Microsoft’s $68.7 Billion Acquisition of Activision, Investor Chamath Palihapitiya’s Controversial Uyghur Comments & Gopuff’s Private Label Launch

Our anchors start today’s show covering Microsoft’s plans to acquire video game publisher Activision for $68.7 billion, with insight from Wells Fargo Chairman of Global Internet Investment Banking Bob Peck. Then, CNBC’s Mike Santoli looks at the S&P and Nasdaq’s ongoing sell-off, and Irreverent Labs CEO Rahul Sood joins for more on the mega-deal between Activision and Microsoft. Our Jon Fortt also recaps his interview with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna from the National Retail Federation’s conference over the weekend, and the team covers billionaire investor and Golden State Warriors part-owner Chamath Palihapitiya saying “nobody cares” about the human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in China on a recent episode of his podcast. Later, food delivery service Gopuff CEO Rafael Ilishayev discusses the company’s expansion into private label products, and CNBC’s Ylan Mui reports on big tech regulation ahead of today’s press conference with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.