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Shutting down arguments about Xbox Game Pass 'sustainability'

Since Xbox Game Pass came along, pundits lined up to take shots at the strategy. The disruptive service has given Xbox a foothold in the competitive gaming market, but questions of sustainability keep popping up.

Windows Central

Simplify Windows optimization with Wintoys: Streamlined bloatware removal and quick system tweaks

Wintoys is a collection of straightforward and powerful tweaks designed to supercharge your Windows machine free of charge.

Windows Central

How to summarize web pages with Bing Chat in Microsoft Edge

Bing Chat can summarize web pages for you, which is a real timesaver, especially if you use the feature built into the Microsoft Edge Sidebar.

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British American Tobacco fined $635 million for violating sanctions on North Korea

British American Tobacco (BAT) has been fined $635 million for breaching sanctions on North Korea. The British multinational, a leader in the sale of tobacco products, will pay the record sum to US authorities. BAT's Singapore subsidiary admitted to selling cigarettes to North Korea over a decade between 2007 and…

France 24

I helped bring back this handy Microsoft Edge feature

Microsoft recently restored the keyboard shortcut to bring up the Sidebar in Edge. The feature is currently available within Edge Dev but should make its way to the stable version of the browser soon.

Windows Central

Markets Today: Stock Index Futures Gain as Microsoft Leads Tech Stocks Higher

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.23%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +1.01%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher. A jump of more than +7% in Microsoft in pre-market trading is leading technology stocks higher...

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Slack now has its own office software Docs app, for literally no reason

Canvas lets you store text, images, and more in a single document, but do we need it?

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UK regulators block Microsoft's Activision acquisition in potentially fatal surprise blow

Microsoft says it will appeal the decision.

PC Gamer

Amazon's Kindle Scribe just got a massive free upgrade

You can now send documents straight from Microsoft Word to Amazon's biggest Kindle, and there are more new features too

Microsoft’s £57 billion takeover of Call of Duty publisher Activision blocked by monopolies watchdog

The CMA says the deal would give the tech behemoth too much dominance over cloud gaming, but Microsoft intends to appeal

Evening Standard

Microsoft gives you the chance to jump the queue and roll the dice on Windows 11 updates

Want to receive feature updates before anyone else? There’s now a switch for that, but think carefully before you flick it.

TechRadar

New feature alert: Microsoft Loop preview now supports personal accounts on iOS and Android

Microsoft Loop preview can now be used with a personal Microsoft account. The new service brings together content from Microsoft 365 into shared workspaces and pages for collaboration.

Windows Central

CMA blocks Microsoft Activision Deal – but not for the reason you'd think

Activision Blizzard isn't likely to be welcomed into the Xbox family any time soon as the CMA has elected to deny the purchase

Daily Mirror

Microsoft and Activision say they will appeal merger obstruction

Microsoft remains "fully committed to this acquisition"

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The Guardian - UK

Activision Blizzard calls UK ‘closed for business’ after Microsoft takeover veto

Competition and Markets Authority blocks what would have been biggest acquisition in gaming history

Axios

U.K. regulators to block Microsoft's $69 billion deal for Activision

This would be the largest gaming merger of all time.

The Independent UK

UK blocks Microsoft's Activision deal over competition fears

British regulators have blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard over worries that it would stifle competition in the cloud gaming market

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UK authority blocks Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard

The CMA officially strikes down the deal

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Xbox's Activision Blizzard deal has been blocked by the UK, Microsoft to appeal

Microsoft's bid to acquire Activision Blizzard has fallen at the final hurdle, with the CMA in the United Kingdom blocking the deal.

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Google, Microsoft Top Expectations as AI Rivalry Heats Up

Google parent company Alphabet beat market expectations in the first quarter of 2023 with a net profit of $15 billion, the company said on Tuesday, in a sign that the search engine behemoth is regaining its footing. The tech titan has found itself under pressure due to a general slowdown…

Tom’s Guide

Sony DualSense Edge Review: An elite PS5 controller for a high price

Sony’s first premium gamepad builds on the brilliant fundamentals of the DualSense controller, but battery woes mean it’s not an all-time great.

Windows Central

Microsoft reportedly plans to close Activision deal despite FTC lawsuit

A new report suggests Microsoft is planning to close its Activision deal despite FTC interference.

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Does Q1 Earnings Season Change Stock Market Outlook?

Stocks continue to trade below the S&P 500 (SPY) high of 4,200 from early February. Thus investors are looking high and low for clues from corporate earnings that might tell them something about future market direction. Gladly 40 year investment pro Steve Reitmeister is here to make sense of it…

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg has spent billions on A.I. but one of his top execs said Meta is still a laggard and 'we need to invest heavily'

A top Meta executive wrote in a memo that there was a need for a "fundamental shift" in the company's infrastructure.

GamesRadar

Xbox hardware revenue down 30% compared to last year

The hardware downturn was partially offset by Xbox Game Pass growth

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