19 phlboss EBike Market Size, Share, Growth, Analysis, Report, 2030 11-22-2024 10:10 PM CET | Logistics & Transport Press release from: ABNewswire EBike Market - Global Forecast to 2030 EBike Market by Class (Class I, II, & III), Battery (Li-ion, Li-ion Polymer, Lead Acid), Motor (Mid, Hub), Mode (Throttle, Pedal Assist), Usage (Mountain/Trekking, City/Urban, Cargo), Speed, Battery Capacity, Component, & Region - Global Forecast to 2030 The [ https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/electric-bike-market-110827400.html?utm_source=Abnewswire&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=electric-bike-market ] is projected to reach $71.5 billion by 2030, driven by the rising popularity of eco-friendly transportation solutions and advancements in battery technology. With increasing urbanization and a focus on reducing carbon emissions, eBikes have become a preferred alternative to traditional vehicles for short commutes. The integration of lightweight materials, improved motor efficiency, and extended battery life has enhanced eBike functionality, appealing to a broad consumer base from daily commuters to recreational riders. As governments worldwide support sustainable urban mobility initiatives, eBikes are capturing a growing share of the transportation market, especially in regions like Europe and North America. Asia-Pacific is expected to maintain a dominant EBike Market Share, fueled by high demand in countries such as China and Japan, where eBikes are widely adopted due to congested urban areas and government support. In Europe, market growth is driven by incentives for electric mobility and investment in cycling infrastructure, encouraging a shift from traditional bicycles to electric ones. North America is also witnessing rapid adoption as awareness of sustainable and cost-effective commuting options rises. The diverse consumer interest in eBikes for fitness, commuting, and leisure purposes is anticipated to drive sustained growth in the global eBike market over the coming years. Download PDF Brochure @ https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/pdfdownloadNew.asp?id=110827400 [ https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/pdfdownloadNew.asp?id=110827400&utm_source=Abnewswire&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=electric-bike-market ] The trend toward connected e-bikes Connected eBikes are intelligent and omniscient bikes capable of communicating critical data on their condition and use. In some cases, connected bikes can also receive information and commands remotely. Connected E-Bike systems allow both data gathering and data mining. Bosch's SmartphoneHub can connect electric Bikes to a smartphone and support ebike riders before and after their journey. The Lock premium function offered by Bosch transforms the Kiox-connected onboard computer into the key to greater security. This feature provides more biking security and makes the pedelec less attractive to thieves. Intelligent onboard computers - such as the Nyon from Bosch - determine the pedaling force and frequency during the journey and use this information to calculate the cyclist's performance and energy consumption. Urban Arrow (The Netherlands) partnered with Comodule (Estonia). It launched a cargo bike equipped with Comodule's connectivity solution, offering advanced security features like location tracking, a digital lock, and activated movement alerts. Riders can conveniently access these features through the Urban Arrow app, ensuring constant connectivity with their bike. Alongside the security functions, the app provides essential information such as the bike's battery status, range, and ride data. North American ebike market is projected to grow at fastest rate during the forecast year 2024-2030 North America is the fastest-growing Electric Bikes (ebike) market. The mountain and city ebikes are popular in North America. City E-Bikes are expected to account for the largest market share due to the increased adoption of electric bikes for daily commuting, recreation, and fitness activities. Cargo E-Bikes are expected to grow at the fastest CAGR due to the increased adoption of electric bikes for transporting goods from one place to another, as well as traffic congestion and rising fuel prices in North American cities. Cargo Elecctric Bikes are gaining popularity among consumers due to their robust nature of the operation. The growth of the e-commerce industry and food delivery at large propels last-mile delivery even further, adding to the demand for cargo eBikes. These zero-emission cargo bikes efficiently navigate traffic jams and require less parking space than traditional delivery vehicles. This goes hand in glove with the growing environmental concern and government initiatives toward sustainable transportation. The government is also introducing a 1-year pilot project that enables a rebate of up to USD 1,700 for business owners to purchase cargo eBikes. To reduce emissions, governments in North America are offering incentives to buy cargo E-Bikes. These factors would increase the demand for E-Bikes in North America during the forecast period. Key Market Players: Major players operating in the Asia Oceania e-bike market are Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd (Taiwan), Hero Lectro (India), TAV Systems (Australia), Yamaha Motor Company (Japan), Merida Industry Co. (Taiwan), and Emotorad (India). Request Free Sample Report @ https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/requestsampleNew.asp?id=110827400 [ https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/requestsampleNew.asp?id=110827400&utm_source=Abnewswire&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=electric-bike-market ] Media Contact Company Name: MarketsandMarkets Trademark Research Private Ltd. 