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Fri. 10/09 – FTC Sues To Block The Microsoft/Activision Deal


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This is going to make the situation in the gaming industry downright chaotic. The FTC has sued to block Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition. Sam Bankman Fried says he’s going to testify, under oath, before Congress. Why the salute emoji is hands down the symbol of the year 2022. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Links:

  • Twin complaints signal new FTC strategy to rein in tech industry (Washington Post)
  • FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to testify at U.S. House hearing on Tuesday (CNBC)
  • We Couldn’t Have Made It Through This Year Without the Saluting Emoji (Rolling Stone)


    Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

    • How AI That Powers Chatbots and Search Queries Could Discover New Drugs (WSJ)
    • The Hype Around Esports Is Fading as Investors and Sponsors Dry Up (Bloomberg)
    • Programmable Ink (InkAndSwitch)
    • How CoinDesk’s FTX scoop left a hole in its corporate overlord (The Verge)
    • Enter the wind tunnel (Driving Conformity)
    • 36 Hours - Wellington, New Zealand (NYTimes)

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