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What Microsoft’s Activision Setback Means for Deal Making

A British agency’s move to block the company’s $69 billion bid for the video games company reflects a new regulatory reality for corporate buyers.

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As Regulators Block Tech Deals, They Increasingly Look to the Future

British regulators cited the newness of the cloud gaming field to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision, a shift in antitrust strategy.

By David McCabe and Kellen Browning

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With Microsoft-Actvision Deal Block, How Often Do Mergers Fall Apart?

British officials blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision, raising the question how often deals fall apart?

By Lazaro Gamio and Lauren Hirsch

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China’s Search Engines Have More Than 66,000 Rules Controlling Content, Report Says

Researchers from the Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity research group, found that the most diligent censor in China is Microsoft’s search engine Bing, the only foreign search engine operating in the country.

By Steven Lee Myers

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