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World is about to see off the biggest election year in history. Almost half of humanity was involved in election exercises across continents, ranging from large democracies like India , USA and Indonesia to island nations like Tuvalu with 11,000 population. Citizen voters, in over 70 countries, millions of them first timers, attempted to address their own situations at the voting booths. ET Year-end Special Reads What kept India's stock market investors on toes in 2024? India's car race: How far EVs went in 2024 Investing in 2025: Six wealth management trends to watch out for The last of the national elections came this Sunday in Chad in central Africa amidst an opposition boycott.Universal suffrage remains the spine that holds a dithering democratic fabric whose other ingredients are in constant debate. BR Ambedkar linked elections to political democracy, ushering conditions for equality and justice. But if elections are undermined by impurities, process glitches, fake narratives, boycotts, competing claims, street protests, violence or even abandoned midway, that could be the proverbial last nail. The Stockholm-based International IDEA (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance), in its report 'Global State of Democracy 2024', points to a certain erosion of credibility of elections compared to five years back, owing to declining turnout and other pathological conditions. The experience in India's neighborhood as elsewhere has been mixed at best. Declining interest Elections continue to be democracy's beautiful action play, especially the view of ordinary folks queuing up to vote. The average turnout of voters in elections this year is estimated to be at 61%. During the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, there has been a disconcerting decline of about 10% in voting across the world. India, with its electoral list inching towards a billion, has successfully reversed the trend by hitting the 65%-mark third time in a row, starting from 2014. Women turned out at a higher rate again in 2024 like in 2019. The best part of this year's last two assembly elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra is the record turnout. Not a family show Campaigns have made elections a spectacle, an ugly one off late. Electioneering is developing as a democracy malfunction with misinformation, racist references, outright abuse and misogyny becoming its part. Poll time divisive narratives from top leaders could leave unremedied scars and dent unity. Champions of unbridled freedom do not find a problem with campaign rhetoric even of the most repelling imagery; that's what democracy and rights are about, they would say. But hate speech amplified by social media and made potent by artificial intelligence, is becoming a bigger concern because it is seen yielding electoral victories. Reasonable restrictions, enforced by India's model code, have been of partial help. Top-notch campaigners and party bosses must take the responsibility, a point hammered by Election Commission of India in recent polls.It is surprising that elections of the 21st century still veer around identity: in US elections, the segments read as: coloured women, white workers, Hispanic, Asian, college goers or dropouts and in Indian context it is: OBC, SC, ST, minority and majority religion. Each one is a vote bank, the contesting candidate reduced to a mascot. For the USA that swears by individual worth, one commentary after November polls was that it is not ready for a woman president yet and a coloured one at that. 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One in five elections between 2020-2024, was challenged by the defeated candidates. Even as votes were getting counted to decide the 47th Presidency in the United States, the world was worriedly recalling the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Donald Trump notched an emphatic victory, but a moot question is what if it was otherwise. Joe Biden exuded the ultimate grace of democracy when he asked supporters to "bring down the temperature". On the electoral system, Biden further said, "It is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent, and it can be trusted, win or lose."Disappointment over electoral outcomes can be provoking. But polity and politicians in India and everywhere have an urgent obligation not to fall into a trap that could erode public trust. It will be myopic to shift blame to voting equipment or a standard procedure after an electoral loss. Well Commissioned India The Constitution of India has imaginatively raised certain institutions to serve as guarantors for the country's democratic arrangement. The ECI is the critical one which gathers the franchise, counts and delivers the result that is convertible to legislative and executive leadership. Its conduct