Arts Sep 01 Microsoft’s massive Activision Blizzard deal gets global scrutiny Microsoft's plan to buy video game giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion could have major effects on the gaming industry, giving the Xbox maker control of many more popular titles.
Economy Jul 12 Twitter sues to force Elon Musk to complete his $44 billion acquisition Musk and Twitter have been bracing for a legal fight since the billionaire said Friday he was backing off of his April agreement to buy the company.
Nation May 10 Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump Musk, speaking virtually at a Future of the Car summit hosted by the Financial Times, said Twitter’s Trump ban was a “morally bad decision” and “foolish in the extreme.”…
Economy Apr 25 Elon Musk reaches agreement to acquire Twitter for about $44 billion The outspoken Tesla CEO, the world's wealthiest person, has said he wants to buy Twitter because he thinks it's not living up to its potential as a platform for "free speech."…
Economy Apr 21 Musk claims he has $46.5 billion in financing lined up to buy Twitter Elon Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, and he's trying to negotiate an agreement with the company.
Economy Apr 15 Twitter board of directors adopt ‘poison pill’ defense against Musk takeover bid The move would allow existing Twitter shareholders — except for Musk — to buy additional shares at a discount, thereby diluting Musk's stake in the company.
Nation Apr 14 Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter, making it a private company, for $43 billion Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter. He says the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company.
Economy Jan 18 Microsoft buys video game maker Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and ‘Call of Duty,’ as it seeks an edge in the fiercely competitive businesses of mobile gaming and virtual-reality technology.
World Dec 23 In Africa, rescuing the languages that Western tech ignores Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of data for answers to complex questions – as long as you speak English or another of the world's dominant languages.
Economy Dec 13 OSHA opens investigation after Amazon warehouse collapses during tornado, killing 6 Amazon said workers at the warehouse had little time to prepare when the National Weather Service declared a tornado warning on Friday night. The tornado arrived soon after, collapsing both sides of the warehouse and caving in its roof.