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The Federal Trade Commission is taking issue with Microsoft recent layoffs of Activision Blizzard employees, saying the company is reneging on its promise....

YouTube Premium Has 100 Million Subscribers

YouTube Premium has crossed the 100 million user mark, a big win for Alphabet as it pushes YouTube's paid services....

ExpressVPN Comes To Apple TV

ExpressVPN has launched the first major VPN app for the Apple TV, giving users more control over their privacy and location settings....

YouTube Slows Performance For Ad-Blocking Users

YouTube continues its war on ad blockers, slowing performance for users who visit the site with ad-blocking plugins enabled....

Google Is Killing Magazine Support In Google News

Fans of reading digital magazines in Google News are in for a disappointment, with the company announcing it is ending support in December....

YouTube Premium Members Gain Early Access to AI Features

YouTube has revealed that Premium subscribers now have early access to some of the AI features the company is incorporating into the media platform....

German Court Deals Blow to Netflix In Broadcom Patent Dispute

A German court has dealt Netflix a major blow, ordering the streaming giant to stop using H.265 video encoding for 4K streaming....

Microsoft Will Block Unauthorized Xbox Accessories

Microsoft will begin blocking unauthorized Xbox accessories in an effort to preserve the gaming experience....

Nokia Sues Amazon and HP Over Video-Related Patents

Nokia announced it has separately filed lawsuits against Amazon and HP over alleged infringement of its video-related patents....

Comcast’s Growth Hits a Wall

Comcast's growth has hit a wall, with the company losing subscribers in both its broadband and cable business....

Canadian Broadcasters Want Online News Act Expanded to Include Apple

Canadian broadcasters are calling for the government to expand the Online News Act to include Apple. T...

Microsoft Plans to ‘Double Down’ On Game Production

Microsoft plans to hit the ground running with its Activision Blizzard acquisition, "doubling down" on game production....

Epic Lays Off Half of Bandcamp Daily Staff

Epic has laid off roughly half of Bandcamp Daily staff after selling the rest of the platform to Songtradr....

FTC Continues Its Opposition to Microsoft’s Activision Deal

Despite Microsoft completing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the FTC is continuing its opposition....

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal Closes, Bobby Kotick to Stay Till Year’s End

Microsoft has officially closed its Activision Blizzard purchase just a day after the UK's Competition and Markets Authority signed off on the deal....

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