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Judge Declines FTC Injunction In Microsoft Activision Blizzard Purchase

Federal judge in San Francisco denies FTC preliminary injunction to halt Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard by 18 July

10 months ago

Microsoft Confirms More Job Losses

Software giant Microsoft confirms it is axing more staff, in addition to the 10,000 job losses announced in January

10 months ago

Microsoft ‘Faces New EU Antitrust Probe’

Microsoft reportedly facing new EU antitrust investigation over Teams integration into Office 365 after remedy talks fail

10 months ago

Microsoft Reaches $2.6 Trillion Valuation Thanks To AI

Software giant Microsoft breaches $2.6 trillion valuation, but Apple remains the most valuable publicly listed tech company

11 months ago

Judge Grants FTC Injunction To Temporarily Block Microsoft-Activision Deal

Temporary restraining order by US regulator to prevent Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, is granted by US judge

11 months ago

US FTC Seeks Injunction Blocking Microsoft-Activision Deal

US FTC seeks preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to prevent Microsoft and Activision from pushing deal through

11 months ago

Microsoft’s Brad Smith Meets Chancellor After Blocked Acquisition

Microsoft's Brad Smith meets with Chancellor and CMA, after saying the Activision block discourages investment in UK

11 months ago

Microsoft To Pay $20m In Child Data Settlement

Microsoft to pay $20 million settlement after FTC found it illegally collected and retained data from child users of Xbox…

11 months ago

China Approves Microsoft-Activision Deal ‘Unconditionally’

Chinese regulator approves $69 Microsoft-Activision Blizzard takeover 'unconditionally' amidst opposition from US and UK

11 months ago

Microsoft, Five Eyes Warn Of Chinese Spying On US Critical Infrastructure

State-sponsored Chinese hacking group known as 'Volt Typhoon' has been spying on critical infrastructure in the US

12 months ago

Microsoft China Exec Warns Of Hasty China AI Investments

Microsoft China chief technology officer warns hasty investments in ChatGPT-style AI tools by Chinese companies could lead to losses

12 months ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 3

Welcome to Silicon Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week…

12 months ago

CMA Chief Defends Activision Decision Before Parliament

CMA chief executive defends Microsoft-Activision decision to Parliament, saying agency is not seeking to foster 'hostile environment'

12 months ago

European Commission Approves Microsoft-Activision Takeover

European regulators approve Microsoft's $69bn acquisition of Activision-Blizzard after opposition by US and UK regulators

12 months ago

UK Further Restricts Microsoft-Activision Buy

UK CMA regulator places further restrictions on Microsoft and Activision to 'prevent pre-emptive action' by companies

12 months ago

Microsoft Freezes Salaries, Amid Economic Uncertainty

CEO Satya Nadella informs Microsoft workforce there will be no salary increases in 2023, and executive bonuses will be 'down…

12 months ago

Microsoft Signs Nuclear Fusion Power Deal

Clean energy development. Helion Energy signs deal to provide clean nuclear fusion energy to Microsoft by 2028

12 months ago

Biden Meets With Google, Microsoft Bosses Over AI

US president Joe Biden meets with chief executives of Google, Microsoft, two AI firms over concerns about technology's safe development

1 year ago

Microsoft Opens Up AI-Featured Bing Search Engine To All Users

Anyone with a Microsoft account can now use the new version of its Bing search engine, featuring the OpenAI chatbot

1 year ago

Microsoft Says No More Feature Updates For Windows 10

Current version of Windows 10 (version 22H2) will be the last version of Windows 10 OS, with support ending in…

1 year ago

UK Regulator Defends Microsoft Activision Decision, After Angry Response

Microsoft and Activision slam UK decision to block acquisition, but CMA boss says blocking $69 billion deal was “right decision”

1 year ago

UK’s CMA Blocks Microsoft’s $69bn Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard

Final decision by UK regulator to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, but Microsoft says it will appeal

1 year ago

Microsoft To Remove Twitter From Advertising Platform, Musk Threatens Lawsuit

Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft after it announced plan to remove Twitter from its corporate advertising platform

1 year ago

Google’s Pixel Fold, Set For June Launch – Report

Internal documents reportedly show Google is planning to launch its first foldable smartphone, dubbed the Pixel Fold, in June

1 year ago

Spyware Used Across 10 Countries, Says Citizen Lab, Microsoft

Journalists, opposition figures and advocacy groups across at least 10 countries hacked by Israeli spyware, research alleges

1 year ago

OpenAI Fixes Bug With ChatGPT That Exposed User Chats

Chief executive of OpenAI admits “significant issue” in ChatGPT has now been fixed, after user chat titles were exposed

1 year ago

Court Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Over Microsoft Activision Purchase

US federal court dismisses lawsuit from gamers over Microsoft's $69 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard

1 year ago

Google Releases Bard Chatbot To Public

Google releases Bard chatbot to limited number of users as it responds to unexpected popularity of Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

1 year ago