British regulators have given their final approval for Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty video game maker Activision. They praised the revised deal as a “gamechanger that would promote competition.” This news comes after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked Microsoft’s initial bid due to concerns about the company’s dominance in cloud …
Hello, fellow humans! At Quartz, we’re excited to share that artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a central theme in the business topics we love to write about. In this Saturday edition of the Daily Brief, we aim to keep you up to date on the rapidly changing world of AI and how it’s impacting various …
During recent hearings, Silicon Valley CEOs and US lawmakers expressed a consensus that AI regulation is necessary. The attendees included top leaders in the AI industry like Mark Zuckerberg from Meta, Elon Musk from X, Jensen Huang from Nvidia, William Dally from Palantir, Sam Altman from OpenAI, Alex Karp from Palantir, and Brad Smith from …
US senator Richard Blumenthal aims to establish an independent licensing system for the development of “high-risk” artificial intelligence models. His goal is to pass new legislation by the end of 2023. How Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda is re-strategizing in the age of AI Blumenthal, a Democrat, and his Republican co-sponsor Josh Hawley, are not alone …
1/2 A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission to stop Microsoft from acquiring video game publisher Activision Blizzard. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 11 (UPI) — In a significant ruling, a federal judge denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for a temporary injunction, which aimed …
A federal judge granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily halt Microsoft’s acquisition of video game developer, Activision Blizzard. File Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo June 14 (UPI) — Microsoft’s plans to acquire video game developer, Activision Blizzard, for $69 billion have been temporarily halted following a decision by a U.S. federal …