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Lina Khan, Aiming to Block Microsoft’s Activision Deal, Faces a Challenge

Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has pledged to usher in a new era of trustbusting of America’s corporate giants, recently...

F.T.C. Sues to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision

The deal between Microsoft and Activision has been under review by 16 regulators around the world, but the F.T.C. is the first of three...

The Excitement Around E-Sports Is Growing. But Where Are the Profits?

It had been more than three hours of tense, back-and-forth combat — projected across the massive Jumbotron at San Francisco’s Chase Center — when...

Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes.

In recent weeks, Microsoft has accused Sony, its chief video game rival, of misleading regulators. Its lawyers have showed off game consoles, including an...

Microsoft Quarterly Earnings Show Slowest Growth in Five Years

Facing a strong U.S. dollar and weakening personal computer sales, Microsoft on Tuesday reported its slowest growth in five years.The technology giant posted an...

Does Twitch Fame Have to Come With a Stalker?

Twitch is not unaware of the threats. A Twitch spokeswoman said the company planned in the coming months to livestream a session that will...

F.T.C. Chair Lina Khan Upends Antitrust Standards by Suing Meta

WASHINGTON — Early in her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan declared that she would rein in the power of...

Fighting a Brutal Regime With the Help of a Video Game

U Sein Lin, a retired history teacher in Myanmar, had never played a video game in his life. But about a month ago, while...

Microsoft Starts Charm Offensive to Push Through Activision Deal

Microsoft on Wednesday kicked off a charm offensive in Washington to gain government approval for its $70 billion deal to buy the video game...

Nvidia Deal to Buy Arm From SoftBank Is Off After Setbacks

SAN FRANCISCO — Nvidia, the Silicon Valley chip maker, is ending its nearly 18-month effort to buy Arm, which licenses chip technology used in...

Why Microsoft Wants Activision

Even as it looks to distance itself from Sony, Microsoft’s acquisition could also strengthen its position relative to other tech giants with deep pockets...

Gamers Greet Microsoft’s Activision Deal With Guarded Optimism

Activision’s track record with some of its games also became spottier. In November, it delayed new versions of Diablo and Overwatch. That same month,...

Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for Nearly $70 Billion

SEATTLE — Microsoft plans to buy the powerhouse but troubled video game company Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion, its biggest deal ever and...

With Activision, Microsoft Bets on the Future

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns.Microsoft is making a big bet on video games,...

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