of 18 Lok Sabha and over 400 assembly elections has been rated highly by all stakeholders and by the wider world, irrespective of seasonal grievances. One sufficient pointer to performance is the negligible re-polling in only 40 out of 10.5 lakh polling stations in the last Lok Sabha polls. Smooth conduct of both parliamentary and assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, with high people's participation is another impressive statement.Election management bodies (EMBs) across countries are reforming and acquiring tech-backed efficiencies but voting and counting remain points of vulnerability. Safeguarding voters against lies, fakes and inducements is another ever expanding task. Unlike ECI, which has a staggering capacity for execution, others may require collaboration for ensuring electoral integrity. India clearly has a role to play. Last Defence The 2024 Economics Nobel recognises the role of democracy and its institutions like free and fair elections in upholding prosperity. Voting rights and correctness of representation have witnessed sizeable compromise in parts of the globe, but there have been elections this year, which immaculately embodied expression of people's will. The International IDEA underlines that India, and some other countries have "allowed the voters to have an effective voice". Good elections look like the last sure wall to not only prevent any democracy downslide, but also to enhance its promise. (The writer is former Director General, Election Commission of India) (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )

TOKYO: Australia’s social media ban for teens will not keep young people safe online. It may prevent some 15-year-olds from entering a burning building, but leaves the doors to the inferno open as soon as they turn 16. It would make more sense for policymakers to focus on putting out the fires inside. But this far-reaching new law, which restricts anyone under the age of 16 from social media and fines companies up to A$49.5 million (US$32 million) for systemic breaches, is delivering Big Tech an ultimatum that the status quo is no longer acceptable. The rest of the world is watching closely. It’s spurring a much-needed global debate among lawmakers, companies, parents and researchers on how best to safeguard the next generation as they come of age in the digital era. The last time the United States passed federal law aimed at protecting children online was in 1998, and by the time lawmakers figured out there were issues, an entire generation had already grown up on the internet. Australia’s ban has its own imperfections, but forcing these conversations to find solutions may be better than doing nothing. SOCIAL MEDIA AGE BAN IS WELL-MEANING BUT FLAWED Moreover, 77 per cent of Australians back the age limits, some of the most extensive restrictions on social platforms outside of China, even though so far the government has offered few answers on how they will work. I’ve written about this new law before, and I still think it is well-meaning but flawed, grasping for a soundbite-y solution to complex problems. Research shows that blanket age bans aren’t effective at preventing online harms to developing minds, as they ignore adolescents’ different maturity levels. While they may seem appealing to parents, they disregard the glaring realities of growing up in the modern world, especially after the pandemic forced more online education, work and socialising. Completely shutting out young people from digital communities can sever lifelines for marginalised groups in Australia, and more broadly distracts from the harder policy work of coming up with comprehensive solutions to make these platforms safer. Tech-savvy teens also tend to be very good at bypassing age limits, and Australia has said that it won’t penalise parents or young people for doing so. Norway, for example, currently has restrictions barring children under 13 from social media, but found that 72 per cent of 11-year-olds still log on. Australia’s law gives platforms one year to figure out how to implement age-verification technology that doesn’t require IDs to be uploaded due to privacy concerns. There are some exceptions, including for messaging services. DEMAND MORE TRANSPARENCY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES But while the policy is overwhelmingly popular, it’s not just Elon Musk and Big Tech interests coming out against it. Australia’s Human Rights Council, the United Nations’ children’s agency, and dozens of academics and researchers are arguing for a different approach. There are valid concerns that these measures could push teens to even more dangerous and unregulated online spaces. More comprehensive laws are needed to force companies to roll out digital safeguards, rather than just defer access to online communities entirely by a couple of years. Yet as broken as Australia’s ban may be, it has ushered these and myriad other policy recommendations that the rest of the world can learn from as this debate picks up. Global lawmakers should also demand that social media companies offer more transparency; giving outside researchers the ability to look under the hood and better identify potential harms for developing minds and youth mental health. This would allow experts to understand the opaque ways algorithms work to keep teens