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U.S. lawmakers extend social media investigation to Meta’s Threads

Sources July 17, 2023

Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, center, and ranking member Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., conduct the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the “Report of Special Counsel John Durham,” in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, June 21, 2023....

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A.I. is a $1 trillion investment opportunity but will be ‘biggest bubble of all time,’ CEO predicts

Sources July 17, 2023

Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Stability AI, speaks during the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence...

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Microsoft and Sony sign deal to keep Activision’s Call of Duty on PlayStation

Sources July 16, 2023

Game enthusiasts and industry personnel walk between the Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation exhibits at the E3 trade show on June 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Christian Petersen | Getty Images Sony has...

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FTC loses appeals court bid to temporarily block Microsoft-Activision deal

Sources July 14, 2023

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft CNBC In a victory for Microsoft, the U.S. Appeals Court for the 9th Circuit late on Friday denied the Federal Trade Commission’s appeal of a judge’s decision that would...

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UK regulator extends deadline for Microsoft-Activision probe by six weeks

Sources July 14, 2023

Activision games “Call of Duty” are pictured in a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 18, 2022. Carlo Allegri | Reuters LONDON — The U.K. competition regulator...

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The rise and fall of Skype

Sources July 2, 2023

Skype is not what it was. You may or may not have noticed. The voice, video and messaging app became a hit in the 2000s by letting people talk with friends and family members...

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Tech stocks close out best first half in 40 years, powered by Apple rally and Nvidia boom

Sources June 30, 2023

Apple CEO Tim Cook stands next to the new Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 05, 2023 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The...

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The biggest takeaways from Microsoft’s courtroom showdown with the FTC over Activision Blizzard

Sources June 30, 2023

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 and its current...

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Korean telco giant adds ChatGPT tech to its A.I. chatbot, says you can talk to it like a ‘close friend’

Sources June 30, 2023

SK Telecom’s “A.” (pronounced “A dot”) artificial intelligence chatbot has a character that speaks to people. The company has integrated its various service from music streaming to e-commerce into A. and is planning to...

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Minecraft developers quit Reddit after company’s controversial changes

Sources June 29, 2023

Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images In the latest blow to Reddit after its controversial billing changes, the makers of Minecraft – one of the best-selling video games of all...