The CMA is asking whether the relationship and “recent developments” between the two companies constitutes a merger that impacts competition in the UK.
“The only thing that has changed is that Microsoft will now have a non-voting observer on OpenAI’s Board, which is very different from an acquisition such as Google’s purchase of DeepMind in the UK,” said Microsoft’s president Brad Smith to Bloomberg.
The new Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth trailer at the Game Awards gave us our first full look at the re-”vamped” design for the fan-favorite character Vincent Valentine, alongside these stills posted to X.
Between this and Baldur’s Gate 3 voice actor Neil Newbon winning Best Performance for his portrayal of the bloodthirsty Astarion, edgy goths and vampire lovers had plenty to celebrate yesterday.
According to a machine translation of Nintendo’s announcement, the company has been “persistently receiving threats targeting our employees, and recently, the targets of these threats have spread to spectators, staff, etc” of the Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals.
Other tournaments, including the World Championships for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 3, have also been postponed. New dates will be announced later.
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Bloomberg’s sources say that the conclusion to the European Commission’s probe into iMessage should spare Apple from needing to offer other companies some level of interoperability with the service.
The investigation officially ends in February, with new Digital Markets Act rules aimed at Big Tech’s ”platform gatekeepers” coming into full effect in March, with the intent of creating a level playing field for all.
