Tag: Microsoft
UK Competition Watchdog Opposes Microsoft-Activision Merger
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard could harm competition across multiple markets.
The...
UK Expected To Publish Thoughts On Activision/Microsoft Next Week
The UK's antitrust authority is expected to publish its provisional findings on Microsoft's planned purchase of Activision next week.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority...
Microsoft Says Sony Is Misleading European Commissioners
Microsoft communications lead Frank Shaw accused Sony CEO Jim Ryan of misleading leaders in the European Union’s regulatory commission.
Shaw made the comments on Twitter...
EU’s Vestager Met With Sony’s Gaming Chief On Microsoft’s Activision Deal
Sony's gaming chief Jim Ryan met EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Wednesday to discuss Microsoft's $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker...
Microsoft To Invest More In OpenAI, As It Looks To Compete...
Microsoft said it would invest more in OpenAI, staking its future on the startup and tech behind the chatbot sensation ChatGPT, as well as...
EU Prepares Statement Of Objections For Microsoft Over Its Activision Buy
The European Commission will likely issue a warning to Microsoft regarding the tech giant's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, according to Reuters. Microsoft's $69 billion...
Microsoft Asks Judge To Pause Gamer’s Antitrust Suit
Microsoft on Wednesday asked a US judge in California to pause a private antitrust lawsuit over the company's $69 billion bid to buy "Call...
Microsoft Drops Claim Against US FTC In Activision Blizzard Case
Microsoft says it made a mistake last month when it claimed that the very structure of Federal Trade Commission, the agency trying to block...
Microsoft Aims For AI-Powered Version Of Bing
Microsoft is in the works to launch a version of its search engine Bing using the artificial intelligence behind OpenAI-launched chatbot ChatGPT, The Information...
Chile Approves Microsoft Activision Blizzard Tie-Up
Microsoft has secured another approval for its proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Last week, Chile's Fiscalía Nacional Económica – the National Economic Prosecutor's...