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Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition after a 20-month battle with regulators in the UK and US; Bobby Kotick will remain CEO until the end of 2023 — The Verge exclusively reported last week that Microsoft was planning to close today, and now it's official.
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| Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central: |
The UK CMA approves Microsoft's ~$69B Activision acquisition, after Microsoft restructured the deal to sell some of Activision's cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft — The final roadblock has been removed. — What you need to know — UK regulatory authority the CMA granted Microsoft approval to purchase Activision Blizzard.
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| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
CD Projekt used AI to recreate the voice of Miłogost Reczek, a Polish voice actor who died in 2021, for Cyberpunk 2077's new Polish DLC, after asking his family — Gamemaker says it consulted with family of the late Miłogost Reczek — Polish video game developer CD Projekt SA … | Reuters: |
TSMC expects to receive US permission to supply its China plant with US chipmaking tools indefinitely, in an easing of US restrictions on chipmakers in China — Taiwan's TSMC (2330.TW) said on Friday it expects to receive permission from the United States to supply its China plant … | Reuters: |
Sources: the Biden administration is considering ways to close a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to US AI chips through their overseas subsidiaries — The Biden administration is considering closing a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to American artificial intelligence …
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Tether promotes long-time CTO Paolo Ardoino to CEO, starting in December, and envisions becoming a “tech-centric organization”; current CEO will be an advisor — - Stablecoin issuer Tether promoted its long-time CTO Paolo Ardoino to CEO as it envisions becoming a “tech-centric organization.”
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| Bloomberg: |
Canon begins selling nanoimprint chip machines, which skip photolithography to impress circuit patterns on the wafer, likely avoiding trade curbs, to rival ASML — - Japanese optics specialist seeks to close gap with Dutch rival — Chipmaking machinery has been focus of US sanctions on China| Sarah Fielding / Engadget: |
Meta responds to EU misinformation concerns regarding the Israel-Hamas war, saying it has created a new operations center, restricted some hashtags, and more — The company has created a new operations center with experts fluent in Hebrew and Arabic. — Meta has shared an updated content …
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| Ed Nightingale / Eurogamer.net: |
Hands-on with Sony's PlayStation Access and a Q&A with PlayStation executive Alvin Daniel on designing the customizable accessibility controller, cost, and more — And the “upward trend” of accessibility across the industry. — I recently got to test out PlayStation Access at a hands …
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Sources: Didi plans a 2024 Hong Kong IPO, after delisting from the NYSE in 2022, and is valued at ~$16B, down from $80B when Chinese regulators opened a probe — - Ride-hailing pioneer has market share of about 70% in China — Business improving in China and abroad in places like Brazil| New York Times: |
In five hours of cross-examination, SBF's lawyers did not elicit any revelations or inconsistencies from Caroline Ellison, who said SBF made “terrible mistakes” — Mr. Bankman-Fried's lawyers sought to poke holes in Ms. Ellison's testimony, but her account remained largely consistent.
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| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
Google vows to defend users of generative AI tools in Google Cloud and Workspace from copyright claims; Microsoft, Adobe, and others have made similar pledges — Google (GOOGL.O) said on Thursday that it will defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud … | Reuters: |
India rolls back plans announced on August 3 to impose restrictions on laptop imports, saying it “only wants importers to be on close watch” — India is rolling back its earlier plan to impose restrictions on laptop imports, months after abruptly announcing such plans …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
PitchBook and NVCA report: in Q3 2023, US VC deal value fell to its lowest level since Q2 2018, and US deal count is on track for its lowest year since 2019 — Venture capital funding in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in six years in terms of venture deal value and the lowest level … | Reuters: |
In a letter to Thierry Breton, X CEO Linda Yaccarino says X has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, labeled tens of thousands of posts, and more — The X social media platform has removed hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts and taken action to remove or label tens of thousands …
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