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Microsoft job cuts continue, company lays off hundreds of employees in Xbox gaming division

Microsoft has announced layoffs in its Xbox gaming division, affecting corporate and support roles.…

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Microsoft is reportedly axing 650 jobs in its Xbox games division — less than a year after closing its Activision deal

Microsoft is laying off 650 employees in its Xbox games division, following previous layoffs and st…

Jyoti Mann   


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The NLRB filed a complaint against Apple. The former engineer who cofounded #AppleToo explains why it's important.

Apple faces allegations of labor law violations by the NLRB, spotlighting Cher Scarlett's case amid…

Helen Li   


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Microsoft could buy Activision Blizzard by the end of the week. Here's what that means for 'Call of Duty.'

Microsoft could soon own Activision Blizzard, and Activision's president thinks that's good for "Ca…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks AI, closing the Activision Blizzard deal, and his best business decision so far

Satya Nadella sat down with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner to talk OpenAI, cricket, and his bigg…

Mathias Döpfner   


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Microsoft is laying off 1,900 workers at Activision, Xbox, and ZeniMax

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced the job cuts in a memo sent to staff, obtained by The V…

Jyoti Mann   


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Ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick pitched buying TikTok to potential partners, including Sam Altman: report

Bobby Kotick floated the idea of buying TikTok to both ByteDance cofounder Zhang Yiming and OpenAI'…

Geoff Weiss   


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Microsoft is set to buy Activision Blizzard in a $69 billion deal

Microsoft has received final approval from the UK's CMA to complete the blockbuster acquisition, br…

Kai Xiang Teo   


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Amazon just won a partial victory against the FTC

In a sealed order, a federal judge ruled the FTC can pursue some claims against the e-commerce gian…

Shubhangi Goel   


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Microsoft is facing another hurdle in closing a $70 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard: a new FTC lawsuit

Microsoft needs to close its nearly $70 billion deal to buy Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard …

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Satya Nadella's career rise, from computer science student to turning Microsoft into a $3 trillion titan as CEO

Satya Nadella has been running Microsoft for a decade. Here's how the company became a $3 trillion …

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The FTC is suing to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard

Responding to the FTC's legal challenge, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said calling the deal…

Sarah Jackson   


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Microsoft says it will sell Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft to unblock its takeover bid

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard's newly proposed deal would see Ubisoft acquire cloud gaming righ…

Pete Syme   


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Even Nvidia can't escape the government's crackdown on Big Tech

Nvidia, which appears untouchable in 2024, may not be immune to the government's sweeping crackdown…

Shubhangi Goel   


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Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision acquisition clears key hurdle after UK regulator provisionally approves deal

The merger first announced in January 2022 has faced several hurdles as regulators have raised conc…

Hasan Chowdhury   


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Warren Buffett cashed in his monster bet on Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard - but left some money on the table

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold 70% of its Activision stake last quarter, meaning it likel…

Theron Mohamed   


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Microsoft says it won't fight labor unions as it takes a different approach from other tech companies

Microsoft's new approach comes amid its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which now houses the vi…

Weilun Soon   


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'Call of Duty' won't leave PlayStation after the Microsoft-Activision deal closes, Xbox head confirms

Don't worry, PlayStation gamers: It sounds like Xbox isn't pulling "Call of Duty" from your console…

Ben Gilbert   


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Shareholders allege Activision CEO rushed Microsoft's $68.7 billion buyout to 'escape liability' from misconduct at the company: lawsuit

The New York City-based pension funds, who are shareholders, claimed the rushed deal undervalued Ac…

Weilun Soon   


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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition will boost its Metaverse plans

When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world's third-largest gaming company by…