Jan 18 Watch 5:36 What Activision Blizzard’s acquisition by Microsoft means for its pending lawsuits, gamers By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas Microsoft announced plans Tuesday to buy Activision Blizzard — a huge leader in game development — in a deal valued at $75 billion. But the acquisition comes with significant issues. There have been numerous allegations of sexual misconduct in the… Continue watching
Jan 18 Here’s why airlines are pushing against plans to launch 5G services near airports By Associated Press CEOs of the nation's largest airlines say that interference from the wireless service on a key instrument on planes is worse than they originally thought. Continue reading
Jan 18 U.S. regulators take aim at illegal and anticompetitive mergers By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Two agencies are seeking public comment on how current merger guidelines can be updated to better detect and prevent illegal and anticompetitive deals. Continue reading
Jan 18 AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm By David Koenig, Associated Press The decision from the telecommunication companies arrived Tuesday as the Biden administration tried to broker a settlement between the telecom companies and the airlines over a rollout of new 5G service, scheduled for Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 18 Microsoft buys video game maker Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 17 Tornado victim’s family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse By Associated Press The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois where he worked has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Continue reading
Jan 14 Biden to hold news conference next Wednesday amid agenda roadblocks By Associated Press The news conference comes as Biden is attempting to salvage his voting rights initiative and economic agenda, both of which lack the votes to move forward in the evenly-split Senate. Continue reading
Jan 14 December retail sales slide 1.9 percent amid shortages, omicron By Associated Press Omicron was identified by the World Health Organization in late November, and the December report from the Commerce Department is the first to capture some of its effect on consumer behavior. Continue reading
Jan 13 Twitter, Meta among social media giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube, demanding documents after lawmakers said the companies' initial responses were inadequate. Continue reading
Jan 12 Chicago teachers accept COVID deal, bringing kids back to school By Sophia Tareen, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Wednesday's vote will keep kids in classrooms after five days of cancelled classes due to a standoff with the city over remote learning and virus testing. Continue reading