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UK CMA Extends Deadline for its Review of Microsoft’s Activision Deal

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced today that it was extending the deadline…

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FTC Appeals Court Ruling on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal

The US FTC has filed an appeal to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard ahead…

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This Time, Common Sense Prevailed (Premium)

U.S. District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley handed Microsoft a stunning legal victory yesterday. She…

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UK CMA Says it Could Investigate Restructured Microsoft Activision Deal

If the UK's CMA re-opened discussions with Microsoft regarding its Activision Blizzard deal, the regulator…

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UK CMA Agrees to Renegotiate with Microsoft

In the wake of Microsoft’s stunning legal victory against the FTC, the UK CMA has…

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Microsoft Wins its US Court Case Over its Activision Blizzard Acquisition

Microsoft has won its trial against the US Federal Trade Commission over its Activision Blizzard…

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Mark Lucovsky Leaves Google, Calls Company “Unstable”

Mark Lucovsky, a former key member of the original Microsoft NT team, has left Google…

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EU Labels Microsoft, Other Big Tech Firms as Gatekeepers

EU commissioner Thierry Breton said that Microsoft and 6 other Big Tech firms are gatekeepers…

Report: Microsoft to Face EU Antitrust Investigation of Office

Reuters reports that EU antitrust regulators will soon launch a formal antitrust investigation of Microsoft…

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Xbox Exec Thought Microsoft Could “Go Spend Sony Out of Business”

Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty said in an email from 2019 that Microsoft…

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Satya Nadella Talks Microsoft and AI

In an interview with Freakonomics Radio, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses Microsoft sudden dash to…

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The FTC Doesn’t Understand Its Role in Antitrust (Premium)

I've already made my case for why the FTC is wrong about Microsoft's Activision Blizzard…

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Microsoft Store Now Offers Replacement Components for Surface Devices

Starting today, Microsoft is now offering replacement components for Surface devices in its Microsoft Store…

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Ruling Speeds the Resolution of Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

A federal court ruling will allow Microsoft and Activision Blizzard to argue their case in…

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Online Identities, Passwords, and Passkeys, Oh My (Premium)

Google's push towards a passwordless future is an improvement over its previous authentication schemes. But…

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Adobe, Microsoft Make Separate Generative AI Pledges

Adobe and Microsoft have separately announced that they will help protect users of their generative…

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