.
- In China, e-commerce giants JD.com and Alibaba have started presales for Singles Day, a shopping holiday that doesn't officially start until November 11. The companies believe that offering early discounted prices will attract more shoppers.
- A British court decided that Nigeria would not have to pay $11 billion for a fraudulent gas project contract that was awarded by a British Virgin Islands-based firm. This ruling is a major relief for Nigeria's struggling economy.
- Los Angeles startup Varda Space Industries is finding it difficult to bring its HIV/AIDS drug, ritonavir, back to Earth after successfully launching its drug manufacturing operation into orbit. The US Federal Aviation Administration has yet to approve its landing.
