Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) begins Phase 1 investigation of Vodafone UK's merger with Three UK
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Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) begins Phase 1 investigation of Vodafone UK's merger with Three UK
Microsoft adds to job gloom after axing 9 percent of its gaming division, after closing the Activision Blizzard acquisition
European Union set to reject Amazon takeover of Roomba robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot after e-commerce giant fails to offer remedies
HPE to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion in cash, in a move to bolster its AI networking credentials
Margrethe Vestager to met Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang etc to discuss EU digital regulation and competition policy
Social media platform Parler says it will return in Q1 2024 under new owners, after its closure back in April this year
Adobe terminates acquisition of cloud design software maker Figma amidst mounting regulatory challenges in EU, UK
CMA seeks feedback about the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI, and whether it has antitrust implications
Last regulator standing. US FTC tries again to block Microsoft's already closed Activision purchase at Federal Appeals Court
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 01/12/2023.
Staff paying the price. A week after closing $61bn purchase of VMware, Broadcom begins laying off VMware employees
Provisional finding from the UK antitrust regulator, the CMA, puts Adobe's $20 billion acquisition at risk
Despite reports deal would be approved, European regulators hand Amazon statement of objections to iRobot acquisition
After UK approval, European antitrust authorities look set to give unconditional approval for Amazon to purchase iRobot
Broadcom expects to complete $61bn VMware acquisition on Wednesday after triggering antitrust probes around the world
Mobile giant confirms it will sell Vodafone Spain to Zegona for $5.3 billion (£4.4bn), in another restructuring move by new CEO
Western Digital to split into flash memory and hard disk companies after walking away from stalled merger talks with Kioxa last week
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 20/10/2023.
CMA criticises Microsoft's conduct during antitrust probe after structural change to deal allows it to clinch regulatory approval
After protracted regulatory scrutiny, final hurdle removed for Microsoft's acquisition of Activision after UK grants approval
US chipmaker AMD is to acquire startup Nod.ai for undisclosed amount, as AI competition against rival Nvidia ramps up
Founder of Autonomy, Dr Mike Lynch, files legal challenge to have US criminal fraud charges against him thrown out
US regulator sues Elon Musk, alleging he didn’t comply with federal subpoena to testify on 15 September in Twitter purchase investigation
Strategic review sees BlackBerry confirm it will separate its Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity business units
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 22/09/2023.
Job losses expected, as TalkTalk confirm plan to “demerge its main operating businesses” into three standalone entities
UK competition regulator indicates Microsoft/Activision compromise addresses previous CMA concerns in cloud gaming
Cisco makes one of its largest ever purchases, acquiring software and cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 billion
Japanese conglomerate Toshiba set to go private after successful $14 billion offer from private equity firm JIP