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Microsoft-Activision Deal Nears Finish Line, and China Chip Curbs

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4.470 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow break down Microsoft's Activision acquisition getting close to the finish line as a court deadline approaches. Plus, chip CEOs meet with White House officials to push back on new restrictions threatening sales to China.

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0:00.0

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at Bloomberg Live.com slash Green Festival.

0:31.6

From the heart of where innovation, money and power collide in Silicon Valley and beyond,

0:37.0

this is Bloomberg Technology with Caroline Hyde and Edla Lo Loa. I'm Caroline Hyde at Bloomberg's world headquarters in New York.

0:58.0

And Ahmed Ludlow here in San Francisco, this is Bloomberg Technology.

1:02.0

Coming up, Microsoft, Activision, and nearing the finish line on their $69 billion deal.

1:07.0

And when it closed in time, we'll bring you all the latest.

1:11.0

And Chip CEOs meeting with White House officials to push back on new restrictions that threaten

1:16.4

sales to China.

1:18.0

We'll bring you the details from that meeting and what's at stake for the semiconductor giants.

1:22.1

Plus we'll talk the state of art AI. And what's at stake for the semiconductor giants?

1:22.6

Plus we'll talk the state of art, AI and NFTs with digital artist people famously sold his

1:28.6

NFT for $69 million back in 2021.

1:32.0

Our conversation with him later this hour.

1:34.0

The two names that we're watching specifically are Microsoft and Activision.

1:38.8

Bloomberg sources telling us that it is unlikely the deal will close today July 18th the

1:45.8

deadline per the original merger agreement but they're working on it there are no

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