How 5G Clashed With an Aviation Device Invented in the 1920s
The potential for interference between 5G signals and the radio altimeters long used by pilots has divided the telecom and aviation industries.Read More
Why Microsoft Wants Activision
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Activision has a lot of popular games that fit into Microsoft’s plans to build a vast library of titles that can be played on...
Facebook’s Unglamorous Mistakes
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Facebook’s little mistakes have big consequences, too. (But only for us.)Read More
‘It’s All Just Wild’: Tech Start-Ups Reach a New Peak of Froth
There’s more money and more bubbly behavior. Investors insist it’s rational.Read More
Microsoft on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a blockbuster deal worth nearly $70 billion. It’s one of the biggest acquisitions in...
AT&T, Verizon delay launching 5G near some airports after airlines ask Biden to intervene
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AT&T and Verizon announced Tuesday that they would delay activating 5G on some towers around certain airports. The wireless technology’s rollout near major airports...
Gamers Greet Microsoft’s Activision Deal With Guarded Optimism
Some players, unhappy with Activision in recent years, said the Microsoft deal could reverse a decline in quality.Read More
Regulators aim to rewrite rules for big mergers.
U.S. antitrust leaders said they would focus on the tech industry’s free services as they strengthened the review process for corporate consolidation.Read More
Jack Dorsey and Marc Andreessen’s Crypto Feud Puts Web3 at Risk
A dispute over “web3” in the cryptocurrency industry was publicly exposed in a Twitter spat between Jack Dorsey and Marc Andreessen. Here’s what it’s...
What’s All the Hype About the Metaverse?
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Microsoft cited the metaverse as a reason for buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. Let’s break down what that really means.Read More