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Lina Khan, aiming to block Microsoft's Activision deal, faces a challenge

Lina Khan, aiming to block Microsoft’s Activision deal, faces a challenge

Lina Khan, the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, has pledged to usher in a new era of abuse of trust by American giants, recently saying that the agency plans to “enforce antitrust laws to ensure maximum efficiency.” Now Ms Khan has staked that ambitious program on a case that could be very difficult for …

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Lina Khan, aiming to block Microsoft's Activision deal, faces a challenge

Lina Khan, aiming to block Microsoft’s Activision deal, faces a challenge

Lina Khan, the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, has pledged to usher in a new era of abuse of trust by American giants, recently saying that the agency plans to “enforce antitrust laws to ensure maximum efficiency.” Now Ms Khan has staked that ambitious program on a case that could be very difficult for …

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Exclusive: SBF secretly funded crypto news site The Block and its CEO's apartment in the Bahamas

Exclusive: SBF secretly funded crypto news site The Block and its CEO’s apartment in the Bahamas

Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Block, a media company that says it covers crypto news independently, was secretly funded for over a year with money funneled to The Block’s CEO by the disgraced cryptocurrency trading company. of Sam Bankman-Fried, sources told Axios. why is it important: The payments, …

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FTC sues to block $69 billion Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger

FTC sues to block $69 billion Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Thursday to block Microsoft’s planned $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard, saying it could squeeze out competitors from Microsoft’s Xbox game console. and its growing game subscription business. The FTC’s challenge could be a test for President Joe Biden’s mandate to review big tech mergers. …

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