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11.02 / 18:23

Facebook Blockchain Adoption Microsoft Browser-based metaverse Portals aims to remove the need to get a VR headset

Metaverse startup Portals has raised fresh funds to finance its browser-based metaverse that allows people to enter without virtual reality (VR) equipment.

09.02 / 05:09

business Microsoft Gaming GameStop stock up on rumors of Microsoft NFT game partnership

The stock price of popular video game store chain GameStop (GME) surged roughly 13% in one day amid rumors circulating online regarding a partnership with Microsoft to work on NFT gaming.

27.01 / 14:14

Microsoft Deal Activision Microsoft’s Activision deal is making investors nervous as spread widens

Microsoft ‘s ability to close its recently announced deal for Activision Blizzard is facing growing skepticism from investors. The deal spread — the difference between Microsoft’s $95-per-share offer price and Activision’s current price — has continued to widen this week.

26.01 / 21:55

Microsoft Clorox Mattel Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft, Mattel, F5, DraftKings, Clorox and more

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26.01 / 16:39

Microsoft Gaming Metaverse boost Microsoft Looks To Hybrid Work, Gaming To Boost Its Metaverse Coverage

Microsoft is aiming to benefit from the rapid spread of hybrid work, looking to extend its presence within the social connection-focused virtual world to companies whose employees are working remotely. The company also seems determined to use its forthcoming acquisition of game developer Activision Blizzard to boost its metaverse assets.

26.01 / 16:27

Microsoft Boeing AT&T Mattel Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Boeing, AT&T, Mattel and others

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26.01 / 01:10

Microsoft Stocks making the biggest moves after the bell: Microsoft, F5, Navient & more

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21.01 / 00:17

Microsoft coinbase MasterCard Intel Crypto Biz: Microsoft enters the metaverse, Jan. 14–20

This week’s Crypto Biz explores Microsoft’s Activision purchase, the new partnership between Coinbase and Mastercard and the latest funding news from the world of crypto. For a comprehensive breakdown of business developments over the last week, register for the full newsletter below.

20.01 / 18:54

Facebook Microsoft Platform Deal Microsoft deal shows that Meta doesn’t own the metaverse

Facebook didn’t invent the metaverse or even coin the term, though it has managed to trademark it. The company now known as Meta Platforms hardly has a lock on the idea either.

19.01 / 21:26

Microsoft Sony Lennar UnitedHealth Stocks making the biggest moves midday: SoFi, Procter & Gamble, U.S. Bancorp and more

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19.01 / 16:43

Microsoft Action Sony UnitedHealth Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Bank of America, UnitedHealth, P&G and more

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19.01 / 13:47

Microsoft CEO Mobile Activision acquires Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for $68.7B, Enters Metaverse

On Tuesday, January 18, Microsoft announced that it has acquired Activision Blizzard, a game development leader and interactive entertainment content publisher, for $68.7 billion. The acquisition means Microsoft enjoy access to the Metaverse, accelerating Microsoft’s gaming business in mobile, PC, consoles and the cloud.

19.01 / 05:19

business Microsoft Gaming Activision Microsoft's massive Metaverse move: Buying Activision for $69B

Microsoft Crop. is acquiring gaming giant Activision Blizzard Inc. for $69 billion as part of a move to ramp up its gaming and Metaverse plans.

18.01 / 22:33

Microsoft CEO Gap Moderna Activision Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Activision Blizzard, Goldman Sachs, Peloton, Moderna and more

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18.01 / 17:23

Microsoft Gaming Metaverse M&A Microsoft Makes a USD 69B Gaming & Metaverse Bet

Tech giant Microsoft has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, a major game developer and an interactive entertainment content publisher.

12.01 / 04:53

business Facebook Microsoft Apple Meta Platforms Meta poaches staff from Microsoft and Apple for Metaverse plans

Employees from Microsoft and Apple are jumping ship to join Meta Platforms as the company sets its sights on creating the Metaverse.

10.12 / 17:15

Facebook Microsoft Entertainment Metaverse Metaverse Mega Round-up: Universal & Facebook Moves, Weddings in Virtual Worlds

The metaverse train just keeps gathering steam. Here are just a few of the many new developments taking place in this fast-moving space as the week wraps up:

09.12 / 23:51

Ethereum defi Microsoft Funding Warner Bros Microsoft leads startup Palm NFT Studio’s $27M series B round

Crypto startup Palm NFT Studio announced a Series B raise of $27 million on Thursday led by Microsoft’s venture fund M12. Palm NFT, cofounded by ConsenSys founder and Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin, provides strategic and technical services for creators to build NFT marketplaces.

02.12 / 23:34

Microsoft CEO Apple NOT Attention aplenty for Web 3.0, Metaverse though industry leaders not unanimous

Many industry voices believe that Web3 is set to change the face of the internet as we know it. And so, funds are constantly flowing into the space. Recently, South Korea-based Hashed raised $200 million to support Web3 investments.

29.11 / 23:32