By Tom GerkenTechnology reporter
Getty ImagesThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has restricted Microsoft and Activision Blizzard from "acquiring an interest" in each other.
It published an interim order stating they would need "prior written consent" from the UK regulator before making acquisitions between the companies.
The order applies to the businesses as well as their subsidiaries.
It comes two weeks after the regulator blocked Microsoft's $68.7bn (£54.8bn) deal to buy Activision Blizzard.
Which Olympic sports fit your body?
2024-07-23
Your answer: Upper body. Wanna see my guns?
Your answer: Lower body. My legs kick butt.
Your answer: Everywhere. My muscles have muscles.
Your answer: My muscles aren't beefy. I’m kind of scrawny.
Your answer: What muscles? I'm a little flabby. Got a sport for me?
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Who is Jessica Watson Dating Now?
2024-07-23
Jessica Watson
Australian Explorer
30 years old
Single
Full Name Jessica Watson Age 30 Birth date May 18, 1993 Horoscope Taurus Birth Place Australia Profession Explorer Net Worth $100,000 – $1M Martial Status Single Height 5′ 4″ Ethnicity Unknown Nationality Australian Weight N/A lbs (N/A kg) Hair Color N/A Eye Color N/A Ahead, we take a look at who is Jessica Watson dating now, who has she dated, Jessica Watson’s boyfriend, past relationships and dating history.
Who is Nick Groff Dating Now
2024-07-23
Nick Groff
American Reality Star
43 years old
Single
Full Name Nicholas Joshua Groff Age 43 Birth date April 19, 1980 Horoscope Aries Birth Place San Jose, CA Profession Reality Star Net Worth $1 million Martial Status Single Height 6′ 1″ Ethnicity White Nationality American Weight N/A lbs (N/A kg) Hair Color Dark Brown Eye Color Dark Brown Ahead, we take a look at who is Nick Groff dating now, who has he dated, Nick Groff’s girlfriend, past relationships and dating history.
Who is Taryn Southern, Bryan Johnsons ex-fiance? Why did Bryan Johnson break up with Taryn?
2024-07-23
Taryn Southern is an actress, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. She is best known for her work on the YouTube channel Taryn Southern, which has over 1.5 million subscribers. She has also appeared in films such as The Internship and The Hangover Part III.
Bryan Johnson is a tech entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder and CEO of Braintree, a payments company that was acquired by PayPal for $800 million in 2013.
Aer Lingus pilots vote to accept a pay raise. It ends a dispute that canceled hundreds of flights
2024-07-22
LONDON — Pilots at Ireland’s national airline, Aer Lingus, have voted to accept a pay increase and end a labor dispute that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights, the two sides said Tuesday.
Members of the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association backed the 17.75% raise recommended by Ireland’s Labour Court, which intervened in the standoff between the pilots and airline management. Some 85% of union members who returned ballots voted in favor of the deal.
Chrissie Shrimpton Net Worth
2024-07-22
Chrissie Shrimpton net worth is
$20 Million Chrissie Shrimpton Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Chrissie Shrimpton (born 15 July 1945) is a former 1960s English model and actress. She is the younger sister of model Jean Shrimpton and was the girlfriend of Mick Jagger from 1963 to 1966. In 2012 she was briefly featured in the BBC Four film We'll Take Manhattan, a biopic of her sister Jean, with Clemmie Dugdale portraying Chrissie.
When Payne said extremist conservative rhetoric “looks like Charlottesville,” Bossie rolled his eyes.
“Oh, please!”
And so on. Bossie kept talking over the Democrat, waving his hands and cranking up his indignation until, finally, he told Payne:
“You’re out of your cotton-picking mind!”
“Cotton-picking mind?” Payne said. “Let me tell you something —”
“You guys,” Bossie interrupted, “you guys are out of your minds —”
“I’ve got some relatives who picked cotton, okay? —”
A former veteran chief of American’s Central Intelligence Agency has declared Vladimir Putin’s days are numbered, predicting the Russian president will be overthrown in a ‘Black Swan’ palace coup.
And the ousting of one of modern history’s most divisive and ruthless leaders is only a matter of time.
Jack Devine served for three decades with the US spy agency and told The Sun newspaper in an exclusive interview that he wouldn’t be surprised if Putin “disappeared tomorrow.