Daily News update on – Technology

CNBC

Britain’s competition regulator, the staunchest opponent of Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, flat out blocked the deal in April. The U.K. Competitions and Markets Authority now says it is “ready to consider any …

Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday that Microsoft may go forward with its planned acquisition of videogame maker Activision Blizzard, turning aside antitrust enforcers’ request for a preliminary injunction to temporarily stop …

CNN

Easily one of the most capable and powerful Android phones out there, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra doesn’t come cheap. But this discount brings it just under $1,000, making its supreme display and next-level camera system that much easier to get.

CNBC

A federal judge rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to prevent Microsoft from completing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Challenging the $68.7 billion deal has been one of the FTC’s biggest swings yet …

Car and Driver

Aston Martin is celebrating its 110th anniversary the only way it knows how: with a limited-run supercar. It’s called the Valour and it combines retro styling cues with a twin-turbo V-12 engine and a six-speed manual transmission. Read the Full Story.

CNBC

Apple CEO Tim Cook holds the new 15-inch MacBook Air during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, June 5, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images.

CNN

Finding a solid laptop deal can be tough. The price might look right, but unless you’re ready to parse the fine details, you can go astray on a machine that won’t hold up. It’s especially tough on Amazon, where laptops’ details can be fairly obscure.

Fortune

A high-profile director leading Google’s augmented reality efforts has left the company—and took no time to blast his former employer. Mark Lucovsky, the former head of operating systems on the search engine’s augmented reality team, …

CSO Online

Attackers have used the loophole to forge signatures on maliciously modified drivers, enabling them to deploy persistent malware and defeat game defenses. vulnerability attack. Credit: Shutterstock. A loophole in a core Windows security mechanism that …

Variety

The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California on Tuesday issued a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction in its case regarding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft has …