Tom Warren

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager held a speech today and discussed why Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard was approved instead of being blocked like in the UK. Vestager says EU regulators diverged with the UK’s CMA over Microsoft’s 10-year remedies to allow rivals to stream Activision games — saying the deals have “significant procompetitive effects.” Vestager ended the speech by discussing fair competition. “That is our Call of Duty.”

It looks like WhatsApp is preparing to launch usernames for its messaging service. WABetaInfo has spotted a WhatsApp username feature inside the latest beta Android app, allowing users to pick a unique username for their account. Hopefully this lets WhatsApp users share their username instead of a phone number, very much like Telegram. We reached out to WhatsApp to comment on the unannounced feature, but the company says it has nothing to share right now.

Bungie just dropped a new Marathon game and the revelation that fan favorite Cayde-6 is returning to Destiny 2 next year, voiced by Nathan Fillion. It’s huge news for Hunters in Destiny 2, but is the cheeky exo guardian really returning for good? We’ll find out more during Bungie’s Destiny showcase on August 22nd.

It’s been a long time coming but Microsoft Teams avatars are finally here. The avatars will work on Windows PCs or Macs, allowing Teams users to create a 3D avatar to use in meetings instead of being on camera or even needing a webcam. Microsoft also has its immersive spaces for Microsoft Teams in private preview now.