Microsoft's bid to buy Activision Blizzard clears a key hurdle. But the $69B deal is still at risk
The European Union has approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard
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Don't miss this week: Jack Harlow on screen, Kesha, Anna Nicole Smith doc and Scott brothers on HGTV
This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Kesha and Dave Matthews Band, while rapper Jack Harlow stars in a remake of “White Men Can’t Jump” and wilderness expert Bear Grylls tests contestants on their survival skills, physicality and gross-out tolerance with "I Survived Bear Grylls.”
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EU backs Microsoft buying Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard. But the $69B deal is still at risk
The European Union has approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard
1970-01-01 08:00
Cyprus, Israel working on deal for natural gas pipeline, processing plant in Cyprus
The Cypriot energy minister says Cyprus and Israel are working on a deal to build a pipeline that will take natural gas from both countries to the eastern Mediterranean island nation, where it will be liquefied for export by ship to Europe and potentially elsewhere
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Poland gets 1st U.S.-made HIMARS rocket launchers amid concerns over war in Ukraine
Poland has received its first shipment of U.S.-made HIMARS rocket launchers as part of a defense upgrade amid security concerns due to the war in neighboring Ukraine
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Linda Yaccarino may be "exactly what Twitter needs." But is the new CEO being set up to fail?
Less than two months into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk declared that whoever took over as the company’s CEO “must like pain a lot.”
1970-01-01 08:00
Is Twitter's new CEO heading toward a glass cliff?
Less than two months into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk declared that whoever took over as the company’s CEO “must like pain a lot.”
1970-01-01 08:00
Are you who you say you are? TSA tests facial recognition technology to boost airport security
The agency tasked with securing America's airports is testing the use of facial recognition technology at a number of airports across the country
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NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change
In a vertical city like New York, any serious effort to address climate change has to focus on the greenhouse gas emissions caused by buildings
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What to know about Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino
Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of Twitter
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Commerce Department starts process to fund tech hubs across the US with $500 million in grants
The Commerce Department is launching the application process for cities to receive a total of $500 million in grants to become technology hubs
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Elon Musk says he's found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO
Elon Musk says he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it's now called
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