Microsoft’s Incentives to Block Rivals After Activision Deal Probed by EU Regulators: Details

EU antitrust regulators are asking games developers whether Microsoft will be incentivised to block rivals’ access to Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard’s best-selling games, according to an EU document seen by Reuters. EU antitrust regulators are due to make a preliminary decision by November 8 on whether to clear Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,67,600 crore) acquisition of … Read more

CoinDCX Refutes Claims of Being Probed for Fraud as Disorderly Chaos Keeps India’s Crypto Sector Engulfed

Sumit Gupta, the CEO of CoinDCX crypto exchange has refuted claims that it has allegedly defrauded some of its users. This response came after media reports citing anonymous police officials from Delhi claimed that CoinDCX asked users to pay extra money to process withdrawals – with a promise of tax deduction and refund from the … Read more

ChatGPT Provisionally Banned in Italy as It Is Being Probed Over Privacy Concerns

Italy’s data protection agency said on Friday it had opened a probe into OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot over a suspected breach of the artificial intelligence application’s data collection rules. The agency also accused ChatGPT, which is financially supported by Microsoft, of failing to check the age of its users. The app is supposed to be reserved … Read more

Robinhood Probed by Florida AG’s Office Over Allegedly ‘Deceptive’ Crypto Pricing Claims

Robinhood Crypto is under investigation in Florida for allegedly falsely advertising its platform as the least expensive way to buy crypto. In a Thursday press statement, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office has evidence to suggest that crypto traders actually pay more, on average, when using Robinhood than when using competing platforms. “Crypto … Read more