Economy Dec 08 FTC sues to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard $69 billion merger The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Microsoft's planned $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard, saying it could suppress competitors to its Xbox game consoles and its growing games subscription business.
Politics Dec 07 Pentagon splits $9 billion cloud computer network contract between 4 firms Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon will share in the Pentagon's $9 billion contract to build its cloud computing network.
Arts Dec 07 As the video game industry evolves, making 'indie' video games gets trickier How long these “indie” studios can flourish is up for debate as the gaming industry undergoes increasing consolidation.
Nation Nov 18 Twitter workers continue to resign after Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum Hundreds of employees signaled they were leaving ahead of a Thursday deadline set by Musk, posting a salute emoji or other symbols familiar to Twitter workers on the company’s internal Slack messaging board.
Economy Nov 13 Outsourced content moderators lose Twitter jobs in Musk's latest round of cuts Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is further gutting the teams that battle misinformation on the social media platform as outsourced moderators learned over the weekend they were out of a job.
Nation Nov 09 Twitter rolls out new 'official' tag for some users then takes it back Twitter began adding gray "official" labels to some high-profile accounts to indicate that they are authentic, then they started disappearing. It's the latest twist in new owner Elon Musk's chaotic overhaul of the platform and its verification system.
Economy Nov 04 Widespread Twitter layoffs begin a week after Musk takeover Twitter's roughly 7,500 employees have been expecting layoffs since Musk took helm of the company. Already, Musk has fired top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal.
Economy Oct 31 Elon Musk fires Twitter board, considers major changes Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. One proposal would make some users pay if they want to keep a blue check mark on their…
Nation Oct 28 As Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, some wonder what happens next Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The question now is what the billionaire Tesla CEO will actually do with the social media platform.
Politics Oct 27 Musk doesn't want Twitter 'free-for-all hellscape,' he tells advertisers Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to "help humanity" and doesn't want it to become a "free-for-all hellscape" where anything can be said with no consequences.