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UK watchdog denies it blocked Microsoft deal on orders of US regulator

CEO of Competition and Markets Authority tells MPs decision not to allow acquisition of Activision Blizzard based on ‘own analysis’

The Guardian - UK

Call to ‘name and shame’ supermarkets inflating fuel prices for profit

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney said it was ‘shocking’ that that there was evidence of at least one company ‘profiteering off the cost of living crisis’

Evening Standard

CMA denies blocking Microsoft-Activision deal is bad for UK’s reputation; unemployment rises – as it happened

Turning a blind eye to anti-competitive deals wouldn’t improve UK’s reputation as good place to do business, suggests Competition and Markets Authority

The Guardian - UK

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EU commission approves Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard acquisition

The EU anti-competition commission has approved Microsoft’s purchase of Activision-Blizzard and believes it will boost the cloud sector

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Competition watchdog launches probe into supermarkets over record food and fuel prices

Big chains not ‘sufficiently forthcoming’ with inquiry into stubbornly high petrol and diesel prices

The Independent UK

EU approves Microsoft’s Activision takeover in break with UK competition watchdog

The CMA blocked the deal last month

Evening Standard

EU backs Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover

Brussels (AFP) - The EU on Monday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard, just weeks after the British competition regulator put the deal at risk by blocking it.

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EU approves Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The deal still faces hurdles in the UK and US, but this is a big boost for Microsoft.

PC Gamer

Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal approved by EU regulators as CMA issue response

The EU regulators have approved the Microsoft Activision deal despite agreeing with the CMA's concerns around cloud gaming

Daily Mirror

European Commission approves Microsoft's Activision Blizzard purchase for Xbox

The European Commission has chosen whether or not to allow Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard.

Windows Central

Supermarket bosses face grilling on fuel prices from watchdog

CMA says it has found evidence retailers are putting up petrol and diesel prices to unnecessarily high levels

The Guardian - UK

Government to probe food prices after finding supermarkets overcharged drivers by 5p a litre for petrol

The findings will likely trigger further claims that big companies are profiting off the cost-of-living crisis via ‘greedflation’

Evening Standard

Watchdog to investigate whether supermarket food and fuel prices are too high

It said there was enough concern to warrant a probe

Wales Online

Touts to remain ‘rampant’ on resale sites after UK government avoids crackdown

Campaign group backed by artists including Ed Sheeran criticises decision not to prevent bulk buying and speculative selling

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The same group of UK regulators that blocked the Microsoft Activision acquisition is now looking into AI

The CMA is reviewing artificial intelligence models for "competition and consumer protection considerations."

GamesRadar

EA says it doesn't care if the Microsoft Activision deal goes through: "We'll continue to be the number one publisher on their platform"

EA CEO Andrew Wilson says he's "indifferent" about the buyout

Evening Standard

Why the CMA was right to stand up to Microsoft’s bluster

City voices: The CMA hasn’t made many friends with this move, but it’s hard, thus far, to fault it

PC Gamer

Activision Blizzard hires barrister who advised Boris Johnson on partygate to front CMA appeal

Hiring Lord Pannick is a statement of intent.

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Activision hires Queen Elizabeth II's former lawyer to lead appeal over Xbox merger

Baron Pannick is taking on the CMA

Windows Central

Are Microsoft and Xbox going to pivot away from cloud gaming?

Microsoft's regulatory comments to the CMA might be telling of a broader strategy shift away from Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Fortune

Microsoft exec admits the console war has been lost

In a brutally honest 40-minute mea culpa, Xbox head Phil Spencer said the new Xbox Series X console will not be able to topple Sony and Nintendo.

PC Gamer

US, UK governments make weak plea to AI companies: 'The private sector has an ethical, moral, and legal responsibility'

Too little too late?

Birmingham Post

Watchdog raises competition concerns over Copart’s acquisition of vehicle salvage and recycling firm Hills Motors

The CMA had previously raised concerns over the deal in November last year

The Guardian - UK

UK and US intervene amid AI industry’s rapid advances

Competition and Markets Authority sends ‘pre-warning’ to sector, while White House announces measures to address risks

The Guardian - UK

UK’s competition watchdog aims for leading global role

Ruling against Microsoft Activision merger looks like warning shot as CMA takes on task of regulating big tech after Brexit

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