In today's top stories, Microsoft expands gaming and Xbox further, buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. In other news, SpaceX set to launch 2,000th Starlink satellite in three years, but researchers say the impact of Starlink satellites on astronomical observations is clear. And finally, Australia and 21 other countries added to US travel advisory list as the omicron variant continues to spread rapidly across the globe.