The largest American banks are classified as “systemically important” and subject to more stringent scrutiny. Some lawmakers want to do the same for Big Tech.
Category: Microsoft Corp
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Lina Khan, Aiming to Block Microsoft’s Activision Deal, Faces a Challenge
Ms. Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has staked an ambitious trustbusting agenda on a case that may be difficult to win.
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The F.T.C.’s Bet on Rewriting Antitrust by Taking on Microsoft
In seeking to oppose the $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, the agency is hoping to revamp the nation’s antitrust rules — even if it loses.
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F.T.C. Sues to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision
The move by the commission signals an aggressive stance by federal regulators to thwart the expansion of the tech industry’s biggest companies.
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Pentagon Divides Big Cloud-Computing Deal Among 4 Firms
Contracts that could total $9 billion were awarded to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle. An earlier effort, won by Microsoft, was scrapped after rivals objected.
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Video Game Workers at Microsoft and Activision Take Steps to Unionize
Microsoft has remained neutral during a labor organizing bid as the Xbox maker seeks regulatory approval for its Activision acquisition.
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Lawsuit Takes Aim at the Way A.I. Is Built
A programmer is suing Microsoft, GitHub and OpenAI over artificial intelligence technology that generates its own computer code.
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Paul G. Allen’s Art at Christie’s Tops $1 Billion, Cracking Records
A museum’s worth of masterworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection are offered in a two-part sale to benefit charity.