Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to Activision Blizzard deal

An Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game is inserted into Microsoft’s Xbox One video game console. Michael Ciaglo | Bloomberg | Getty Images 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 … Read more

Google sued for £5 billion in the UK for abusing dominance in search

The entrance to Google’s U.K. offices in London. Olly Curtis | Future Publishing | via Getty Images LONDON — Google is being sued for over £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in potential damages in the U.K. over allegations that the U.S. tech giant abused its “near-total dominance” in the online search market to drive up prices. … Read more