hooked on these sites, or drive them down unsafe rabbit holes, and recommend targeted remedies. GLOBAL COORDINATION TO REIN IN BIG TECH Pressure from regulators is already linked to change. Roughly a week after Australia first announced its plans to introduce the minimum age for social media, Facebook parent Meta unveiled sweeping new privacy settings for teens on Instagram . The company said the restrictions were in the works for a while and not the result of mounting scrutiny. It's not the first time Canberra has taken on Silicon Valley. Australia has raged a years-long battle to try and force tech platforms to pay news publishers, and celebrated an initial win when Meta and Alphabet’s Google were forced to negotiate contracts with news organisations. (Meta earlier this year said it has no plans to renew those deals.) When Canada followed suit, however, Meta barred news in the country entirely on its platforms. This move revealed some painful realities about unintended consequences when taking on the world’s most powerful tech companies, and why global coordination to rein in Big Tech is important. Australia has managed to do what no other democratic jurisdiction has, but the litmus test will be how it enforces the new regulation and whether it even can. Canberra hasn’t solved the bigger issues regarding how to keep teens safe from online harms, but it has elicited a much-needed debate from stakeholders who are now sharing more creative and effective solutions. Parents around the globe should hope that their lawmakers are paying close attention.The Latest: Police search for man who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO, new photos of suspect releasedThe U.S. unveiled new restrictions on China’s access to vital components for chips and AI, escalating a campaign to contain Beijing’s technological ambitions but stopping short of earlier proposals that would have sanctioned more key Chinese firms. The Department of Commerce slapped fresh curbs on the sale of high-bandwidth memory chips made by U.S. and foreign companies, likely affecting South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. as well as Idaho-based Micron Technology Inc. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

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Orchid Island Capital, Inc. ( NYSE:ORC – Get Free Report ) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, December 10th, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of 0.12 per share by the real estate investment trust on Thursday, January 30th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 18.27%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Orchid Island Capital has increased its dividend payment by an average of 164.3% per year over the last three years. Orchid Island Capital has a payout ratio of 576.0% meaning the company cannot currently cover its dividend with earnings alone and is relying on its balance sheet to cover its dividend payments. Equities research analysts expect Orchid Island Capital to earn $0.22 per share next year, which means the company may not be able to cover its $1.44 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 654.5%. Orchid Island Capital Price Performance ORC opened at $7.88 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $7.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.09. Orchid Island Capital has a 12 month low of $7.41 and a 12 month high of $9.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $629.22 million, a P/E ratio of 7.50 and a beta of 1.84. About Orchid Island Capital ( Get Free Report ) Orchid Island Capital, Inc, a specialty finance company, invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in the United States. The company’s RMBS is backed by single-family residential mortgage loans, referred as Agency RMBS. Its portfolio includes traditional pass-through Agency RMBS, such as mortgage pass through certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations; and structured Agency RMBS comprising interest only securities, inverse interest only securities, and principal only securities. See Also Receive News & Ratings for Orchid Island Capital Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Orchid Island Capital and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books. But he also had tasks his party comrades could know nothing about: snooping on mail, copying phone numbers from scratch pads and rummaging through waste baskets. Hadesbeck, known to his RCMP handlers as agent 810, would pass along any information he could glean to the national police force. His lengthy tenure as a paid informant for the Mounties’ security branch is chronicled in “A Communist for the RCMP” by Dennis Gruending, a former New Democrat MP who has worked as a journalist and authored several books. Before the First World War, Hadesbeck’s family left what was then southern Hungary for Canada, settling in Saskatchewan. Frank had a difficult childhood. He was orphaned at age 11, worked on farms, spent time in the United States, and did a number of jobs in the Regina area in the 1930s. He was among the Canadians who volunteered to fight on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War against Gen. Francisco Franco. Hadesbeck was alone, broke and looking for work in Alberta when the RCMP recruited him as an informant, on