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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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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 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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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 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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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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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 …
Sarah Jackson,Polly Thompson,…
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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 …
Associated Press
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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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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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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…
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Call of Duty, Diablo and Overwatch are among the major titles expected to be made available on Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft will now become the third-largest gaming company by revenue, just behind Tencent and S…