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European Union antitrust regulators may order Alphabet Inc.s Google to sell a part of its advertising technology business further intensifying trans-Atlantic efforts to diminish the tech giants dominance in digital ads, a report from Reuters said..
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a judge to block Microsoft from closing on its $69 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, warning the companies could move forward this week...
The FTC sued the companies and sought a temporary restraining order warning that Microsoft could begin making changes in the company including entering new contractual relationships on behalf of Activision Blizzard..
Microsofts acquisition of Activision faced similar opposition in the U.K. with the countrys antitrust regulator blocking the deal saying it could hurt competition in the nascent cloud gaming market...
The response comes as reports emerged that a Telegram bot was found giving details including personally identifiable data like Aadhaar numbers, PAN, and even Passport numbers in response to the individuals mobile number..
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