Microsoft closes $69 billion Activision deal after Britain’s nod

Microsoft closes $69 billion Activision deal after Britain’s nod

Biggest-ever gaming deal closes after UK approval UK regulator CMA had blocked the acquisition in April Microsoft agreed to sell streaming rights to win approval CMA says ‘sticking to its guns’ pays off for gamers LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Xbox maker Microsoft (MSFT.O) closed its $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) on Friday, … Read more

EU examines Nvidia-dominated AI chip market’s abuses – Bloomberg News

EU examines Nvidia-dominated AI chip market’s abuses – Bloomberg News

The logo of technology company Nvidia is seen at its headquarters in Santa Clara, California February 11, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 29 (Reuters) – The European Union is examining alleged anticompetitive practices in chips used for artificial intelligence, a market that Nvidia (NVDA.O) dominates, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people … Read more

Appeals court will not delay Donald Trump civil fraud trial

Appeals court will not delay Donald Trump civil fraud trial

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) – A New York appeals court on Thursday refused to delay Donald Trump’s scheduled Oct. 2 civil fraud trial, after the … Read more

Republicans open Biden impeachment inquiry with focus on family business

Republicans open Biden impeachment inquiry with focus on family business

[1/6]House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks as his aides hold boxes of what he said were thousands of pages of Biden family bank records subpoenaed by the committee as Chairman James Comer (R-KY) looks on during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) … Read more

US Homeland Security Department reveals new AI guardrails as it deploys technology across agency

US Homeland Security Department reveals new AI guardrails as it deploys technology across agency

The seal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seen after a news conference near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S., as U.S. authorities accelerate removal of migrants at border with Mexico, in Del Rio, Texas, U.S., September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The … Read more

New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers say

New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers say

The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 7 (Reuters) – Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that … Read more

Raimondo warns China patience of US business is ‘wearing thin’

Raimondo warns China patience of US business is ‘wearing thin’

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo attends a press conference at the Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services near the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, in Shanghai, China August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo warned China in interviews broadcast on Sunday that the patience of U.S. … Read more

Robinhood to buy back Bankman-Fried’s stake from US govt for $605.7 million

Robinhood to buy back Bankman-Fried’s stake from US govt for $605.7 million

The logo of Robinhood Markets, Inc. is seen at a pop-up event on Wall Street after the company’s IPO in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 1 (Reuters) – Robinhood (HOOD.O) said on Friday it had entered into a share repurchase agreement with the United States Marshal … Read more

UK air traffic failure set to disrupt flights for days

UK air traffic failure set to disrupt flights for days

Around 1,500 flights cancelled on Monday Knock-on effects to last for days Ryanair asks questions over lack of a back-up system LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The British government was working with airlines on Tuesday to help ensure passengers stranded in airports across Europe can get home after an air traffic control glitch caused widespread … Read more

Imran Khan’s graft conviction suspended by Pakistan court, lawyer says

Imran Khan’s graft conviction suspended by Pakistan court, lawyer says

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Tuesday suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent conviction on corruption charges, his lawyer Naeem Panjutha said, but it will not lead to his release as a judge has ordered his detention in another case. The 70-year-old former cricket hero has been at the centre of … Read more