Fri. 09/22 – Microsoft… Wins?

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🗓️ 22 September 2023

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The UK CMA looks like it’s folding, so the Microsoft/Activision acquisition can go through now? YouTube unveils some cool AI tools. Amazon is adding ads to Prime Video and raising the price. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Nutrisense.com/ride and code ride Links: Microsoft’s Activision Deal Set to Clear Final UK Hurdle (Bloomberg) Apple emergency updates fix 3 new zero-days exploited in attacks (BleepingComputer) YouTube to add AI creator tools to find music for videos, add dubs (TechCrunch) YouTube Shorts to gain a generative AI feature called Dream Screen (TechCrunch) Amazon to Run Ads on Prime Video in Key Markets Starting in 2024 (Bloomberg) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Amazon’s rumored home projector can turn anything into a screen (The Verge) The Physical Process That Powers a New Type of Generative AI (Quanta) Unraveling The AI-Generated Spiral Art Phenomenon (NFTNow) The Early Days of American English (Lapham's Quarterly) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Friday, September 22nd, 2023.
0:07.6	I'm Brian McCullough today.
0:09.0	The UK CMA looks like it's folding so the Microsoft Activision acquisition can go through now
0:15.0	question mark. YouTube unvails some cool new AI tools. Amazon is adding
0:21.1	ads to Prime Video and raising the price.
0:24.0	And of course, the weekend long-range suggestions.
0:27.0	Here's what you miss today in the world of Tech.
0:29.0	Looks like this might happen after all the UK CMA has said that Microsoft
0:37.2	revised offer to acquire Activision which includes selling some gaming rights
0:42.2	to UBissoft appears to address the concerns that it had.
0:46.2	Quoting Bloomberg, Microsoft's 69 billion dollar acquisition of
0:50.0	Activision Blizzard looks set to clear its final regulatory hurdle after the UK
0:54.4	competition authorities signaled they will accept the latest concessions
0:57.9	ending a weight of more than a year and a half to complete the biggest ever
1:01.4	gaming deal.
1:02.8	The Competition in Markets Authority said Friday that Microsoft's proposal opens the door
1:06.9	to the deal being cleared.
1:08.4	The restructured offer to sell some gaming rights to French publisher UBSoft is expected to keep competition in cloud gaming
1:15.1	open for years the regulator said.
1:17.2	It will consult on the offer until October 6th.
1:20.4	The move represents a stunning turnaround for a deal that was once thought over after running up against concerns from antitrust regulators, including an initial veto from the UK in the spring.
1:30.0	It gained unexpected momentum after Microsoft beat the Federal Trade Commission's court challenge over the deal
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