Microsoft, Activision to sell streaming rights to secure biggest video gaming deal

Microsoft, Activision to sell streaming rights to secure biggest video gaming deal

UK’s CMA says original $69 bln Microsoft purchase blocked Activision to divest streaming rights to Ubisoft Deal designed to enable Microsoft takeover to proceed LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) will sell its streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP.PA) in a fresh attempt to win approval from Britain’s anti-trust … Read more

EEX bourse must seek EU antitrust okay for Nasdaq deal, EU says

EEX bourse must seek EU antitrust okay for Nasdaq deal, EU says

The headquarters of the European Energy Exchange (EEX), world’s biggest online power trading platform is seen in a centre-of-town high-rise office building in Leipzig, Germany April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The European Energy Exchange (EEX), part of Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE), has to seek EU antitrust approval … Read more

TotalEnergies and INPEX to buy 100% of Timor Sea gas field interest from PTTEP

TotalEnergies and INPEX to buy 100% of Timor Sea gas field interest from PTTEP

The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen on an oil tank at TotalEnergies fuel depot in Mardyck near Dunkirk, France, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Aug 21 (Reuters) – France’s TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) on Monday said it had teamed up with Japanese peer INPEX (1605.T) to acquire … Read more

From Mad Men to machines? Big advertisers shift to AI

From Mad Men to machines? Big advertisers shift to AI

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest advertisers, from food giant Nestle (NESN.S) to consumer goods multinational Unilever (ULVR.L), are experimenting with using generative AI software like ChatGPT and DALL-E to cut costs and increase productivity, executives say. But many companies remain wary of security and copyright risks as well as the … Read more

ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some

ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot programme that uses generative … Read more

Russia launches moon lander in race to find water on moon

Russia launches moon lander in race to find water on moon

[1/2]A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, in this still image from video taken August 11, 2023. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft … Read more

L’Irak condamne l’incinération du Coran à Copenhague, affirme que le personnel de la mission danoise a quitté Bagdad

L’Irak condamne l’incinération du Coran à Copenhague, affirme que le personnel de la mission danoise a quitté Bagdad

[1/2]Des manifestants des « patriotes danois » manifestent devant l’ambassade d’Irak à Copenhague, Danemark, le 24 juillet 2023 Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Sjoerup/via REUTERS DUBAÏ/COPENHAGUE, 24 juillet (Reuters) – L’Irak a condamné lundi l’incendie d’un exemplaire du Coran devant son ambassade au Danemark et a déclaré que le personnel de l’ambassade danoise à Bagdad avait quitté le … Read more

Washington state wildfire threatens homes, farms and gas pipeline

Washington state wildfire threatens homes, farms and gas pipeline

SATUS, Washington, July 22 (Reuters) – A fast-growing wildfire forced residents to evacuate a rural part of Klickitat County in southern Washington state on Saturday after burning more than 30,000 acres in less than 24 hours. The Newell Road wildfire has already destroyed several structures in the area and threatens homes, farms, crops and livestock, … Read more

Ailing Auger-Aliassime to focus on health after early French Open exit

Ailing Auger-Aliassime to focus on health after early French Open exit

[1/3]Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – May 29, 2023 Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime in action during his first round match against Italy’s Fabio Fognini REUTERS/Lisi Niesner Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) – Felix Auger-Aliassime said he needed to prioritise his health after the ailing world number 10 crashed out of … Read more