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Microsoft Nears Completion of $68.7B Activision Blizzard Deal

The approval came after the FTC in the United States initially filed a lawsuit to block the Activision Blizzard acquisition last year. According to a Friday report from The Verge, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) is edging closer to finalizing its proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, with an expected announcement set for next week. The US-based tech giant has earmarked October 13 as the potential closing date for the deal. The long-awaited acquisition, which has been in...

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CFTC Commissioner Proposes Measures to Improve Investor Protection

Rather than backtracking trade activities after the fraud has occurred, the CFTC commissioner believes the focus should be on preventing them. A commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Christy Goldsmith Romero has proposed several measures to improve investor protection. Romero made the proposal while speaking at the North American Securities Administrators Association’s annual meeting in California. According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans reportedly...

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OpenAI May Be Welcoming Probe after AI Non-Profit Filed Complaint with FTC

Besides the complaint filed by the Center for AI and Digital Policy that may stir the probe of OpenAI, there is a number of other targeted efforts to stifle the development of AI systems across the board. OpenAI, the fast-growing Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup behind the popular platform, ChatGPT may be welcoming a probe from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the violation of section five of the FTC Act that targets deceptive and unfair practices. The probe might be triggered...

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