The H1Z1 Pro League (H1PL) announced that 15 charter teams will compete in its first professional H1Z1 battle royale esports league starting in Las Vegas on April 21. The H1PL also announced that Facebook will be its exclusive digital broadcast partner and Caesars Entertainment will be its official venue and entertainment partner. Redefining the current […]
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NRL unveil top 40 women for elite competition
PREPARATIONS for the NRL’s women’s competition continue despite an announcement as to which clubs will take part still likely to be a few weeks away. The NRL today announced the 40 Australia-based players, 26 with international experience, who will make up the elite squad and whose talent will be divided among the final teams when […]
Olympic champ Mikael Kingsbury dethroned in return to moguls competition
After winning Olympic gold in Pyeongchang, Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury took a step down on the podium in his return to competition on Friday. After winning Olympic gold in Pyeongchang, Kingsbury reaches the podium once again.1:56 The 25-year-old scored 89.27 to finish 1.76 points behind hometown favourite Ikuma Horishima who took first with 91.03 at […]
Nintendo Switch games 2018: Pokemon and Metroid Prime 4 could have some big competition
The upcoming Pokemon RPG game and Metroid Prime 4 project are two of the most anticipated exclusive right now. Both have a lot of hype surrounding them and are bound to sell well when they arrive as part of the Nintendo Switch games list. But it appears that more competition could be announced in 2018 […]
Algorithmia launches Ethereum-based AI competition
Algorithmia announced an AI competition today that could usher in a new era of machine learning model development using the Ethereum blockchain. The company is offering 3 Ethereum tokens (worth more than $ 2,500 as of this writing) for the team that can provide the best algorithm for determining voter preferences in the last presidential […]
Amazon is using big data to dominate the competition
AP/Bebeto Matthews Amazon housewares sales increased by 20% last year. Amazon sells these products to millennials very well, and has accurate data to help it arrive at the right market conclusions. Big box stores like Bed Bath and Beyond and JC Penney are suffering at the hands of Amazon. Could the Instant Pot be a […]
Canadian teams well represented among winners at All-Star game skills competition
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid became the first player to be the fastest skater winner in back-to back years on Saturday night at the NHL All-Star game skills competition. Calgary Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau topped the puck control relay and Brock Boeser of the Vancouver Canucks took the accuracy shooting competition. The Edmonton Oilers centre […]
BMW M5 Competition Package could come to Geneva with 625 hp
BMW announced its intentions on a new Competition Package for the 600-horsepower M5 last September. At the time, Motor1 reported that a BMW UK executive said, “the Competition Package will bring tweaked dynamics, and likely standard ceramic brakes, which are a $ 10,000 option on the standard car.” Bimmerpost forum member “Esquire” just found out […]
The 15 American cities where competition to buy a home is fiercest
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Over-demand for homes is ruling the housing market in many cities. Buyers in the best position to buy a home typically have mortgage financing in place, a credit score above 680, and a down payment above 15%. But many markets, like San Francisco and San Jose, have an oversaturation of these buyers, […]
Tesla’s Model X: A lovely roadtripper with stiff daily driving competition
Jordan Golson It’s been quite an unexpected decade at Tesla. In 2007, if you said that the EV company would release an all-electric sedan that became one of the fastest accelerating vehicles of all time and sold tens of thousands of units with numerous hardware and software improvements along the way, you’d have been sent […]