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Jan
18
2022
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By Troy Warren
Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard in $68.7B Video Game Mega-Deal

Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard in $68.7B Video Game Mega-Deal

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Digital  #Business  #GamingThe sale comes as the video game publisher has grappled with its own #MeToo reckoning.Tech giant Microsoft will buy the video game publisher Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal that would reshape the gaming landscape.The deal, if completed, would bring together Microsoft, which owns the Xbox game platform and Xbox Game Studios (which owns Bethesda Softworks and 343 Industries, among other game publishers) and Activision, owner of the Call of Duty, Warcraft and Tony Hawk franchises, among others.Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent…
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Sep
29
2021
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By Troy Warren
Microsoft CEO Says Failed TikTok Deal Was “Strangest Thing” He’s Worked On

Microsoft CEO Says Failed TikTok Deal Was “Strangest Thing” He’s Worked On

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital #Technology   Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has mixed feelings about his company’s failed bid to acquire TikTok last year. “It’s the strangest thing I’ve ever worked on,” Nadella told Kara Swisher at Vox Media’s Code Conference on Monday, adding with a laugh, “I learned so much, Kara, about so many things and so many people.” Last year, as TikTok faced a potential ban from the U.S. under the Trump administration, Microsoft emerged as a potential buyer to acquire the social media platform’s U.S. operations. The potential deal eventually fell through last September after…
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Jun
23
2021
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By Troy Warren
Microsoft prepares Windows 11 for the post-pandemic world

Microsoft prepares Windows 11 for the post-pandemic world

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Ian Sherr | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT   The tech giant is offering its first major Windows update in six years on Thursday. Here's why. The coronavirus has irrevocably changed how we live and work. Soon, it'll have changed our devices too. Microsoft on Thursday is set to announce the next big iteration of its Windows software and, with it, new features designed for life in the modern age. The new software, likely to be called Windows 11, will have the usual upgrades you'd expect after six years. Early leaks suggest it'll have a new look, offering more subtle pastel-like color schemes,…
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Jun
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
Many workers need more than skills

Many workers need more than skills

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By Steve Lohr, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT   Career guidance, moral support help overcome last-mile problems Rachelle Katchenago of Menasha, Wisconsin, lost her job as a call-center contract worker last year after the pandemic lockdowns took hold. No one was hiring. Katchenago, 37, eventually heard of career courses, paid for by Microsoft as part of a COVID relief program. She plunged in, learning online customer service and sales skills, hoping to improve her employment prospects. But it turned out that the technical skills, in the free classes from Microsoft’s LinkedIn job listing and training service, were not…
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