Microsoft and Activision have jointly agreed to extend the deadline to complete their mega merger for a further three months in order, they say, to allow time to resolve “remaining regulatory concerns”. The original deadline for Microsoft to close the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision it announced back in January 2022 was July 18 (yesterday). […]
If you’ve spent time developing an investment strategy, you might be familiar with the concept of annuities. While you never want every investment in your portfolio to be the same,…
Next week, Beats will have debuted its first product 15 years ago. The headphone maker quickly established itself as a status symbol, on the strength of partnerships with musicians and sports influencers. It was a rare feat in the world of consumer electronics, where cool factor largely takes a back seat to functionality. For Beats, […]
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. So, what happened in venture capital-land during Q2 2023? A lot, and not very much. The TechCrunch+ crew have been busy as bees in a meadow trying to get our heads around the […]
After removing the basic subscription plan in Canada, Netflix has removed the plan in the U.S. and the U.K. as well. The basic plan allowed users to consume Netflix on one screen in 720p quality. While users already subscribed to this plan will be able to continue, new subscribers won’t be purchase the basic plan. […]
Escalating oil demand, combined with constrained supplies, could keep the energy industry buoyed in the near future. Therefore, energy stocks HF Sinclair Corporation (DINO), ARC Resources Ltd. (AETUF), and Weatherford…