Lina Khan, the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, has pledged to usher in a new era of abuse of trust by American giants, recently saying that the agency plans to “enforce antitrust laws to ensure maximum efficiency.” Now Ms Khan has staked that ambitious program on a case that could be very difficult for …
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Lina Khan, the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, has pledged to usher in a new era of abuse of trust by American giants, recently saying that the agency plans to “enforce antitrust laws to ensure maximum efficiency.” Now Ms Khan has staked that ambitious program on a case that could be very difficult for …
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Washington CNN — On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, challenging one of the biggest tech acquisitions in history. The administrative complaint filed Thursday by the FTC alleges that the blockbuster deal, which would make Microsoft the world’s third-largest video game publisher, would give …
Comment this story Comment The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday filed a lawsuit to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard, saying the massive deal would allow the Washington-based tech giant to remove its gaming competitors. The lawsuit represents the FTC’s largest effort to curb consolidation in the tech industry since …
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Mr. Smith is heading to Washington – and the hope is to secure federal clearance for Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision. Microsoft Chairman Brad Smith plans to meet with the three Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to stop the tech giant’s blockbuster video game deal from …
A rift has emerged at the Federal Trade Commission over Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire Activision – potentially paving the way for the controversial mega-merger to be approved, The Post has learned. At least one Democrat on the four-member panel recently took a favorable view of the merger, according to a source familiar with …
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(Bloomberg) – The best chance for Microsoft Corp. to win US regulators’ approval for its $69 billion Activision Blizzard Inc. deal is to persuade the Biden administration to agree to a settlement in which the Xbox maker agrees not to withhold its popular titles of its rivals. Bloomberg’s Most Read It’s a very long shot …
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The investigation is still ongoing, but much of the bulk of the work has been completed, including depositions from Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella and Activision chief Bobby Kotick, people familiar with the incident said. ‘investigation. If the agency goes ahead with a case, it could step in as soon as next month, said the …
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Activision Blizzard and Riot Games at one point told Google they might launch their own mobile app stores, according to new documents filed in Epic’s antitrust lawsuit against the search giant. The details have come to light amid allegations of major deals signed with the two companies. Google reportedly agreed to pay Activision about $360 …
Contrary to what the in-game menus seem to tell you, Warzone 2.0 is free and you don’t need to buy Modern Warfare II.Screenshot: Activision / Kotaku Warzone 2.0 has been out for a few days and it’s a hell of a good time once you get past the hardest part of the game: navigating a …
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