Microsoft-Activision Deal: Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order – The Hollywood Reporter

The restraining order gives more time for an antitrust review of the deal since it could close as early as Friday. A two day hearing on the commission's bid for an injunction is scheduled for June 22.

FOSS Patents: May 2023

Techmeme: Creator monetization platform Fanhouse agrees to be acquired by Passes, a rival platform that only launched in beta in December 2022 and raised a $9M seed (Kaya Yurieff/The Information)

Techmeme: The US FTC files for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, announced in January 2022 (CNBC)

Microsoft may abandon Activision merger if federal judge grants FTC request

US judge temporarily blocks Microsoft Activision deal

Techmeme: Doc: the FTC sends OpenAI a demand for records about addressing risks tied to its AI models and a March 2023 security incident over payment-related information (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post)

US asks appeals court to pause Microsoft deal after lower court refuses

The Hollywood Reporter July 14, 2023 (Digital)

Microsoft tells judge in FTC hearing 'this will decide' fate of Activision deal - MarketWatch

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