The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asked an appeals court to pause Microsoft Corp’s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc while its challenge to the gaming deal is pending, Bloomberg News reported, without citing a source.

US FTC asks appeals court to pause Microsoft’s Activision deal

In a significant development, a federal court has rejected the FTC's attempt to halt the $69 billion Microsoft deal to acquire gaming powerhouse Activision blizzard. The court ruling determined that the FTC failed to present compelling evidence that the deal would violate antitrust laws.

No pause in $69 bn Microsoft-activision merger deal

A US federal court rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request that it order Microsoft (MSFT.O) to temporarily hold off on closing its $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.

US court rejects FTC request to pause $69bn Microsoft deal for Activision

Chinese cyber spies are exploiting a loophole in Microsoft's cloud to hack email accounts at the Commerce and State departments, according to a reports. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's account was also hacked, The Washington Post reported.

Chinese spies targeted Microsoft, US commerce secretary's email, other officials: Report

Microsoft on Wednesday released a statement saying that Chinese state-linked hackers, in a cyberespionage campaign, secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organisations which also included government agencies.

Chinese state-linked hackers secretly accessed government emails, says Microsoft

Microsoft's ambitious plan to acquire video game giant Activision Blizzard has reached a significant Milestone. The $69 billion deal has overcome major hurdles.

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard receives approval

A courtroom victory against American competition regulator Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened the doors for Microsoft to close its historic $69 billion acquisition deal with Activision Blizzard.

Explained | What is $69bn Microsoft-Activision deal that could transform gaming industry forever?

In a major setback for the Biden administration, the US federal court on Tuesday approved Microsoft Corp’s $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard Inc. The ruling was pronounced by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco, allowing Microsoft to close its merger with Activision ahead of a July 18 deadline everywhere except for the UK, which vetoed the deal in May.

Microsoft wins US court case to buy Activision Blizzard, $69 billion deal gets go-ahead

In a shocking revelation, women who applied for positions at Bill Gates’ private office, Gates Ventures, seeking jobs claim that they were asked sexually explicit questions during the interviews, as per a new report.

Women seeking jobs at Bill Gates’ private office were asked sexually explicit questions: Report

Women applying for jobs and billionaire businessman Bill Gates's private firm faced sexually explicit questions from the interviewers. A report from Wall Street Journal has claimed that this is the latest controversy surfacing linked to the Microsoft co-founder as per the report.

Gate's firm asked sexually explicit questions to women candidates: Wall Street Journal

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick appeared in court on Wednesday to defend Microsoft's intended $69 billion takeover of his video game company against a federal regulator's attempt to halt the deal.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick defends firm’s proposed acquisition by Microsoft in court

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sought a preliminary injunction to temporarily halt Microsoft's acquisition of video game giant Activision Blizzard, Reuters reported.

FTC vs Microsoft: High-stakes battle over $69 billion acquisition

Microsoft on Thursday announced its roadmap for building its own quantum supercomputer, using the topological qubits the company’s researchers have been working on for quite a few years now.

Microsoft closer than ever to making quantum supercomputer

Tech giants have been trying to build a quantum computer for years but Microsoft has been a little ahead of its competitors. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadela revealed his roadmap and there are chances of building a supercomputer in the next ten years.

Microsoft to build a supercomputer in next 10 years

India's nifty 50 which closed at a new record high on Friday Indian markets have been worked by a favorable monetary policy by the country's Central Bank The Reserve Bank of India paused its rate hikes for a second straight month better than expected queue for earnings and favorable macroeconomic scenario that seems to be aiding the Indian markets analysts predict the nifty 50 to our performance Asian pairs this year as the Indian economy remains relatively insulated to Global risk in the United States all three major indices ended the last trading session of the week in red that's mostly because Microsoft shares witnessed a session of profit booking after rallying in the past few weeks on to the oil markets then Global Benchmark crew that's trading below 75 dollars a barrel as demand concerns grow due to recession in the Eurozone

Analysts expect risk on sentiment for equities

The hackers behind the recent attack on Microsoft are suspected to have Russian links, reported The Guardian, citing experts. The news report said that it is unlikely that the hackers are an Islamic group with links in Sudan as it is being claimed by them.

Hackers who caused Microsoft outage have Russian links: Report

Microsoft confirmed that the disruptions experienced by certain services earlier this month were caused by cyberattacks. However, the company stated that it found no indication of any customer data being accessed or compromised.

Microsoft outages in early June due to cyberattacks

Tech giant Microsoft has just gotten bigger in terms of market valuation. Its shares rose straight to record-high on Thursday, all thanks to the market optimism around Artificial Intelligence.

AI: Microsoft's ticket to prosperity | World DNA

Microsoft Corp shares rose to a new record high close on Thursday as market optimism about the prospects of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped buoy the technology giant to a record market capitalization of $2.

Microsoft Corp valuation rises to record high of $2.6 trillion as shares soar

A judge has granted a request by regulators in the US to temporarily block Microsoft's $69bn (£56bn) purchase of Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft-Activision: $69bn deal temporarily blocked in US

American software giant Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision-Blizzard was temporarily blocked by a federal judge in California, who said it "is necessary to maintain the status quo".

Morning brief: Microsoft's takeover of Activision-Blizzard temporarily halted, Trump calls indictment 'sham'

Weeks after it cleared the regulatory roadblock in the European Union, fresh trouble seems to be brewing for US tech giant Microsoft and its proposed acquisition of video game giant Activision blizzard. Reports suggest that the US regulator plans to stop the transaction from going through before the deal’s July 18 deadline.

Microsoft's deal hits regulatory roadblock | World Business News

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked a federal court on Monday (June 12) to block Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire video game giant Activision Blizzard to avoid a monopoly in the gaming market.

US regulator asks court to block Microsoft’s $69bn deal to acquire video game giant Activision Blizzard

Soon, Google employees will face strict action if they fail to regularly come to the office. The US Tech giant has updated its hybrid work policy under which it will include office attendance as part of the performance review.

Google updates its attendance policy

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