Microsoft could face a roadblock in its attempt to take over game maker Activision Blizzard due to a UK regulator, according to a new report. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reportedly expressed concerns that the the Redmond company’s $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,49,900 crore) deal to acquire the firm could negatively affect … Read more
Microsoft has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring the gaming title Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms, the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer said in a tweet on Wednesday. “Microsoft has committed to continue to offer Call of Duty on @Steam simultaneously to Xbox after we have closed the merger with … Read more
Worldcoin, the controversial proof-of-personhood project by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, has found itself under the legal scanner in Colombia. The ambitious project, that aims to provide unique digital ids to human beings, has been accused of breaching the personal data protection laws in Colombia. This is because Worldcoin collects the iris scans of the eyes of … Read more
Microsoft will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally, the US tech giant said on Monday, six months after it unbundled the two products in Europe in a bid to avert a possible EU antitrust fine. The European Commission has been investigating Microsoft’s tying of Office and Teams since … Read more
CoreWeave (CRWV) has agreed to acquire bitcoin miner Core Scientific (CORZ) in an all-stock deal valued at $20.40 per share, implying a ~16x FY26E EBITDA multiple, a steep discount to traditional data center peers, according to investment bank KBW. Core Scientific shares were 18% lower, trading around $14.75 at publication time. CoreWeave stock was down … Read more
Microsoft has ditched the board observer seat at OpenAI that has drawn regulatory scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, saying it was not necessary after the AI start-up’s governance had improved significantly in the past eight months. iPhone maker Apple had also been expected to take an observer role on OpenAI’s board but would … Read more