In this issue

Microsoft has completed its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the makers of iconic gaming franchises such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush. This historic deal, initially blocked by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), represents a new era for the gaming industry and a further consolidation of tech giants.

NEW APPLE PENCIL ANNOUNCED WITH USB-C, HOVER FUNCTIONALITY & MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT

Today, Apple is bringing more choice to iPad users with a new, more affordable Apple Pencil.

2 mins

SONY'S ACCESS CONTROLLER FOR THE PLAYSTATION AIMS TO MAKE GAMING EASIER FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Paul Lane uses his mouth, cheek and chin to push buttons and guide his virtual car around the “Gran Turismo” racetrack on the PlayStation 5. It’s how he’s been playing for the past 23 years, after a car accident left him unable to use his fingers.

4 mins

AMAZON WILL START TESTING DRONES THAT WILL DROP PRESCRIPTIONS ON YOUR DOORSTEP, LITERALLY

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications.

2 mins

MAJOR SOLAR PANEL PLANT OPENS IN US AMID BACKDROP OF INDUSTRY WORRIES ABOUT LOW-PRICED ASIAN IMPORTS

A South Korean company has begun production at a huge new solar panel factory in Georgia even as industry leaders say surging Asian imports could dampen efforts to make more solar components in the United States.

3 mins

ACTIVISION BIZZARD - Microsoft

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD ACQUISITION BOOSTING THE FUTURE OF GAMING

4 mins

MICROSOFT SPENT TWO YEARS TRYING TO BUY ACTIVISION BLIZZARD FOR XBOX CEO, THAT WAS THE EASY PART

After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer now moves on to his next quest: making Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard worth the hassle.

3 mins

EUROPE IS LOOKING TO FIGHT THE FLOOD OF CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES. BUT EUROPEANS LOVE THEM

When Laima Springe-Janssen was looking to replace her French-made gasoline-powered SUV with an electric car, she considered models from Volvo and Nissan.

4 mins

US REGULATORS INVESTIGATE GM'S CRUISE DIVISION OVER INCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS IN ROADWAYS

U.S. regulators are investigating General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division after receiving reports of incidents where vehicles may not have used proper caution around pedestrians in roadways.

1 min

WHAT GOOGLE'S ANTITRUST TRIAL MEANS FOR YOUR SEARCH HABITS

If government regulators prevail against Google in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century, it’s likely to unleash drastic changes that will undermine the dominance of a search engine that defines the internet for billions of people.

4 mins

AMAZON, TRIPADVISOR AND OTHER COMPANIES TEAM UP TO BATTLE FAKE REVIEWS WHILE FTC SEEKS TO BAN THEM

Some of the most used platforms for travel and online shopping said they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews.

2 mins

LINKEDIN CUTS MORE THAN 600 WORKERS, ABOUT 3% OF WORKFORCE

LinkedIn said this week it is laying off hundreds of employees amounting to about 3% of the social media company’s workforce.

1 min

IN ‘ANATOMY OF A FALL,' A SHARP COURTROOM DRAMA THAT WILL END RELATIONSHIPS

Of all the ways that a relationship can end, a fundamental disagreement about a work of art is in some ways extremely silly.

3 mins

SAG-AFTRA PRESIDENT FRAN DRESCHER REACTS TO HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS BREAKING OFF NEGOTIATIONS

Fran Drescher has steered the actors guild through its monthslong strike. On the heels of Hollywood studios abruptly breaking off talks with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists this week, the actor and union president says she’s baffled and disappointed.

4 mins

MUSK'S X TESTS $1 FEE FOR NEW USERS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND NEW ZEALAND IN BID TO TARGET SPAM

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has begun charging a $1 fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand, in a test designed to cut down on the spam and fake accounts flourishing on the site formerly known as Twitter.

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