Tag: Microsoft
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...
Microsoft-Activision Acquisition Case Pre-Trial Hearing Set For Tuesday
A judge has set Jan.3 for the first pre-trial hearing in the Biden administration’s case against Microsoft’s $69 billion bid to take over Activision...
Microsoft Says FTC Block Of Latest Acquisition Is Unconstitutional
The allegations against them stem from concerns of anti-competitive behavior should the gaming giant be able to obtain the Call of Duty IP.
In a document created by them...
France Fines Microsoft €60M Over Cookies
France's Commission Nationale de L'informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) - the country's regulatory body in charge of personal data privacy, said on Thursday, December...
France’s Privacy Watchdog Fines Microsoft Over Cookies
France's privacy watchdog has fined US tech giant Microsoft €60 million for foisting advertising cookies on users.
In the largest fine imposed in 2022, the...
EU Surveys Video Game Industry Over Microsoft-Activision Buy
The European Commission is now asking around the video game industry itself to acquire more information about Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King.
The regulator...
Gamers Sue Microsoft Over $69 Billion Activision Deal
Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. hit another hurdle Tuesday, when a group of gamers challenged the deal in court.
The federal antitrust lawsuit, filed in...
Where Are EU Going With That Teams Antitrust Probe? Microsoft Wants...
By Jeff Burt, The Register.
Microsoft, already under the European Union's microscope for its $69 billion bid for game maker Activision Blizzard, reportedly wants to...