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Microsoft says it will acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworks for $7.5B in cash; Bethesda develops Fallout, DOOM, Quake, and others — Iconic games portfolio, publishing expertise, and world-class talent accelerates growth in Microsoft's Gaming business
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| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft says it will honor Bethesda's currently announced PS5 exclusives but will assess bringing future games to “other consoles on a case by case basis” — - Purchase is Microsoft's most-expensive video-game deal ever — Microsoft needs game titles after delay of Halo Infinite
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| David McCabe / New York Times: |
Trump says he would not approve a TikTok deal unless ByteDance ceded its control, after ByteDance said it would retain an 80% stake — President Trump on Monday said that he would not approve a deal for TikTok if its Chinese owner did not fully sell its interest in the product …
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| Financial Times: |
ByteDance asserts it will maintain majority ownership and control over TikTok Global and will not transfer source code or technology to Oracle and Walmart — ByteDance contradicts claims by Donald Trump, Oracle and Walmart as both sides seek to spin deal — Two days after the White House gave …
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Sources: Quibi is exploring several strategic options including a possible sale, raising more money, or going public through a merger with a SPAC — Startup founded by Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg has struggled to attract subscribers since launching in April
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases an overhauled Xbox app for Android in beta that includes the ability to remotely play Xbox games streamed directly from an Xbox One — Microsoft opens up Xbox remote play streaming to everyone with new Android app beta — Microsoft is releasing a new Xbox app …
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| David Gilbert / VICE: |
Filing: Facebook says it may be pushed to exit the EU market due to last month's preliminary order from Ireland's DPC that prohibits sending EU user data to US — European regulators are cracking down on Facebook's ability to transfer data across the Atlantic.
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| iFixit: |
Teardown of the Apple Watch Series 6 shows the 40mm model has an 8.5% bigger battery than the Series 5 and the 44mm model has a 3.5% larger battery — Introduction The Apple Watch Series 6 is here to take your breath away—or at least tell you a whole lot about your breathing.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says Echo and Tile devices will become Bluetooth bridges for Sidewalk, its low-bandwidth, long-range wireless protocol, later this year — Last year, Amazon announced its Sidewalk network, a new low-bandwidth, long-distance wireless protocol it developed to help connect smart devices inside and …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Facebook says it will let people claim ownership of images and issue takedown requests across Facebook and Instagram, starting with select partners — The days of reposting images on Instagram might be over — Facebook is going to let people take more control over the images they own and where they end up.
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| Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Beijing has sped up development of a blacklist that could punish US tech firms; some leaders say a decision on the list should come after US election — Some in Beijing hesitant to issue list of American firms to target, arguing publication should wait until after U.S. election| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Mixpanel says that iOS 14 adoption has hit ~26% five days after its release, seemingly outpacing iOS 13, which hit ~20% adoption one week after release — Five days after Apple released iOS 14, adoption of the software update has reached approximately 26 percent of active iPhone, iPad …
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