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🎮 Microsoft's Activision acquisition faces legal hurdles
🥊 Zuck vs. Musk: The highly anticipated tech titans' cage match
☁️ Google accuses Microsoft of unfair practices in cloud market
🐦 Twitter CEO steps in to resolve Google cloud payment issues
🔬 AI discovers potential aging-stopper chemicals
🇦🇺 Australia threatens to fine Twitter over online hate

🎮 Microsoft's Activision acquisition faces legal hurdlesLINK

Microsoft's bid to acquire Activision Blizzard is being contested in court, with the FTC arguing that the deal may violate antitrust law.

The UK rejected the deal, citing concerns about reduced market options for gamers, while the European Commission approved it with the condition of fair competition.

The hearing will determine if the merger can proceed, with potential consequences including a $3 billion breakup fee for Microsoft or a halt to the deal.

🥊 Zuck vs. Musk: The highly anticipated tech titans' cage matchLINK

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are engaged in a public feud that may escalate to a physical fight.

Tensions arose when Meta (formerly Facebook) announced plans for a Twitter rival, leading Musk to make trollish jokes.

Zuckerberg's response on Instagram suggests a willingness to fight, with both sides potentially considering a real-life confrontation.

☁️ Google accuses Microsoft of unfair practices in cloud marketLINK

Google, along with other tech vendors, accuses Microsoft and Oracle of distorting the public cloud market through anti-competitive practices.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating competition and data security issues in the public cloud sector.

The FTC will consider the responses from various stakeholders, including Google, as it examines the impact of cloud computing on different industries.

🐦 Twitter CEO steps in to resolve Google cloud payment issuesLINK

Twitter has resumed paying its Google Cloud contract after refusing to do so earlier.

The company's CEO, Parag Agrawal, played a role in resolving the issue and negotiating a broader partnership between Twitter and Google.

The Google Cloud contract has been costing Twitter between $200 million and $300 million annually since 2018.

🔬 AI discovers potential aging-stopper chemicalsLINK

Scientists are using AI and machine learning to identify natural compounds that can slow down the aging process.

A machine learning model trained on known chemicals and their effects successfully predicted compounds that could extend the life of a translucent worm with similarities to humans.

After screening thousands of chemicals, the model identified three potential compounds with anti-aging properties: ginkgetin, periplocin, and oleandrin.

🇦🇺 Australia threatens to fine Twitter over online hateLINK

Twitter may face fines from Australia's internet safety watchdog due to its failure to address online abuse, which has increased after Elon Musk's involvement.

The e-safety commissioner has given Twitter a 28-day deadline to demonstrate its commitment to tackling the issue or face potential fines of AUD 700,000 per day.

Australia has been actively regulating social media platforms, and concerns have been raised regarding the rising toxicity and hate on Twitter, particularly targeting marginalized communities.

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TikTok's COO, V Pappas, announced their departure from the company, while TikTok hired Zenia Mucha as its chief brand and communications officer.LINK

Twitch has introduced a chat-pinning feature called Hype Chat, allowing users to pay to have their messages prominently displayed in chat during livestreams, with streamers receiving 70% of the payment and Twitch taking a 30% cut.LINK

Google has launched a new ad campaign called 'BestPhonesForever' mocking Apple iPhones, highlighting features on Pixel phones such as astrophotography mode, call assist, zoom capabilities, VPN, and folding technology that iPhones lack.LINK

Engineers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a model that allows robots to learn new skills by watching videos of humans, enabling them to perform household tasks without human oversight in just 25 minutes of learning. The Visual-Robotics Bridge (VRB) method identifies contact points and motions needed to complete tasks, and the robots successfully learned 12 new tasks during real-world tests.LINK

Netflix is reportedly in negotiations to license some older HBO shows, including "Insecure," for streaming on its platform, reflecting a shift in the streaming landscape where companies are becoming more practical and less daring in their content strategies due to the changing dynamics of the industry.LINK

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