The green light from the UK competition watchdog for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision should prompt self-criticism all round.
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Britain’s antitrust regulator on Friday cleared Microsoft’s acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft is reportedly aiming to close its $69-billion deal for Activision Blizzard on 13 October.
OpenAI is exploring making its own AI chips and has gone as far as evaluating a potential acquisition target, sources said.
Ofcom has asked the UK’s antitrust authority to investigate AWS and Microsoft’s dominance of the UK cloud market.
Sayta Nadella has complained that Google is locking up expensive and exclusive content deals with publishers.
The truce came crashing down in 2020 when the tech giants found themselves at odds over web search.
A Microsoft executive said the company has tried for years to displace Google as the default browser on iPhones.
The AI start-up said its latest browsing feature will allow websites to control how ChatGPT can interact with them.
It’s tricky to imagine a greater clash of cultures. Yet Microsoft’s gaming chief felt buying Nintendo was a good idea.