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Microsoft says it will honor Bethesda's currently announced PS5 exclusives but will assess bringing future games to “other consoles on a case by case basis” — - Purchase is Microsoft's most-expensive video-game deal ever — Microsoft needs game titles after delay of Halo Infinite
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Microsoft says it will acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworks for $7.5B in cash; Bethesda develops Fallout, DOOM, Quake, and others — Iconic games portfolio, publishing expertise, and world-class talent accelerates growth in Microsoft's Gaming business
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Trump says he would not approve a TikTok deal unless ByteDance ceded its control, after ByteDance said it would retain an 80% stake — President Trump on Monday said that he would not approve a deal for TikTok if its Chinese owner did not fully sell its interest in the product …
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Sources: Quibi is exploring several strategic options including a possible sale, raising more money, or going public through a merger with a SPAC — Startup founded by Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg has struggled to attract subscribers since launching in April
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases an overhauled Xbox app for Android in beta that includes the ability to remotely play Xbox games streamed directly from an Xbox One — Microsoft opens up Xbox remote play streaming to everyone with new Android app beta — Microsoft is releasing a new Xbox app …
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Proposition 24, which was designed to make the California Consumer Privacy Act stronger, has divided privacy advocates who previously fought on the same side — Prop. 24 is designed to make the California Consumer Privacy Act stronger. Why do so many privacy advocates oppose it?
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
SEC and OCC issue first detailed guidance on cryptocurrencies backed by fiat currencies, saying national banks can provide services to stablecoin issuers in US — The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published fresh guidance, officially clarifying national banks …
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Filing: Facebook says it may be pushed to exit the EU market due to last month's preliminary order from Ireland's DPC that prohibits sending EU user data to US — European regulators are cracking down on Facebook's ability to transfer data across the Atlantic.
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Teardown of the Apple Watch Series 6 shows the 40mm model has an 8.5% bigger battery than the Series 5 and the 44mm model has a 3.5% larger battery — Introduction The Apple Watch Series 6 is here to take your breath away—or at least tell you a whole lot about your breathing.
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Sources: DOJ to brief state AGs on Wednesday about its plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google; a case could be filed as early as next week — The Justice Department is expected to brief state attorneys general this week about its imminent plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says its data portability tool Google Takeout averages more than 2M exports per month and 200B files were exported in 2019 — Google Takeout has long let users export and download local copies of their data. With the Data Transfer Project, Google made it so that you could directly move …
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Some customers who chose Solo Loop or Braided Solo Loop bands for Apple Watch 6 or SE had to return the entire Watch for a new size if the band fit poorly — With the Apple Watch Series 6, Apple introduced two new band options, the Solo Loop and the Braided Solo Loop.
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