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15 Dec 2023, 3:00 am
National/Federal Kevin McCarthy Uses PAC to Lavish Cash on High-End Resorts, Private Jets and Fine Dining MSN – Paul Pringle and Adam Elmahrek (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 12/7/2023 As her exits Congress two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, political obituaries tout Kevin McCarthy’s skills as a prolific fundraiser on behalf of Republican candidates. [read post]
1 Dec 2023, 3:00 am
WTVF – Phil Williams | Published: 11/29/2023 U.S. [read post]
3 Nov 2023, 4:00 am
Judge Reimposes Restrictions on Trump’s Speech in Jan. 6 Case MSN – Rachel Weiner and Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) | Published: 10/29/2023 A federal judge reimposed limits on Donald Trump’s public statements in advance of his trial on charges of conspiring to subvert the results of the 2020 election. [read post]
22 Sep 2023, 4:00 am
National/Federal Lobbyists Flirt with AI While Remaining Cautious of Its Promises Bloomberg Government – Kate Ackley | Published: 9/8/2023 Lobbyists are scrambling to put their imprint on federal oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) and grappling with its influence on their own profession even as they predict robot-lobbyists will likely remain in the realm of science fiction. [read post]
23 Aug 2023, 11:17 am
Yesterday the UK Competition & Markets Authority closed the original Microsoft-ActivisionBlizzard merger decision by issuing a final order based on its April 26 blocking decision, but simultaneously opened a new investigation of a modified version of the deal with a Phase 1 deadline on October 18 (which is also--and not coincidentally--the last day of the extended term of the merger agreement). [read post]
4 Aug 2023, 4:00 am
National/Federal Trump Aide Carlos De Oliveira’s Journey from Failed Witness to Defendant MSN – Devlin Barrett, Spencer Hsu, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 7/28/2023 Carlos De Oliveira was indicted along with Donald Trump and Walt Nauta, all three accused of seeking to delete security footage at Mar-a-Lago that the Justice Department was requesting as part of its classified documents investigation. [read post]
25 Jun 2023, 4:41 pm
On Day 2 (Friday, June 23), the presently misguided agency's Chief Deputy Trial Counsel asked Microsoft Gaming (Xbox) CEO Phil Spencer how Microsoft could afford a $70 billion acquisition if, based on what Mr. [read post]
24 Jun 2023, 12:20 pm
The three key takeaways from Friday are the following ones: Shortly before the lunch break, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer testified, at the prompting of his company's counsel, that they would not withdraw CoD from the PlayStation. [read post]
24 Mar 2023, 4:00 am
MSN – Spencer Hsu, Devlin Barrett, and Tom Jackman (Washington Post) | Published: 3/18/2023 The District of Columbia’s federal court system is bracing for many years more of trials stemming from the riot at the U.S. [read post]
21 Mar 2023, 12:12 am
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) March 15, 2023 Between Nvidia, Boosteroid, and Ubitus, there are now already three such deals in place. [read post]
14 Mar 2023, 7:40 am
Today we've signed a 10-year deal with @Boosteroid_main enabling players to stream Xbox PC games, including Activision Blizzard PC titles like CoD following after close https://t.co/Xso6ykadw1— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) March 14, 2023 The company behind Boosteroid is headquartered in Romania and has its research and development in Ukraine, which is why a high-ranking member of Ukraine's government contributed a quote to the announcement:"Microsoft partnering with… [read post]
10 Feb 2023, 3:00 am
California – Calls Intensify for Anaheim’s City Leaders to Keep Promises to Root Out Corruption Voice of OC – Spencer Custodio and Hosam Elattar | Published: 2/9/2023 Resident watchdogs, activists, community leaders, and the Orange County Democratic Party are all pushing back on Anaheim City Council members, calling on them to stay the course on a contracted corruption investigation into City Hall instead of paring down efforts stemming from a scandal that… [read post]
2 Feb 2023, 2:40 pm
Judge Corley encouraged the class-action lawyers to talk to counsel for the other side, which sounded to me like she felt the class-action lawyers could and possibly should have asked that question ahead of the hearing.Judge Corley stressed that while she was not staying written discovery, she is indeed staying--as requested by Microsoft--the depositions that the class-action lawyers would have wanted to take immediately of Microsoft's senior executives (CEO Satya Nadella, President Brad Smith,… [read post]
1 Feb 2023, 12:24 am
We're in the middle of a flurry of news concerning regulatory and legal challenges to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard King (NASDAQ:ATVI). [read post]
11 Jan 2023, 1:54 pm
" Those high-ranking Microsoft executives were not named, and U.S. courts don't easily grant so-called apex (C-level executive) depositions, but just based on what I've seen in somewhat similar cases, I believe the class-action lawyers would at a minimum have sought to depose Microsoft Gaming/Xbox CEO Phil Spencer and possibly even Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.The expedited-briefing order that Microsoft proposes comes with blanks for the key dates (opposition brief by… [read post]
18 Nov 2022, 11:56 am
" Also, the commission can always agree on such extension with the parties.Extensions under the second subparagraph (which are requested by the parties or agreed upon by the Commission and the parties) do not require any formal offer of commitments, nor does anything prevent parties from offering commitments and (previously or subsequently) requesting (or agreeing with the Commission on) an extension.A few days ago, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer restated in the clearest… [read post]
17 Nov 2022, 12:12 pm
Just this week, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer gave an interview to The Verge in which he said in no uncertain terms that Sony's concerns over the continued availability of Activision's Call of Duty (CoD) on the PlayStation can be addressed and--as GameSpot summed it up--that the deal is more about Candy Crush (the most popular mobile game ever) than CoD. [read post]
15 Nov 2022, 9:27 am
The guest is Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, and the recording was made a week ago; more precisely, just "hours before the European Commission announced an in-depth investigation into Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. [read post]
8 Nov 2022, 9:18 am
And in recent months, Microsoft's gaming chief Phil Spencer has said over and over that CoD will remain available as a PlayStation title. [read post]
11 Oct 2022, 8:42 pm
The CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, explained this again a few days ago in an interview. [read post]
