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11 July 2023 22h24

if you're wondering what the score is now for Lina Khan, then @lauren_feiner has your answer

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Law Firm Sues Google and DeepMind Over AI Copyright Privacy

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11 July 2023 22h01

News: The law firm that sued OpenAI last month just filed a separate but very related lawsuit against Google, Alphabet and Google Deepmind. Like the other complaint, this new one also alleges the company violated privacy and copyright laws while developing its AI products.

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California Court Blocks FTC’s Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Acquisition Challenge

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11 July 2023 21h31

Timely context, especially in light of separate news today about a California court denying the FTC’s effort to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft CMA Divestiture Agreement Speculation

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11 July 2023 19h38

our @davidfaber reported on CNBC today that Microsoft and the UK's CMA have agreed on a small divestiture to address CMA concerns now accepting guesses on what that divestiture could be

Joint submission to Competition Appeal Tribunal filed

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11 July 2023 17h51

'made a joint submission to the Competition Appeal Tribunal to this effect.'

Microsoft Activision agree CMA stay of UK litigation

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11 July 2023 17h51

'that is acceptable to the CMA. In order to prioritize work on these proposals, Microsoft and Activision have agreed with the CMA that a stay of the litigation in the UK would be in the public interest and the parties have …

Microsoft addresses UK CMA concerns on acquisition deal

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11 July 2023 17h51

Brad Smith has a statement on this too: 'After today’s court decision in the U.S., our focus now turns back to the UK. While we ultimately disagree with the CMA’s concerns, we are considering how the transaction might be modified in order to address those concerns in a way …

Microsoft Activision stay litigation CMA Competition Appeal Tribunal

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11 July 2023 17h42

"In order to be able to prioritise work on these proposals, Microsoft and Activision have agreed with the CMA that a stay of litigation in the UK would be in the public interest and all parties have made a joint submission to the Competition Appeal Tribunal to this effect."

CMA Ready to Consider Microsoft Transaction Restructuring Proposal

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11 July 2023 17h42

CMA has issued a statement after the US court decision: "We stand ready to consider any proposals from Microsoft to restructure the transaction in a way that would address the concerns set out in our Final Report. …