condition he join the Communist Party to establish a cover. Several days later, he was fingerprinted, weighed and photographed at an RCMP office. “My contact said I was not an informer or a stool pigeon or a snitch as other informers were classified,” Hadesbeck recorded in his notes. “I was part of a team on a monthly salary, plus expenses and was given a number.” The RCMP has always jealously guarded information about its sources, even decades after events, Gruending writes. He formally requested Hadesbeck’s file through the Access to Information Act, but an official would neither confirm nor deny such records exist. However, Hadesbeck thoroughly documented his efforts for the RCMP over the decades. Gruending acquired a box of his papers through an acquaintance, and managed to corroborate and flesh out many of Hadesbeck’s claims. The files contain the names of hundreds of people on so-called Watch Out lists — individuals of interest to RCMP security officials who grew increasingly concerned about the perceived menace of Communism during the Cold War. The records also describe in detail how Hadesbeck operated as an agent, his dealings with handlers, and his thoughts about the ethics and wisdom of his double life, Gruending notes. RCMP security officials wanted information on people they considered subversive, but were not interested in understanding why those individuals were critical of the existing economic and political system, the book says. Hadesbeck appeared to have a clear sense of his mission. “I soon realized that I was being paid to collect information only, not to think about why they wanted all this information about people who I thought were honest Canadian citizens.” Hadesbeck would meet a handler every couple of weeks, often in a hotel room. The officer typically provided names and photos of people of interest, and told him to make discreet inquiries. The RCMP’s cash payments supplemented the salary from his steady job, from the early 1950s on, at a Regina company that salvaged old tractors. Hadesbeck’s notes and Watch Out lists from the 1950s point to RCMP suspicions about Communist control of the peace movement. Socialist trailblazer Tommy Douglas, who attended numerous peace-related events, turned up alongside dozens of others on Watch Out lists. A handwritten list labelled the Canadian Peace Conference and Voice of Women as Communist Party fronts. Douglas was premier of Saskatchewan and went on to lead the federal New Democratic Party, but Gruending contends the RCMP did not bother much with distinctions between Communists and social democrats. “The force continued to believe that Douglas was secretly a Communist, or at least was unduly influenced by them.” Indeed, a multi-volume RCMP file on Douglas of more than 1,100 pages came to light through Access to Information in 2006. Hadesbeck scribbled half a dozen notes about writer Farley Mowat, another subject of curiosity for the security service. Many prominent Canadians appeared on his Watch Out lists, including author Pierre Berton, journalist June Callwood, musician Stompin’ Tom Connors, Liberal cabinet ministers Walter Gordon and Herb Gray, and broadcaster Adrienne Clarkson — who would later be governor general. Gruending says Hadesbeck not only routinely betrayed Communist Party members, but was reckless in passing along information about many other people. “Often, he implied that they might be party members when they were not,” he writes. Sometimes such scrutiny could have serious consequences. People deemed suspect by the RCMP were harassed, denied employment and promotions, or even fired from government, unions, the media and academia, Gruending notes. Gay and lesbian members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and the public service were among those targeted. “Careers were ruined and lives shattered.” At a November gathering in Ottawa to promote the book, Gruending said he was left with mixed feelings about Hadesbeck, “and I think he was somewhat conflicted in the way he felt about the people that he was surveilling.” “I have a good deal of sympathy towards him, but ultimately, he betrayed a lot of people.” In September 1976, Hadesbeck was invited to a meeting at a Regina Holiday Inn with several RCMP officers. He was told his career as an informant was over. “I had to sign a paper, but got no copy for myself, that I would keep my connections with the security force secret and not contact them again in any way,” Hadesbeck’s notes say. He was handed 15 $100 bills as a parting bonus. Even so, Hadesbeck supplied information to the RCMP until 1977, and occasionally for a few more years. “Hadesbeck’s behaviour is difficult to understand because he found his abrupt dismissal to be traumatic,” the book says. “He believed that he deserved, and had been promised, a pension when he retired.” Hadesbeck seemed eager to tell his story in the 1980s, but plans for a book fell through. He died in 2006, shortly after turning 100. In his later jottings, Hadesbeck tried to portray himself as a patriot and anti-Communist, but the pronouncements seem half-hearted, Gruending writes. “It is easy to see Hadesbeck as deceitful, cynical and self-serving. He did not become an informant for ideological reasons or as an act of patriotism. He did it for the money and perhaps a sense of power and excitement.”

