Cisco to Buy Cybersecurity Company Splunk in $28 Billion Cash Deal
Networking-equipment giant Cisco Systems has struck a $28 billion deal to buy analytics and security software company Splunk. Source link
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The Executive Trying to Make Microsoft Smarter About AI
Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott spearheaded the tech titan’s unlikely partnership with OpenAI. Source link
Saudi Arabia Once Banned Videogames. Now, It Wants to Export Them.
Listen to article(3 minutes)RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—For years, this kingdom’s Islamic clerics waged a war on videogames, banning popular titles such...
CEO With $110 Million Pay Package Is Suddenly Out
CS Disco co-founder Kiwi Camara’s departure means he could forfeit option grant. Source link
WSJ News Exclusive | Microsoft Will Use Carbon-Absorbing Rocks to Meet Climate Goals
A deal with Heirloom Carbon is one of the largest-ever purchases of carbon-removal credits. Source link
OpenAI Launches Business Version of ChatGPT That Competes With Microsoft
The new product puts the startup in direct competition with Microsoft, its largest backer and partner. Source link
Car Prices Might Be Unsustainable for Buyers
Surging loan delinquencies signal that many consumers can’t afford their auto loans. Source link
‘Barbenheimer’ Delivers Blowout Weekend at the Box Office
The dual release of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” offers relief to an otherwise sleepy summer for film debuts. Source link
Google, McDonald’s, Exxon Headline Busy Earnings Week
A third of the S&P 500 is expected to report, including tech leaders Microsoft and Meta Platforms. Source link
FTC Pauses Effort to Block Microsoft-Activision Deal
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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Extend $75 Billion Merger Deadline
The extension, until mid-October, allows the companies to continue with efforts to gain regulatory approval in the U.K. Source link
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Still Committed to $75 Billion Merger
The companies plan to continue work to resolve lingering regulatory issues. Source link
Meta, Microsoft Team Up to Offer New AI Software for Businesses
The Meta AI model, dubbed Llama 2, will be free and available to developers building software on Microsoft’s Azure cloud-computing...
Call of Duty Will Stay on PlayStation After Microsoft-Activision Deal
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FTC Loses Latest Bid to Halt Microsoft-Activision Merger
An appeals court ruling clears a path for the $75 billion acquisition to close while litigation continues. Source link
Zuckerberg Channeled ‘OG Mark’ to Fast-Track Secret Effort That Became Threads
The launch of Threads was the culmination of a secretive, monthslong effort aimed at rewriting the narrative about Meta Platforms...
FTC Continues Fight to Block Microsoft’s $75 Billion Deal for Activision
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Microsoft’s Court Win Puts U.K. Regulator in Challenging Spot Over Activision Deal
Britain’s antitrust watchdog, the only major regulator preventing the deal from closing, says it is ready to consider a new...
Lina Khan Is Taking on the World’s Biggest Tech Companies—and Losing
The FTC chair’s court loss against Microsoft, which the agency is appealing, marks another setback in her fight to block...
Microsoft Can Close Its $75 Billion Buy of Activision Blizzard, Judge Rules
The companies can complete the deal before a Federal Trade Commission hearing that is scheduled for August. Source link
