US clears way for antitrust inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAIFederal regulators are proceeding with antitrust investigations into Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia in the AI industry. The Justice Departme...
06 Jun, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Microsoft, OpenAI tie-up comes under antitrust scrutinyThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission is examining the nature of Microsoft's investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and whether it may violate ant...
09 Dec, 2023, 08.06 AM IST
Microsoft closes $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal after Britain's nodBritain finally cleared Microsoft's acquisition of Activision earlier in the day after it forced the Xbox owner to sell the steaming rights...
13 Oct, 2023, 06.26 PM IST
Microsoft-Activision timeline: Ubisoft deal opens doors to Britain's nodLast month, "Call of Duty" maker Activision agreed to sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment to get the biggest de...
22 Sep, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
What challenges does Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal face?The US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asked an appeals court to temporarily stop Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game ma...
14 Jul, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
Microsoft, Activision weigh sale of some UK cloud-gaming rightsMicrosoft Corp and Activision Blizzard are considering giving up some control of their cloud-gaming business in the UK to appease regulator...
14 Jul, 2023, 07.29 AM IST
US FTC asks appeals court to pause Microsoft's Activision deal: reportA US appeals court on the West Coast opened a docket on Thursday on the FTC's effort to overturn its loss, but no docket entries requesting...
13 Jul, 2023, 11.38 PM IST
Microsoft wins US court nod to buy Activision in FTC lossThe decision by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco means Microsoft can seek to close its merger with Activision ahead of a July...
11 Jul, 2023, 08.50 PM IST
It's confirmed! 'Call of Duty' will stay on Sony PlayStationSatya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has confirmed that the popular video game series 'Call of Duty' will continue to be available on Sony's Pl...
30 Jun, 2023, 03.31 PM IST
Activision Blizzard's CEO Bobby Kotick defends Microsoft's takeover of the video game-makerBobby Kotick told a federal judge in San Francisco Wednesday that there's no incentive to deprive Microsoft gaming rivals like Sony of the ...
29 Jun, 2023, 01.01 AM IST
Microsoft-Activision: Mega deal caught in crosshairs of antitrust regulatorsThe acquisition has attracted scrutiny from several antitrust enforcers, including Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), over ...
14 Jun, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacyThe company had been charged with violating the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information fr...
06 Jun, 2023, 07.48 AM IST
Microsoft inks Nvidia game deal to assuage regulators over Activision mergerBritain earlier this month said the deal could harm gamers by weakening the rivalry between Xbox and PlayStation, result in higher prices, ...
22 Feb, 2023, 01.45 AM IST
Microsoft says it offered FTC a consent decree on 'Call of Duty' gamesMicrosoft president Brad Smith said the offer was made just before the FTC sued Microsoft last week in an attempt to block the tech giant's...
14 Dec, 2022, 09.48 AM IST
US gets gamier on antitrust activismThe US sets the bar higher on consumer protection, and companies like Google have been investigated but not sued for market behaviour that ...
12 Dec, 2022, 11.08 PM IST
- Google Inc may finance Yahoo bidders
Google Inc is considering providing financing for an acquisition of Yahoo! Inc by another company or a group of bidders.
24 Oct, 2011, 02.54 AM IST
- South Korean drug firms fined $22 mn over kickbacks
South Korea's anti-trust watchdog said Thursday it has fined 10 local pharmaceutical companies a total of 19.97 billion won (22.2 million d...
01 Nov, 2007, 09.15 AM IST