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With a decline of 4 per cent yesterday, Sony’s American depositary receipts are now down 11 per cent since the Microsoft/Activision transaction was announced. The company has shed nearly about $US17bn in market value. The decline has seen shares of…
Microsoft’s deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard brings opportunities and questions
January 19th, 2022 
Microsoft’s $US69bn ($96bn) deal to buy video giant Activision Blizzard is far more than a massive gaming company purchase. Sure, the deal, if consummated, will see Microsoft as the third biggest player in a gaming industry predicted to be worth…
Microsoft gaming deal with Activision-Blizzard may face antitrust probe
January 18th, 2022 
Microsoft’s proposed $US69bn ($96bn) acquisition of Activision Blizzard is likely to receive a close look from antitrust enforcers in the US and abroad at a time when they have stepped up scrutiny of proposed mergers, especially in the tech sector.…
Hottest gadgets of 2022: New Samsung, Linklet wearable cameras and Moonbike
January 18th, 2022 It’s early in 2022 but already we’ve seen the unveiling of dozens of new gadgets, mainly at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas this month. While some gadgets are updates on existing technology, some are based on new ideas that have…
Game giant plagued by misconduct
January 17th, 2022 
Video game giant Activision Blizzard says it has fired nearly 40 employees and disciplined more than 40 others since July as it deals with allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct. Over the past seven months the company has received…
Gadgets to roll out in 2022
January 17th, 2022 
Devices that can be charged from across the room and adaptive focus sunglasses are among new gadgets in 2022. What you need to know Rode Videomic GoBotslab Robot Vacuum Cleaner S8Nanotech graphene-organolyte batteriesMashgin shopper check-outLong…
Russia arrests REvil ransomware hackers
January 16th, 2022 What you need to know Bitcoin, Ether trade lowerTech in Gov conference steams aheadAustralian Open NFTs sell out in three minutesQualcomm to rival Apple M1 chip rangeACCC appeals leniecy of Google ads penaltyRussia arrests REvil ransomware hackers…
Experts cautious about digital Australian currency
January 12th, 2022 
Experts have warned that any move in Australia to produce its own central bank digital currency could risk destabilising regular currency and there were a multitude of issues to consider. At least nine nations including China have imposed a ban on…
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Altcoins plummet more than 5 per cent
January 6th, 2022 
Cryptocurrencies took a dive on Thursday morning, dropping more than five per cent after flatlining for most of the Christmas break. Bitcoin, which began the day at more than $64,000, dipped to just above $59,000 shortly after 9am today. Ethereum,…
General Motors to pump $US35bn into electric, autonomous vehicles in just three years
January 5th, 2022 General Motors is investing $US35bn in just three years on electric and autonomous vehicles, including on trucks capable of hauling and towing heavy payloads. Speaking at her keynote at the global Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, GM…
Anyone for crypto tennis?
January 5th, 2022 Tennis Australia is inviting fans globally to attend the Australian Open via a virtual reconstruction of the Rod Laver Arena. Fans can also buy a patch of the arena using a non-fungible token (NFT) that gives them the rights to a 19cm x 19cm area of…
