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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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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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Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg reportedly urged a British newspaper to kill reporting about her ex, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick
Sandberg and Activision's Bobby Kotick pressured the Daily Mail to drop reporting of a restraining …
Katie Canales
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'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary said he wants to crowdfund buying TikTok
O'Leary said he wants to "democratize" the platform and protect user data from "foreign adversaries…
Shubhangi Goel
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused of meddling in sexual harassment lawsuit against 'Call of Duty' maker Activision
One of the prominent lawyers leading a sexual harassment lawsuit against Activision is accusing New…
Ben Gilbert
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No, seriously. Where are the TikTok buyers?
TikTok is a huge deal. Lots of users, lots of power. Where's the list of (serious) bidders lining u…
Peter Kafka
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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick will reportedly leave the company after Microsoft acquisition closes
Microsoft is buying "Call of Duty" publisher Activision in a $68.7 billion deal. Kotick is expected…
Ben Gilbert
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Microsoft to buy embattled 'Call of Duty' publisher Activision for $68 billion
Microsoft will pay all cash to acquire Activision Blizzard, the mega-publisher facing investigation…
Ben Gilbert
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Employees and investors are calling for Activision's CEO to resign amid reports that he knew for years about sexual harassment and rape allegations at the company
More than 1,000 Activision Blizzard employees have signed a petition calling for CEO Bobby Kotick t…
Ben Gilbert
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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick threatened to have his former assistant killed, according to a bombshell new investigation
In 2006, Kotick threatened to have his assistant killed in a voicemail, the WSJ reported. The dispu…
Ben Gilbert
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Activision's CEO knew for years of workplace sexual harassment and rape allegations, and in at least one instance intervened to keep an accused harasser at the company, a new report says
A blockbuster report details how Activision CEO Bobby Kotick knew for years about reports of sexual…
Ben Gilbert
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The $62 billion company behind 'Call of Duty' just canceled its huge annual fan event amid a major misconduct investigation
Instead of cancelling BlizzCon due to COVID, Activision is cancelling next year's event amid ongoin…
Ben Gilbert
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California accuses Activision's HR department of shredding documents related to its ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges that female Activision employees faced "constant sexual harassment," and the co…
Ben Gilbert
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The $62 billion company behind 'Call of Duty' is embroiled in a major sexual harassment lawsuit. Here's what's going on.
The state of California is suing Activision after a 2-year investigation found that female employee…
Ben Gilbert
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Elon Musk would be the best owner for TikTok. There's just one problem.
In early 2022, Elon Musk would have seemed like a perfect candidate to buy the US operations of Tik…
Peter Kafka
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TikTok leaders are pretty surprised that a bill to ban TikTok is zooming through Congress: report
Proposed legislation to ban TikTok was put up for a vote and unanimously approved by the House Ener…
Hannah Getahun
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Warren Buffett says his team didn't know Microsoft was planning to buy Activision Blizzard when they bought the gaming stock
The Berkshire Hathaway CEO said his company bought 85% of its stake in October, about three months …
Theron Mohamed
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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick set to receive almost $400 million windfall payout from Microsoft sale after taking a massive pay cut last year amid company scandal
Bobby Kotick will receive at least $390 million after the deal is completed. Most of his payout wil…
Huileng Tan
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The activist investor group calling for the ouster of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is reportedly sounding the alarm on his massive payout from the Microsoft deal
"Now that I think it's highly likely that he will retire once the deal is through, what are the acc…
Isabelle Lee
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Activision falls 7% after report says CEO knew of sexual-misconduct allegations for years
"The Board remains confident that Bobby Kotick appropriately addressed workplace issues brought to …