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(Preview) Microsoft Wins Its Activision Case, What's Next for the Merger and the FTC, Follow-Up Questions on Threads and Twitter

Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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Microsoft Can Close Its $75 Billion Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Microsoft can close its $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The companies are still seeking UK merger approval and it wasn't immediately clear whether the hold up there would delay closing. Britain's competition and markets authority said it was prepared to consider new proposals from Microsoft for addressing its competition concerns.

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