3 posts tagged ‘Activision Blizzard’

• Everything Big Tech Killed Off in 2023

  Gizmodo, Dec 28, 2023

  Big Tech went on a murder spree in 2023. We saw the end of many once-loved products and services, all swallowed up into the great dark pit of corporate consolidation. Few companies kept their knives sheathed, and if this year taught us anything, 2024 is likely to be just as bloody. Read more...

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• Microsoft Forms Alliance to Help Union Workers Stop Worrying and Learn to Love AI

  Gizmodo, Dec 11, 2023

  Microsoft announced an alliance with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) to ensure that artificial intelligence serves the interests of workers, according to a blog post Monday. Labor leaders called the collaboration “historic” as Microsoft became the first big tech… Read more...

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• Microsoft Finalizes Activision Blizzard Acquisition

  mjtsai, Nov 7, 2023

  Dan Milmo (Hacker News, MacRumors): Microsoft has completed its $69bn (£57bn) deal to buy Activision Blizzard, the maker of games including Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, after the UK’s competition watchdog cleared the acquisition.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had moved to block the deal in April, citing concerns that Microsoft – the […]

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