Microsoft Activision showdown with FTC: Biggest takeaways
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at the U.S. DIstrict Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco on June 28, 2023. Philip Pacheco | Bloomberg | Getty Images…
Microsoft CEO Nadella says he’d like to stop console exclusive games
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives to court in San Francisco on June 28, 2023. Microsoft and Activision Blizzard CEOs are expected to testify to persuade a federal judge in California…
Microsoft CEO Nadella said revenue would reach $500 billion by 2030
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., during an event with senior officials and chief executive officers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US,…
Microsoft looked at acquiring Zynga but opted to go bigger
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 23: XBOX CEO Phil Spencer arrives at federal court on June 23, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Top executives from Microsoft and Activision/Blizzard will be…
$666 million in sales breaks Activision Blizzard record
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Activision Blizzard’s new Diablo video game broke $666 million in global sales in the span of five days, the company said Wednesday. Diablo…
FTC files to block Microsoft-Activision
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., pauses during a Bloomberg event on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21,…
Facebook-Giphy sale shows how fear of regulators is slowing M&A market
The logos of Facebook and Giphy. Aytac Unal | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In 2020, a top Meta executive explained the company spent $315 million acquiring Giphy “because it’s…
EU approves takeover of Call of Duty maker
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard’s games character. Dado Ruvic | Reuters European Union regulators on Monday approved Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of…
Streaming wars are over: What’s next for media
Robyn Beck | Afp | Getty Images I’m calling it. The Streaming Wars are over. 2019-2023. RIP. The race between the biggest media and entertainment companies to add streaming subscribers,…
Britain launches competition probe into AI consumer risks
Nikolas Kokovlis | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. competition regulator launched an investigation into the artificial intelligence industry, seeking to examine potential competition and consumer concerns as…