Microsoft’s Activision deal is the biggest test yet of the new alignment on antitrust enforcement between the US FTC, the European Commission, and the UK’s CMA (New York Times)

New York Times: Microsoft’s Activision deal is the biggest test yet of the new alignment on…

Until further notice, think twice before using Google to download software

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Searching Google for downloads of popular software has always come with risks,…

Financial influencers are pumping out videos promoting dubious ChatGPT get-rich-quick schemes, such as selling chatbot-generated tutorials on sites like Udemy (James Vincent/The Verge)

James Vincent / The Verge: Financial influencers are pumping out videos promoting dubious ChatGPT get-rich-quick schemes,…

Microsoft alleges attacks on French magazine came from Iranian-backed group

Enlarge Microsoft said on Friday that an Iranian nation-state group already sanctioned by the US government…

Internal messages: Twitter wants to charge brands $1,000 per month to keep their gold verification badges, plus $50 per month for each affiliated account (Erin Woo/The Information)

Erin Woo / The Information: Internal messages: Twitter wants to charge brands $1,000 per month to…

The newest feature in the Microsoft Store is more ads

Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) If your main problem with the Microsoft Store is that you get too…

Sources: prosecutors in the DOJ’s fraud unit are investigating US bank Silvergate’s hosting of accounts tied to FTX and Alameda Research (Tom Schoenberg/Bloomberg)

Tom Schoenberg / Bloomberg: Sources: prosecutors in the DOJ’s fraud unit are investigating US bank Silvergate’s…

ChatGPT sets record for fastest-growing user base in history, report says

Enlarge / A realistic artist’s depiction of an encounter with ChatGPT Plus. (credit: Benj Edwards /…

Meta increases its share repurchase authorization by $40B and says it bought back $27.93B in stock in 2022 (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Meta increases its share repurchase authorization by $40B and says it bought…

New data illustrates time’s effect on hard drive failure rates

Enlarge (credit: Getty) SSDs have usurped hard disk drives (HDDs) when it comes to performance, but…