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Microsoft takeover of Call of Duty maker wipes $20bn off Sony shares

Investors react to possibility that Playstation and subscription service will lose Activision Blizzard games

TechScape: the US government may be one step closer to breaking up Meta

In this week’s newsletter: How a judge’s ruling could pave the way for a costly, lengthy legal battle over the future of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram

Google’s ‘dragonscale’ solar-powered roof signals growing demand for sustainable workspaces

Tightening regulations and a growing eco-conscious workforce are major factors in heralding green office campuses

AT&T delays 5G wireless service near airports after airlines’ safety warning

Cell towers near unspecified number of runways will not be switched on amid claims they could affect altimeters

Microsoft’s Activision plan shows gaming will be at heart of metaverse

Analysis: Activision Blizzard deal would help Xbox compete against PlayStation – but will regulators play along?

Treasury plans crackdown on ‘misleading’ cryptocurrency ads

Move to change law would see assets subject to the same FCA rules as shares and insurance

Microsoft to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard for nearly $70bn

Tech giant acquires publisher of games including World of Warcraft and Candy Crush

Campaign aims to stop Facebook encryption plans over child abuse fears

No Place to Hide drive funded by Home Office to warn social media firms over dangers of end-to-end encryption

US airline officials warn of ‘catastrophic’ crisis in aviation with new 5G service

Introduction of the new technology near airports could interfere with critical airplane instruments such as radio altimeters

UK Amazon users can continue using Visa credit cards after dispute is settled

Firms reach deal two days before retailer had threatened to stop accepting UK-issued Visa cards

‘Virtual reality is genuine reality’ so embrace it, says philosopher

In his book Reality+ David Chalmers says the material world may lose its allure as VR technology advances

What will happen if Amazon stops accepting UK-issued Visa credit cards?

Why is Amazon doing this, who does it affect – and can a last-minute deal be reached?

Last-minute deal needed to keep UK-issued Visa credit cards working on Amazon

There is speculation that an agreement could avert ‘game of corporate chicken’

Panic as Kosovo pulls the plug on its energy-guzzling bitcoin miners

Speculators rush to sell off their kit as Balkan state announces a crypto clampdown to ease electricity crisis

Cryptoland runs aground as $12m bid to buy Fiji island for resort falls through

Plans by crypto-evangelists for the lavish hideaway have courted mockery and controversy, and now the island is back on the market

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  • Art ‘must not be sacrificed on the altar of corporate profit’, Liberal senator says as AI policy debate rages
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  • ‘Don’t lie to me to get free stuff’: how small businesses are fighting back against influencers behaving badly
  • Microsoft says services fully restored after global outage hits governments
  • ‘I relive that mission every single day of my life’: how Black soldiers handled the Vietnam war
  • ‘Still standing’: king jokes as he appears on Elton John’s Rocket Hour
  • From Ukraine to Gaza, this is why we need to tell better stories about war
  • Guilty or redeemed? Our critics’ verdicts on this week’s UK cinema releases
  • SpaceX Starship megarocket blasts off before expected return for reuse
  • Microsoft outage shakes up companies, schools and local governments across US
  • Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption affecting millions and says it’s ‘not related to cyber or AI’ – as it happened
  • Nvidia scandal: US treasury chief blames Lutnick’s commerce department over alleged lack of action
  • How Microsoft outage has affected key public services in the UK
  • Trump bought Nvidia stock as he helped chipmaker with change to export rule
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  • The dark side of reselling apps: ‘If you include your pants, I’ll pay more’
  • US university students tell surveillance cameras to Flock off
  • What’s behind Australia’s surge in teen extremism?
  • ‘It was a train wreck! I was terrified’: how the new James Bond will be announced – and what can go wrong
  • Farewell, Cybertruck: why the winding down of the ‘Maga hat on wheels’ is a sign of the times
  • Gentle Monster to Conclave: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • Tell us: have you been affected by the Microsoft outage?
  • Heartland review – Jessica Chastain’s Netflix country music thriller is more miss than hit
  • A baffling trail from Australia to Singapore: what is Megaspeed, the company implicated in downfall of Nvidia’s Jensen Huang?

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