UK blocks Microsoft takeover of Activision Blizzard
The UK antitrust regulator has blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, thwarting one of the tech industry’s biggest deals over concerns that it...
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with Ukraine’s Zelensky for first time since Russia’s invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Moscow’s most important ally, in their first phone call since the start...
This school teaches African American history course rejected by DeSantis
The College Board is making changes to its AP African American Studies course for high school students amid criticism from Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis –...
Microsoft’s Activision takeover blocked in UK
The Competition and Markets Authority says the deal would offer less choice for gamers....
Bitcoin at banks: Raiffeisenlandesbank to offer crypto investment services
All segments of RLB NÖ-Wien clients will be able to invest in a broad number of cryptocurrencies with a budget of as little as one...
ECB’s Panetta Reinforces Digital Euro Focus on Payments
Fabio Panetta, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), announced the digital euro project was entering its final phase. Before...
McCarthy struggles to get House GOP in line as debt default looms closer – CNN
McCarthy struggles to get House GOP in line as debt default looms closer CNN House Rules Committee taking up House Speaker McCarthy’s debt ceiling plan CBS News...
5 things to know for April 26: Layoffs, Gun ban, Debt ceiling, Sudan, Salmonella
Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day....
US long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall stripped of national title after positive cannabis test
US long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall has been stripped of her recent national indoor title and hit with a one-month suspension after a positive test for...
Biden to meet with South Korean president at White House
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House to hold talks and a joint news...