MultiYear

Samsung used the Snapdragon chip in all its high-end phones last year. This year, though, the company used the Snapdragon chip only in the Galaxy S24 Ultra, while the Galaxy S24 and the Galaxy S24+ used Exynos chips in most countries. In the coming years, Samsung will keep using Snapdragon chips in its flagship phones, and Qualcomm has confirmed this. Future Galaxy S and Galaxy Z series flagship phones will use Snapdragon processors During its earnings call for Q4 2023, Qualcomm revealed that it has signed a multiyear…

Warner Bros Discover (WBD) has scored a coup by inking a "Pay-1" deal with indie darling A24 for priority streaming rights, the company announced. That means new releases from A24 like Iron Claw (above) will appear first on HBO, Max and Cinemax before streaming on any other platform. The deal also extends WBD's licensing for A24's film catalog, giving it access to titles like Uncut Gems, Everything Everywhere All At Once and others."Movies included in the pay-1 output agreement include Dicks: The Musical, Priscilla, Dream…

Projected increase in frequency of multiyear La Niña events under future greenhouse-gas forcing. Credit: IOCAS Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the Earth's most consequential interannual climate fluctuation. Alternating irregularly between warm El Niño and cold La Niña phases, it brings shifts in ocean surface temperature and disrupts wind and rainfall patterns across the tropics. …

Following its first-ever race in Portland, Oregon, this past weekend, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has announced new partnerships with CBS Network and Roku Media to feature live races on multiple platforms in the US. Formula E is a single-seater motorsport championship series that was conceived as an all-electric counter to the super-popular Formula 1 combustion vehicle series. Formula E held its inaugural championship race in 2014 and has grown in popularity since, gaining FIA…

Rideshare juggernaut Uber has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with robotaxi developer Waymo, offering driverless rides and deliveries to customers across the former’s platform. The new partnership could bring massive scale to Waymo’s driverless tech, while offering an enormous pool of potential customers. Both Waymo and Uber were founded in 2009 and have taken very different, but arguably impactful trajectories in the mobility space – each utilizing advanced technology to…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The catastrophic Australian bushfires in 2019–2020 contributed to ocean cooling thousands of miles away, ultimately nudging the Tropical Pacific into a rare multi-year La Niña event that dissipated only recently. The research was led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and is…

Pinterest just announced a significant advertising partnership with Amazon. How it works. When Pinterest users encounter an Amazon ad, they will be directed to Amazon’s website to complete their purchase. Timeline. The integration of Amazon ads will be rolled out over several quarters, with no specific details on ad placement or short-term revenue forecasts. Pinterest does not expect any significant impact on its revenue until next year. The multi-year collaboration will make Amazon the first-ever third-party…

June Wan/ZDNETSamsung on Thursday shared that it has signed a multi-year extension with AMD on their licensing agreement, giving the South Korean tech giant access to the U.S. chipmaker's Radeon graphics IP.Also: Samsung's new ultra-wideband chip gives phones precise distance measuringThe pair signed the original agreement back in 2019 for AMD to license its custom graphics IP based on RDNA graphics architecture to Samsung for use in smartphones and other mobile devices. Since then, Samsung has been using the AMD…

TikTok and Major League Soccer (MLS) have announced a multiyear partnership that will bring exclusive content, in-app programming and more to the app. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Throughout the season, fans will be able to search “MLS” on TikTok and get access to the “MLS Hub,” which will feature new content from MLS clubs and players. Fans can also access MLS’s website with more information about match schedules and scores from the hub. The company is also partnering…

Insurance is a legal requirement for every motor vehicle that plies on Indian roads. In the past, the norm was to get one’s vehicle reinsured (insurance renewal) every year in order to stay compliant with the law, protect other road users, and to also protect one’s own vehicle from theft/damage. Now though, things are slightly different, and if we may add, a lot more convenient. Enter multi-year car/bike insurance. While the norm was to buy bike insurance or car insurance every year until a few years ago, one can now…