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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.
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| 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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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
A look at Microsoft's deal with Ubisoft, which has the cloud gaming rights for Call of Duty and other Activision games outside of the EU for the next 15 years — Microsoft's giant Activision Blizzard deal is complete, and it means Ubisoft has now obtained cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty … | Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft spent $170B+ on acquisitions since Satya Nadella became CEO, helping it to nearly triple its revenue and rapidly expand in sectors like AI and gaming — Companies completed the deal—the largest in Microsoft's nearly 50-year history—after regulators' concerns were addressed
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| 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 … | 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 … | 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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Tether promotes long-time CTO Paolo Ardoino to CEO, starting in December, and envisions becoming a “tech-centric organization”; current CEO will be an advisor — - Stablecoin issuer Tether promoted its long-time CTO Paolo Ardoino to CEO as it envisions becoming a “tech-centric organization.”
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TSMC expects to receive US permission to supply its China plant with US chipmaking tools indefinitely, in an easing of US restrictions on chipmakers in China — Taiwan's TSMC (2330.TW) said on Friday it expects to receive permission from the United States to supply its China plant … | Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Mojo Vision, which pivoted from AR contact lenses to microLED panels, raised a $21.1M Series A extension led by NEA and Khosla, bringing its Series A to $43.5M — Back in April, Mojo Vision announced a new $22.4 million Series A. Six months later, the round has nearly doubled to $43.5 million …
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| New York Times: |
In five hours of cross-examination, SBF's lawyer 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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| 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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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Didi plans a 2024 Hong Kong IPO, after its NYSE listing in 2021 and delisting in 2022, and is valued at ~$17.3B, vs. ~$80B when China opened its probe — - Ride-hailing pioneer has market share of about 70% in China — Business improving in China and abroad in places like Brazil| Reuters: |
India rolls back its plan announced on August 3 to impose restrictions on laptop imports, saying the government “only wants importers to be on close watch” — India is rolling back its earlier plan to impose restrictions on laptop imports, months after abruptly announcing …
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