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FTC dropping Khan-era lawsuits in favor of addressing anti-conservative bias
Trump's FTC has ditched several of former chair Lisa Khan's initiatives in favor of the president's priorities.
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FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of Activision
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of Call of ...
One Tech Tip: These are the apps that can now avoid Apple’s in-app payment system
The comeback appeared in jeopardy after Apple initially refused to approve Fortnite’s bid before Apple relented this week, ...
Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal
Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its ...
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 ...
Microsoft Clears Major Hurdle As FTC Ends Effort To Block Activision Merger
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a decision denying the FTC's application to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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FTC Ends Its 2-Year Case Over Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Deal
Microsoft rocked the gaming world in January 2022 when it confirmed plans to buy Activision Blizzard for a record-breaking ...
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Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard. The San ...
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Trump's FTC antitrust cops just got a loud warning about blocking tech tie-ups
It came as the FTC on Wednesday lost a roughly three-year-long attempt to undo Microsoft's (MSFT) $69 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard on the grounds that the deal violated ...
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The FTC Is Still Fighting Microsoft's Activision Buyout, and It's Not Going Well
In other words, the FTC's appeal was shot down, and nothing's going to change. Whether the competition regulator will continue to pursue Microsoft's acquisition remains to be seen, though it seems ...
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US Appeals Court Has Finally Rejected FTC’s Case To Cancel Microsoft-Activision Deal
FTC may have finally reached the end of the line in their objections to the Microsoft Activision deal. We know that seems to be a strange thing to report, over a year and a half after Microsoft ...