Microsoft has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make each new Call of Duty release available on PlayStation the same day it comes to Xbox, according to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on Monday from a Microsoft executive. Sony’s gaming chief Jim Ryan said in September that Microsoft’s earlier offer to keep … Read more
Microsoft is in talks about an extension of its acquisition contract with video game maker Activision Blizzard, which is set to expire on Tuesday, so the parties can overcome the remaining regulatory hurdles to their $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,66,100 crore) deal, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. The expiration of the … Read more
The trial in a legal battle between Arm and Qualcomm that could disrupt a wave of artificial intelligence PCs is set to begin on Monday in a Delaware courtroom. A more than two-year fight has pitted Arm, which licenses fundamental technology used to design chips, against Qualcomm, one of its largest customers and a leading … Read more
Microsoft has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make each new Call of Duty release available on PlayStation the same day it comes to Xbox, according to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on Monday from a Microsoft executive. Sony’s gaming chief Jim Ryan said in September that Microsoft’s earlier offer to keep … Read more
Intel lost out on a contract to design and fabricate Sony’s PlayStation 6 chip in 2022, which dealt a significant blow to its effort to build its fledgling contract manufacturing business, according to three sources with knowledge of the events. The effort by Intel to win out over Advanced Micro Devices in a competitive bidding … Read more
Microsoft touted its progress selling Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to corporate customers during a companywide town hall on Thursday, including a major deal with Barclays Plc. Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff told employees that Barclays agreed to buy 100,000 licenses for Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistants, according to people familiar with the event. Althoff also said … Read more