PIAF for robust strategies as country struggling for high growthPHILADELPHIA and PERTH, Australia , Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadium Lithium plc (NYSE: ALTM, ASX: LTM, "Arcadium Lithium"), a leading global lithium chemicals producer, today announced that it has obtained all requisite shareholder approvals in connection with the proposed acquisition by Rio Tinto previously announced on October 9 , 2024. "Today's vote of support by our shareholders confirms our shared belief that with Rio Tinto, we will be a stronger global leader in lithium chemicals production. Together, we enhance our capabilities to successfully develop and operate our assets while supporting the clean energy transition. We are confident that this transaction will provide future benefit to our customers, employees and the communities in which we operate, and I am excited by the path ahead," said Paul Graves , president and chief executive officer of Arcadium Lithium. The final voting results of Arcadium Lithium's special meetings will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a Form 8-K and will also be available at https://ir.arcadiumlithium.com . Regulatory Update As of this release, merger control clearance has been satisfied or waived in Australia , Canada , China , the United Kingdom and the United States (Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976). Additionally, investment screening approval has been satisfied in the United Kingdom . The proposed transaction is still expected to close in mid-2025, subject to the receipt of remaining regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. Arcadium Lithium Contacts Investors: Daniel Rosen +1 215 299 6208 daniel.rosen@arcadiumlithium.com Phoebe Lee +61 413 557 780 phoebe.lee@arcadiumlithium.com Media: Karen Vizental +54 9 114 414 4702 karen.vizental@arcadiumlithium.com About Arcadium Lithium Arcadium Lithium is a leading global lithium chemicals producer committed to safely and responsibly harnessing the power of lithium to improve people's lives and accelerate the transition to a clean energy future. We collaborate with our customers to drive innovation and power a more sustainable world in which lithium enables exciting possibilities for renewable energy, electric transportation and modern life. Arcadium Lithium is vertically integrated, with industry-leading capabilities across lithium extraction processes, including hard-rock mining, conventional brine extraction and direct lithium extraction (DLE), and in lithium chemicals manufacturing for high performance applications. 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Marvel Rivals is a competitive game set in the multiverse, so it’s fitting that you play on a number of different maps . At launch, there are eight maps in Marvel Rivals , all inspired by locations from the Marvel Comics universe. You’ll play three modes across those maps. Developer NetEase Games says it will add more maps and modes via the seasonal model for Marvel Rivals . In this Marvel Rivals guide, we’ll walk you through each of the eight core maps in Marvel Rivals , alongside descriptions of the modes you’ll play on those maps. Marvel Rivals game modes There are three game modes in Marvel Rivals — Convoy, Domination, and Convergence — each played on specific maps. Here’s a rundown of the available game modes in Marvel Rivals as of season 0: In Convoy , your team will be randomly assigned offense or defense to start. As offense, your objective is to escort a cart or moving object through the map by standing near it, which the defenders will attempt to stop by killing you and your teammates. If the offensive team escorts the convoy to the end of the map within a time limit, they win. In Domination , your team and the enemy team will attack a single point on one of a handful of small maps. Whoever captures the point must hold it until it reaches 100%. Whoever captures the point will take the lead. The mode will then jump to another small map and repeat the objective. The first team to reach two captured points wins. In Convergence , your team will randomly be assigned offense or defense to start. As offense, your objective is to attack the first checkpoint on the map and secure it by standing inside. Defenders will be able to reach the point before you, and their job is to kill any offensive players trying to get in. If the offense successfully captures a checkpoint in time, they’ll move along the map to the next checkpoint. If the offensive team can capture three checkpoints in time, they win. Marvel Rivals multiplayer maps list There are eight maps in Marvel Rivals , all of which take place in five different regions of the Marvel Universe (pictured in the gallery above). There are multiple maps that take place in the same region, and maps are specific to the modes that are played on them — meaning there are no maps that you play both Domination and Convoy on. Here is the full list of core maps in season 0 of Marvel Rivals, and the modes associated with each one: Yggdrasill Path (Yggsgard) — Convoy Royal Palace (Yggsgard) — Domination Shin-Shibuya (Tokyo 2099) — Convergence Spider-Islands (Tokyo 2099) — Convoy Birnin T’Challa (Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda) — Domination Hall of Djalia (Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda) — Convergence Symbiotic Surface (Klyntar) — Convergence Hell’s Heaven (Hydra Charteris Base) — Domination For more Marvel Rivals guides, here’s a list of Team-Up abilities , plus the Marvel Rivals roadmap . Guides Marvel Rivals guides PC PlayStation Xbox