FTC reportedly seeks injunction to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal
Update: The FTC confirms that it has requested a “temporary restraining order” preventing the deal from going through while reviews are underway. Original story follows this statement from the agency: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have represented in the past that they cannot close their deal due to antitrust reviews of
Read moreSee where six crypto whales’ wallets are putting their assets
The crypto market continues to waver as we transition toward the second half of the year amid a regulatory crackdown in the U.S. But as trading volume continues to dwindle across centralized exchanges, some big crypto whales are still trading. We decided to take a look at what six major
Read moreAmazon Freevee to get 23 free ad-supported TV channels, including ‘Cake Boss,’ ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ and more
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and MGM have reached a deal with Amazon Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) to bring 23 free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels to the streaming service, the companies announced Monday. The new agreement will help Amazon reach its goal of growing Freevee’s slate of FAST channels by 75%
Read moreEV charger networks are turning to Tesla standard as support accelerates
Support for Tesla’s charging connector and charge port — called the North American Charging Standard — has accelerated in the days since Ford and GM announced plans to integrate the technology into its next-generation of EVs and sell adapters for current EV owners to gain access. More than a dozen
Read moreRead the new Twitter CEO’s first email to employees
Linda Yaccarino. | Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images Twitter’s new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, has officially entered the building. On Monday, she sent her first memo to employees titled “Building Twitter 2.0 Together,” in which she echos her boss Elon Musk’s stated goal for the company to be the “global town
Read moreSalesforce announces new AI offerings for marketing, commerce specialists
Customer relationship management company Salesforce last week launched two new generative artificial intelligence (AI) product offerings – Marketing GPT and Commerce GPT – at its Connections sales conference . Stephen Hammond, executive vice president (EVP) and general manager (GM) of Salesforce’s marketing cloud, announced the Marketing GPT platform, which he
Read morePaid acquisition: The #1 way to find product-market fit
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Read moreApple M2 Ultra Mac Studio: Same shell, more firepower
“This completes the transition to Apple silicon,” Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus noted during last week’s WWDC keynote. Apple never promised the process would happen overnight. At the 2020 event, CEO Tim Cook promised a two-year transitionary period. The company missed the deadline by a year, but
Read moreCava boosts its IPO price range, highlighting appetite for growth stories
How about we kick off the week with some good news? This morning, American fast-casual restaurant chain Cava raised its IPO price range from $17-$19 per share to $19-$20 per share. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on TechCrunch+ or get The Exchange newsletter every
Read moreMeta open sources an AI-powered music generator
Not to be outdone by Google, Meta has released its own AI-powered music generator — and, unlike Google, made it available in open source. Called MusicGen, Meta’s music-generating tool — a demo of which can be found here — can turn a text description (e.g. “An ’80s driving pop song
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