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Microsoft says its 1,900 layoffs "cannot be attributed fully to the merger" because Activision was already planning massive cuts of its own
Today, the US Federal Trade Commission criticized Microsoft for its plans to lay off 1,900 employees in the wake of its Activision Blizzard acquisition. Now, Microsoft has issued a response, saying that these layoffs "cannot be attributed fully to the merger," especially because Activision Blizzard already planned on eliminating a lot of jobs before the deal went through.
Intel Drop: Season 2 BlackCell, Battle Pass, and Bundles
The Season 2 Battle Pass is Here!
Global ransomware payments topped $1B last year with Russia-based groups blamed for a resurgence in attacks as they stop focusing on Ukraine
The bad guys behind ransomware attacks clocked up over $1.1 billion in extorted winnings in 2023. So says Chainalysis, a blockchain data specialist with a particular interest in the subject given ransom payments are typically made in cryptocurrency.
Activision Blizzard Layoffs Draw Complaints from FTC as Battle Over Acquisition Continues
Microsoft’s decision to lay off over 1,900 employees across Xbox and Activision Blizzard only three months after acquiring the latter has been cause for plenty of debate, and it seems U.S. government officials were definitely keeping an eye on the situation. While the Activision Blizzard acquisition has officially gone through, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has not given up their fight against it, filing appeals to block and reverse the deal as recently as this past December, and now they’ve filed a complaint about the recent Activision Blizzard layoffs. According to the FTC, the layoffs directly contradict statements that Microsoft made to them that Acti-Blizz would be operated independently at arm’s length, with no redundancies between the two companies.
Microsoft's Bitlocker & TPM encryption combo defeated with a $10 Raspberry Pi and a bit of braininess
The point of Microsoft's Bitlocker security feature is to protect personal data stored locally on devices and particularly when those devices are lost or otherwise physically compromised. With Bitlocker, it shouldn't matter if you lose your laptop or somebody pinches your SSD. Your data still can't be accessed.
NVIDIA Updates RTX Remix Runtime to Version 0.4.1, Improving Compatibility
NVIDIA has updated the RTX Remix runtime to version 0.4.1, improving compatibility thanks to a series of changes made to the bridge component. The full changelog is available on GitHub:
Take-Two Interactive says in-game currencies are 'fictions' that players can't actually own
You might pay real money for in-game currency, but Take-Two Interactive says that doesn't make it real: In a filing seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging «civil theft» and unfair business practices in its NBA 2K games, Take-Two said virtual currencies (VCs) are not property but are «fictions» created by game makers, and subject to the same terms and conditions as the games themselves.