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October 13, 2023

Business

Microsoft Closes $69 Billion Activision Deal, Overcoming Regulators’ Objections

The megadeal could strengthen Microsoft’s standing in the video game industry, after a year and a half of negotiations with regulators around the world.

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September 16, 2023

Tech

The Executive Trying to Make Microsoft Smarter About AI

Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott spearheaded the tech titan’s unlikely partnership with OpenAI.

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July 21, 2023

Business

1000 per cent stock surge makes Microsoft CEO a billionaire

A 1000 per cent surge in Microsoft shares has made the company’s CEO an overnight billionaire — at least on paper.

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It has made for an impressive windfall for CEO Satya Nadella. Picture: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images

July 12, 2023

Business

F.T.C.’s Court Loss Raises Fresh Questions About Its Chair’s Strategy

Lina Khan says a fear of defeat should not deter the agency from suing Big Tech. But after Microsoft won a ruling, her critics say that strategy is flawed.

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Lina Khan has argued that even legal defeats could result in tougher antitrust enforcement, but recent rulings have emboldened her critics.Credit...Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

July 11, 2023

Business

Microsoft Can Close Its Activision Deal, U.S. Judge Rules

Microsoft can complete the $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard before a Federal Trade Commission hearing scheduled for August.

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icrosoft CEO Satya Nadella arriving in federal court in San Francisco last month for a hearing on the deal with Activision Blizzard. PHOTO: LOREN ELLIOTT/GETTY IMAGES

June 17, 2023

Business

Microsoft hits ridiculous all-time high

As companies scramble to incorporate artificial intelligence to compete in the future, one major company has emerged as a “sleeping AI giant”.

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Microsoft shares have climbed 3.2 per cent to a record $348.10 on Tuesday, topping its prior all-time high reached in November 2021. The company is now up a whopping 46 per cent this year.

June 13, 2023

Business

US moves to block Microsoft's Activision takeover

Regulators in the US have asked a judge to block Microsoft from completing its $69bn (£56bn) purchase of Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard.

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REUTERS / The Call of Duty titles have sold more than 400 million copies over the past 20 years

May 16, 2023

Business

Microsoft's Activision takeover approved by EU after UK veto

EU regulators have approved Microsoft's $69bn (£55bn) attempt to purchase Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard.

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May 09, 2023

Tech

LinkedIn to cut 716 jobs and shut down Chinese app InCareer

Chief executive of professional networking platform blames economic conditions and need to make business more agile

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LinkedIn has announced job cuts and the closure of its Chinese service, InCareer. Photograph: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

April 07, 2023

Tech

In A.I. Race, Microsoft and Google Choose Speed Over Caution

Technology companies were once leery of what some artificial intelligence could do. Now the priority is winning control of the industry’s next big thing.

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Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive, made a big bet on A.I. several years ago.Credit...Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

January 24, 2023

Tech

Microsoft confirms ‘multibillion-dollar investment’ in ChatGPT maker OpenAI

Agreement represents bet on transformative nature of artificial intelligence on company’s future business

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The boost of capital for OpenAI, the developer behind chatbot ChatGPT and image generator Dall-E, is symbolic of investor enthusiasm for ‘generative AI’ © Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

January 20, 2023

Tech

Google Docs Is More Popular Than Microsoft Word. But ChatGPT Could Change That.

Experts say ChatGPT could be a game-changer for Microsoft, as CEO Satya Nadella announces plans to roll out the technology across all of the company’s products.

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Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO JAMEL TOPPIN FOR FORBES

January 18, 2023

Tech

Microsoft to Lay Off 10,000 Workers as It Looks to Trim Costs

The job cuts, which amount to less than 5 percent of the company’s work force, are its largest in roughly eight years.

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Like other tech companies, Microsoft expanded rapidly during the pandemic.Credit...Jovelle Tamayo for The New York Times

January 18, 2023

Business

Microsoft Plans to Announce Layoffs as Early as Wednesday Morning

Software company’s revenue growth has slowed in recent quarters

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Microsoft said late last year that a drop in personal computer sales and the dollar’s strength were a drag on expansion. PHOTO: DAVID BECKER/GETTY IMAGES

December 23, 2022

Business

Microsoft Responds to FTC Suit Over Activision Deal

Software giant files documents opposing claims that transaction would harm competition in videogame industry

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Activision’s hit franchises include ‘Call of Duty.’ PHOTO: RICHARD B. LEVINE/ZUMA PRESS

December 22, 2022

Tech

France fines Microsoft €60 million for imposing ad cookies on users

France's privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros ($64 million) for foisting advertising cookies on users.

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July 26, 2022

Business

Shopify laying off 10% of staff as explosive pandemic growth fizzles

Affected staff being notified today

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Shopify is laying off about 10 per cent of its workforce. At one point in mid-2020, Shopify became the most valuable company in Canada with a valuation of almost half a trillion dollars. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

July 14, 2022

Business

Why Netflix Chose Microsoft to Power Its Advertising Ambitions

The ability to provide privacy, combined with an established ad tech stack through Xandr, and a strong ability to iterate quickly, helped push the computing giant over the finish line.

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July 13, 2022

Business

Netflix, Microsoft to Team Up for Streaming Ad Sales

At launch, consumers will have more options to access Netflix’s award-winning content.

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April 02, 2022

Tech

How Microsoft Became Washington’s Favorite Tech Giant

President Brad Smith has taken an amicable role with regulators. Rivals say he also directs negative attention toward them. Microsoft’s Activision deal, under FTC review, will test the strategy.

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As companies scramble to incorporate artificial intelligence to compete in the future, one major company has emerged as a “sleeping AI giant”.