The federal trade commission sued to block Microsoft's acquisition of video game studio Activision Blizzard. It could be the agency's biggest move yet under Lena Kahn, but it could be a long shot. The FTC is helping China and Japan get better, right? I think that's going to be one of the arguments. And they own a whole bunch of companies,. the Chinese in pieces or wholly, and that it was not good for US.
Shortly after we recorded this episode, Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas. Don't worry, the takes in here are still fresh.
The Respect for Marriage Act is headed to President Biden’s desk, and Sam Bankman-Fried will appear before the House Committee on Financial Services... actually, maybe not. Also, Twitter Blue is making a return, and the FTC has sued to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. Then, a spirited listener voicemail on Kara and Scott’s discussions about Twitter.
We’ll be back with a Listener Mail episode on Friday!
Send us your questions! Call 855-51-PIVOT or go to nymag.com/pivot.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices