Now playing Next Business Microsoft edges closer to Activision deal after EU declines new probe Microsoft is set to acquire Activision Blizzard, known for video games such as Call of Duty or Guitar Hero. The deal won’t have to get reapproval in the EU after it was tweaked to get the go ahead in the UK. 12/10/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Augmented reality brings ancient Greece back to life The app, called "Chronos" for the Greek god of time, means to entice visitors to learn more about Greece's most popular archaeological site. 12/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Israel's tech sector braces for disruption as Hamas conflict deepens Israel boasts the second largest tech ecosystem outside of Silicon Valley, accounting for a fifth of GDP. Now war poses major disruption. 10/10/2023
Now playing Next Business Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Inside Ubisoft's redemption quest Ubisoft aims to reclaim its gaming throne with 'Assassin's Creed Mirage' amidst a tumultuous past, banking on a steady stream of new releases and strategic investments in cloud gaming and VR. 05/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Meta conference kicks off with focus on AI and virtual reality The company's Connect conference is a two-day event focussed on Meta's artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) future. 28/09/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News Brussels calls on tech giants to help fight election disinformation Commissioner Jourova accused Moscow of spreading fake news. 26/09/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Copyright dispute over AI training must to go to trial A number of companies are facing lawsuits over alleged copyright infringement due to how their AI models were trained. 26/09/2023
Now playing Next Climate Working remotely could cut your emissions by half, new study suggests Working from home doesn’t mean you’re ‘net zero’, the US authors say, but it can result in some big savings. 22/09/2023
Now playing Next Business UK regulator provisionally approves deal for acquiring Activision Microsoft is clearing the final hurdles in its aim to acquire video gaming giant Activision Blizzard following a restructured $69 billion deal. 22/09/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Musk calls for AI 'referee' as tech moguls gather for forum The heads of some of the biggest tech companies, including X, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet and OpenAI, gathered to discuss AI policy in Washington DC. 14/09/2023
Now playing Next Affiliate content Here’s how big businesses are using generative AI to get ahead PARTNER CONTENT PRESENTED BY JOBBIO As more and more organisations begin to dip their toes into the fast-growing pool of generative AI resources, the early adopters are already swimming lengths. 13/09/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Google spends $10bn a year to maintain its dominance, trial hears The US' biggest antitrust trial of the last half-century began this week with Google defending itself against accusations that it rigged the market. 13/09/2023
Now playing Next Green News Why you should think twice before buying the new iPhone 15 Apple's latest model includes a universal charging point, but the environmental cost of upgrading your mobile is not to be ignored. 12/09/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Pulitzer winner among authors suing ChatGPT over copyright claims OpenAI has previously argued that copyrighted material scraped from the Internet to train its AI chatbot ChatGPT is fair use of content. 12/09/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Tech companies spend more than €100 million a year on EU lobbying Tech companies’ lobbying in Brussels has increased to €113 million a year as efforts to influence the EU’s digital policy intensify, according to new data published on Monday by NGOs Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and LobbyControl. 11/09/2023