Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for $75B, CEO Expected to Step Down

Techmeme: 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 (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)

Microsoft's $75bn Activision deal threatened with in-depth UK competition probe

Techmeme: The US FTC says the agency remains focused on its appeal opposing Microsoft's $68.7B Activision acquisition and will “assess” the cloud gaming deal with Ubisoft (Diane Bartz/Reuters)

Techmeme: AT&T and Verizon temporarily restrict 5G expansion near US airports, but a few airlines will still suspend some flights on Wednesday amid Boeing's guidance (Wall Street Journal)

Barry Diller, David Geffen probed over Microsoft-Activision trades

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Microsoft chief hails $75bn Activision deal as grand step into metaverse

Microsoft Can Close Its $75 Billion Buy of Activision Blizzard, Judge Rules - WSJ

Barry Diller, David Geffen probed over Microsoft-Activision trades

Breaking Analysis: What to Expect in Cloud 2022 & Beyond - Wikibon Research

Techmeme: Q&A with Lightspark CEO David Marcus on the current crypto winter, Lightning as a Layer 2 protocol, raising ~$175M, Libra, Nostr, Bitcoin, regulations, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)