Category: Microsoft Corp

Tesla Investors Fear for a Tough 2023

The New York Times – Business:
A huge sell-off wiped billions of dollars from the electric carmaker’s market capitalization on Tuesday. Analysts see more trouble ahead.
Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft

The New York Times – Business:
The outcome, involving about 300 employees, is one of organized labor’s biggest victories at a major U.S. tech company.
Deal-making Thrived, Then Hit a Road Bump

The New York Times – Business:
Mergers and acquisitions activity plunged in the second half of 2022, but there are signs that it could pick up again next year.
Microsoft Gambles on ‘Nice Guy’ Strategy to Close Activision Megadeal

The New York Times – Business:
Federal regulators have sued to block the $69 billion acquisition, but the company has settled on a path forward and is preparing to force the issue.
To Rein In Big Tech, Europe Looked Beyond Lawsuits. Will the U.S. Follow?

The New York Times – Business:
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.
Lina Khan, Aiming to Block Microsoft’s Activision Deal, Faces a Challenge

The New York Times – Business:
Ms. Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has staked an ambitious trustbusting agenda on a case that may be difficult to win.
The F.T.C.’s Bet on Rewriting Antitrust by Taking on Microsoft

The New York Times – Business:
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.
F.T.C. Sues to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision

The New York Times – Business:
The move by the commission signals an aggressive stance by federal regulators to thwart the expansion of the tech industry’s biggest companies.
Pentagon Divides Big Cloud-Computing Deal Among 4 Firms

The New York Times – Business:
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.
Video Game Workers at Microsoft and Activision Take Steps to Unionize

The New York Times – Business:
Microsoft has remained neutral during a labor organizing bid as the Xbox maker seeks regulatory approval for its Activision acquisition.
Lawsuit Takes Aim at the Way A.I. Is Built

The New York Times – Business:
A programmer is suing Microsoft, GitHub and OpenAI over artificial intelligence technology that generates its own computer code.
Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes.

The New York Times – Business:
Microsoft’s $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, which is undergoing reviews in 16 countries, has become a test for whether tech giants can buy companies amid a backlash.