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Microsoft president Brad Smith wasn’t happy with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last year, after the regulator blocked Microsoft’s giant Activision Blizzard deal. Now that Microsoft has restructured its deal and won approval in the UK, Smith has kinder words for the CMA, describing the regulator as “tough and fair” in an interview … Read more
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.K.’s competition watchdog has opened an initial review into Microsoft’s mammoth investment into ChatGPT creator OpenAI, making it the first major regulator to flag potential competition concerns over the tech giant’s relationship with one of the most important artificial intelligence companies today. The Competition and Markets Authority … Read more
The whirlwind management drama at OpenAI last month concluded with co-founder Sam Altman reinstated within a week of his surprise dismissal — and a much bigger role for Microsoft, which ended up with a seat on the board for the first time since investing billions into the startup earlier this year. That new, cosier relationship … Read more
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes are bringing the couples’ goals to the 2023 CMA Awards. The cute couple lit up the red carpet at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, ahead of Wednesday’s big show, with some adorable and loving poses as they smiled for snapshots. Ballerini looked radiant in a blush pink Christian Siriano dress that … Read more
Gone, but not forgotten. The late Jimmy Buffett was honored with a star-studded tribute at the 2023 CMA Awards on Wednesday. Country music icons Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, the Zac Brown Band and Mac McAnally — a member of Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band — joined forces for a moving performance on stage at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, … Read more
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance is all anyone can talk about these days — even at the 2023 CMA Awards! After Jelly Roll kicked off Wednesday’s show with a spectacular opening number, the night’s hosts — Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning — took the stage for a fun introductory monologue that showed off their … Read more
Wed, 08 November 2023 at 5:27 pm It’s the night of the 2023 CMA Awards and all of the biggest names in country music will be descending on Nashville for the show. Luke Bryan is teaming up again with football player Peyton Manning to host the show, which is taking place on Wednesday (November 8) … Read more
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Britain’s top competition watchdog on Friday gave the green light to Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion takeover of gaming firm Activision Blizzard, removing the last major hurdle for the deal to close. … Read more