Britain set to clear fresh Microsoft-Activision deal Microsoft's restructured $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard "opens the door" to the biggest ever gaming deal being cleared, Britain's antitrust regulator said today. Business • 22 Sep
Pearson names Microsoft executive Abbosh as its new CEO British education group Pearson said today it has appointed Microsoft executive Omar Abbosh as its new CEO effective early 2024. Business • 20 Sep
UK minister rejects Microsoft criticism of deal ruling British business minister Kemi Badenoch said today she did not agree with Microsoft President Brad Smith that the Competition and Market Authority's initial decision to … Business • 19 Sep
AI firm OpenAI to open new office in Dublin ChatGPT developer OpenAI said today it is opening a new office in Dublin. Business • 14 Sep
EU regulators seek views on Microsoft remedies for CMA EU competition regulators are asking Microsoft's rivals and customers whether they are affected by the US tech giant's proposals to gain UK approval for its … Business • 12 Sep
Microsoft gambles big on 'Starfield' video game "Starfield", one of the most-anticipated video games in years, launches worldwide tomorrow with the hype - and production standards - of a Hollywood blockbuster. Business • 05 Sep
Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office Microsoft said today it would unbundle its chat and video app Teams from its Office product and make it easier for competing products to work … Business • 31 Aug
Microsoft, Activision to sell streaming rights for deal Microsoft said today that its acquisition target Activision Blizzard would sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment as part of a restructured transaction to … Business • 22 Aug
Apple, Microsoft world's top 2 companies by market cap Tech giants Apple and Microsoft remained the top two global companies by market capitalisation at the end of July after riding this year's rally in … Business • 01 Aug
UK regulator seeks input on Microsoft-Activision deal The UK competition regulator has today called for public responses on whether Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, maker of video game "Call of … Business • 31 Jul
EU regulators to investigate Microsoft over Teams EU competition regulators have opened an investigation into Microsoft's tying of its chat and video app Teams with its Office product, saying that this could … Business • 27 Jul
Microsoft charges ahead with spending for AI demand Microsoft has laid out an aggressive spending plan to meet demand for its new artificial intelligence services after surpassing Wall Street estimates for fiscal fourth-quarter … Business • 26 Jul
AI firms pledge to watermark AI content for safety Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content … Business • 21 Jul
Activision, Microsoft extend deadline to close deal Activision Blizzard has extended the deadline for the close of its $69 billion takeover by Microsoft to October 18 as the companies work to secure … Business • 19 Jul
Microsoft in talks to extend Activision deal contract Microsoft is in talks about an extension of its acquisition contract with video game maker Activision Blizzard, which is set to expire today, so the … Business • 18 Jul
Investors brace for earnings from 'Magnificent Seven' The massive growth and technology names that have dominated the US stock market in 2023 are set to report earnings in coming weeks, potentially determining … Business • 17 Jul
US asks appeals court to pause Microsoft deal The US Federal Trade Commission has asked an appeals court to temporarily stop Microsoft from closing its $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker … Business • 14 Jul
UK's CMA open to new Microsoft-Activision investigation Britain's competition regulator said today a restructured deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard could satisfy its concerns, subject to a new investigation. Business • 12 Jul
US judge rules Microsoft-Activision deal can go ahead A US judge ruled today that Microsoft may go forward with its planned acquisition of videogame maker Activision Blizzard, turning aside competition enforcers' request for … Business • 11 Jul
Crunch time in FTC fight against Microsoft deal Lawyers for the US Federal Trade Commission and Microsoft, which is seeking to buy Activision Blizzard, trade their final blows and make their final points … Business • 29 Jun
Microsoft notches valuation of nearly $2.6 trillion Microsoft shares rose to a new record high yesterday as market optimism about the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped buoy the technology giant … Business • 16 Jun
Activision intervenes in Microsoft challenge to UK move "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard has been given permission to intervene in Microsoft's legal battle with Britain's anti-trust regulator over its decision to block … Business • 09 Jun
Microsoft looks for solutions to UK block on Activision Microsoft's president met Britain's finance minister for talks today and said he would try to work with regulators to seek UK approval for its $69 … Business • 06 Jun
US fines Microsoft $20m over child data violations Microsoft will pay $20 million (€18.7m) to settle US charges that it collected personal information from children without their parents' consent. US • 06 Jun
Microsoft prepares for potential €400m fine from DPC Microsoft has said it expects to take a charge of about $425m (€396m) for a potential fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) over … Business • 01 Jun
