New York Times: How Microsoft placated EU and UK regulators via private deals with its rivals, won a US union’s support, and beat the FTC in court to close the Activision deal  —  The company found a way to placate three of the most powerful regulatory bodies in the world, along with a federal judge in San Francisco. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Microsoft has spent $170B+ on acquisitions under Satya Nadella, per Dealogic, helping to nearly triple revenue and become central in sectors like AI and gaming  —  Companies completed the deal—the largest in Microsoft’s nearly 50-year history—after regulators’ concerns were addressed Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: A look at Microsoft’s deal with Ubisoft, which now gets the cloud gaming rights for Call of Duty and current Activision games outside of the EU for 15 years  —  Microsoft’s giant Activision Blizzard deal is complete, and it means Ubisoft has now obtained cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jo Marchant / Nature: A student’s AI tool wins a global contest to read the text inside a carbonized Herculaneum scroll, which had been unreadable since a volcanic eruption in AD 79  —  – Jo Marchant 0  —  Jo Marchant is a freelance science writer based in London.  —  You can also search for this author in Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Didi plans a 2024 Hong Kong IPO, after its NYSE listing in 2021 and delisting in 2022, and is valued at ~$17.3B, vs. ~$80B when China opened its probe  —  – Ride-hailing pioneer has market share of about 70% in China  — Business improving in China and abroad in places like Brazil Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Canon begins selling nanoimprint chip machines, which impress circuit patterns onto wafers without photolithography, likely avoiding trade curbs, to rival ASML  —  – Japanese optics specialist seeks to close gap with Dutch rival  — Chipmaking machinery has been focus of US sanctions on China Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: In five hours of cross-examination, SBF’s lawyer did not elicit any revelations or inconsistencies from Caroline Ellison, who said SBF made “terrible mistakes”  —  Mr. Bankman-Fried’s lawyers sought to poke holes in Ms. Ellison’s testimony, but her account remained largely consistent. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: CD Projekt used AI to recreate the voice of Miłogost Reczek, a Polish voice actor who died in 2021, for Cyberpunk 2077’s new Polish DLC, after asking his family  —  Gamemaker says it consulted with family of the late Miłogost Reczek  —  Polish video game developer CD Projekt SA … Lees verder op Tech Meme