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EU Renews Pressure on Visa, Mastercard Over Fee Practices
European regulators have once again spotlighted Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA). The latest round of ...
FTC Ends Legal Challenge to Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Activision Acquisition
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) withdrew its administrative case opposing Microsoft Corporation ...
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FTC drops case over Microsoft’s $69B deal for Activision, Reuters reports
The FTC has dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft’s (MSFT) $69B purchase of Activision Blizzard, saying that pursuing the case was not in the public interest, Reuters reports. FTC Chairman And ...
How Trump 2.0 is changing the FTC, and what it means for Big Tech
Since President Donald Trump took office in January and replaced former FTC Chair Lina Khan with Andrew Ferguson, the U.S.
FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of ...
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May 23, 2025: What Ever Happened to Project Milo?
Project Milo looked like an ambitious project from Microsoft back in 2009. Check out what happened to it and more gaming news ...
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Microsoft’s Activision Takeover Deal Cleared as FTC Drops Longstanding Probe
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission officially drops its long-standing case against Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ending nearly two years of regulatory challenges and ...
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