Tag: $Microsoft

Microsoft, Google strategy to test AI search ads irks some brands

Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft are inserting ads into AI experiments without providing an option to opt out of participation, an approach that has already rankled some brands and risks further pushback from the industry, ad buyers told Reuters.

Twitter accuses Microsoft of using its data in unauthorized ways

Twitter is accusing Microsoft of using the social media company’s data in ways that were unauthorized and never disclosed.

EU approves Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, clearing huge hurdle

European Union regulators on Monday approved Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of gaming firm Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal Faces EU Decision. Why It Needs a Win.

European regulators are expected to approve Microsoft’s $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard imminently. A European approval wouldn’t clear the path for acquisition to go ahead, but it would be a helpful point of reference for Microsoft as it takes on objections in the U.S. and U.K.