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Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition after a 20-month battle with regulators in the UK and US; Bobby Kotick will remain CEO until the end of 2023 — The Verge exclusively reported last week that Microsoft was planning to close today, and now it's official.| Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central: |
The UK CMA approves Microsoft's ~$69B Activision acquisition, after Microsoft restructured the deal to sell some of Activision's cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft — The final roadblock has been removed. — What you need to know — UK regulatory authority the CMA granted Microsoft approval to purchase Activision Blizzard.
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| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
CD Projekt used AI to recreate the voice of Miłogost Reczek, a Polish voice actor who died in 2021, for Cyberpunk 2077's new Polish DLC, after asking his family — Gamemaker says it consulted with family of the late Miłogost Reczek — Polish video game developer CD Projekt SA … | Reuters: |
Sources: the Biden administration is considering ways to close a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to US AI chips through their overseas subsidiaries — The Biden administration is considering closing a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to American artificial intelligence …
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Google vows to defend users of generative AI tools in Google Cloud and Workspace from copyright claims; Microsoft, Adobe, and others have made similar pledges — Google (GOOGL.O) said on Thursday that it will defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud … | Ed Nightingale / Eurogamer.net: |
Hands-on with Sony's PlayStation Access and a Q&A with PlayStation executive Alvin Daniel on designing the customizable accessibility controller, cost, and more — And the “upward trend” of accessibility across the industry. — I recently got to test out PlayStation Access at a hands …
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The EU opens an investigation into X over hosting disinformation tied to Hamas' Israel attack and sends X a formal request for information under the DSA — Investigation is first under bloc's Digital Services Act and follows letter raising concerns about platform| Reuters: |
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| Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
The CFTC charges Voyager Digital co-founder Stephen Ehrlich with fraud, saying he and Voyager lied to clients and hid the crypto lender's true financial health — - Stephen Ehrlich and the firm the co-founded, Voyager Digital, lied to customers and hid the crypto lender's true financial health, according to the CFTC.| Bloomberg: |
Canon begins selling nanoimprint chip machines, which skip photolithography to impress circuit patterns on the wafer, likely avoiding trade curbs, to rival ASML — - Japanese optics specialist seeks to close gap with Dutch rival — Chipmaking machinery has been focus of US sanctions on China
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Filing: Qualcomm plans to cut 1,258 jobs in California, including 750+ from its engineering ranks, starting in mid-December 2023; the company has ~50,000 staff — - Workforce reductions to come in mid-December chipmaker says — Company not commenting on any actions outside of California| Sarah Fielding / Engadget: |
Meta responds to EU misinformation concerns regarding the Israel-Hamas war, saying it has created a new operations center, restricted some hashtags, and more — The company has created a new operations center with experts fluent in Hebrew and Arabic. — Meta has shared an updated content … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Didi plans a 2024 Hong Kong IPO, after delisting from the NYSE in 2022, and is valued at ~$16B, down from $80B when Chinese regulators opened a probe — - Ride-hailing pioneer has market share of about 70% in China — Business improving in China and abroad in places like Brazil| New York Times: |
In five hours of cross-examination, SBF's lawyers did not elicit any revelations or inconsistencies from Caroline Ellison, who said SBF made “terrible mistakes” — Mr. Bankman-Fried's lawyers sought to poke holes in Ms. Ellison's testimony, but her account remained largely consistent.
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Netflix plans to open Netflix House, permanent stores where fans can buy clothes, eat themed food, and try live experiences, starting with two US venues in 2025 — - Its first permanent retail sites will be named ‘Netflix House’ — Initial locations in US will be followed by global expansion
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| Ivan Levingston / Financial Times: |
Israeli tech founders and investors say that 10% to 15% of their staff are among the country's 360K reservists, a potentially unprecedented industry disruption — Israeli tech companies say up to 15% of staff called up as reservists leading to unprecedented industry disruption
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