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The Rich Old Men Who Want to Buy TikTok

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 14:00

Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he’s putting together a group of investors to try and buy TikTok on Thursday. The company maintains it’s not for sale, but the app is in jeopardy after the House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would force its parent company ByteDance to sell the platform or…

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Bobby Kotick, Disgraced Former CEO of Activision Blizzard, Reportedly Wants to Buy TikTok

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 12:20

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Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard whose employees famously started publicly shit-talking as soon as he was out the door, is reportedly looking for a new company to rule. Word on the street is that the company is TikTok.

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Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Activision Blizzard, Xbox Staff One Day After $3 Trillion Valuation

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 14:22

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Microsoft laid 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal memo seen by The Verge on Thursday, with a majority of the layoffs hitting its newly acquired Activision Blizzard employees.

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Microsoft Finally Completes Activision Blizzard Deal

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 10:12

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Microsoft finalized its purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. for $69 billion after it received approval from UK regulators on Friday.

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Activision Hashed Out Details on a Nintendo Switch 2 In Closed-Door Meeting

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 15:19

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The ongoing FTC v.

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