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UK competition regulator extends Microsoft-Activision investigation by six weeks

Jon Fingas @jonfingas Microsoft just made one of the largest-ever bids for a game studio. The company has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, valuing the all-cash deal at an enormous $68.7 billion. The deal would make the combined entity the “third-largest” game company by revenue, according to Microsoft, and … Continue reading UK competition regulator extends Microsoft-Activision investigation by six weeks →

FTC opens investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI

Regulations

Andrew Tarantola @terrortola For a product that its own creators, in a marketing pique, once declared “too dangerous” to release to the general public, OpenAI’s ChatGPT is seemingly everywhere these days. The versatile automated text generation (ATG) system, which is capable of outputting copy that is nearly indistinguishable from a human writer’s work, is … Continue reading FTC opens investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI →

Amazon’s iRobot purchase is under investigation by European authorities

Amazon Under Legal

Amazon is buying iRobot, the creator of the Roomba robot vacuum Jon Fingas @jonfingas Amazon just took a big step toward cornering the market for household robots. The company has reached a deal to acquire iRobot, the creator of Roomba robot vacuums. The purchase is worth $1.7 billion in cash and will … Continue reading Amazon’s iRobot purchase is under investigation by European authorities →

Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents investigation; Justice Department yet to confirm

Politics and Corruption

By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, and Michael Balsamo—Associated Press June 08, 2023 Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White … Continue reading Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents investigation; Justice Department yet to confirm →

Businessweek Investigation Sheds Light On Giant Market For Fake Web Traffic

Marketing Guide

A first-hand look at the ecosystem swirling around bot traffic. Ginny Marvin on September 24, 2015 Just ahead of Advertising Week in New York, Bloomberg Businessweek’s cover story takes a first-hand look at the market for fake digital traffic across the Web. It’s a juicy story worth reading, with details about why the advertiser’s dream of being … Continue reading Businessweek Investigation Sheds Light On Giant Market For Fake Web Traffic →