Yesterday

Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, David Sacks, Talks AI Safety and Regulations

David Sacks, chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, says Anthropic and OpenAI should slow development of their most advanced AI models if they believe the technology poses serious risks, but argues they don’t need new regulation to do it. He pushes ... Show More

10m 11s

Yesterday

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan Talks Trading Revenue, AI Safety

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said trading revenue will be “relatively flat” compared with last year’s third quarter, a break from the surge that Wall Street saw in the first half. The news sent shares of Bank of America and other big banks falling. Following that news, Moyn ... Show More

16m 2s

Yesterday

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Talks US Trade, AI Guardrails

Bloomberg News' Ottawa Bureau Chief Brian Platt sits down with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of the country's first national investment summit in Toronto. Carney says he thinks it’s still possible for the US and Canada to reach a “mutually advantageous” deal that woul ... Show More

15m 10s

Jul 2023

Microsoft Gets Green Light to Buy Activision

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde breaks down the ramifications of Microsoft winning US court approval to move forward with its $69 billion dollar deal for Activision Blizzard. Plus, Ed Ludlow reports live from Sun Valley, Idaho as billionaires descend on the mountains for their annual g ... Show More

39m 12s

Jan 2022

Xbox Buys Activision Blizzard - Holy S&*%

Xbox continues its spending spree, buying Activision-Blizzard for almost $70 billion. We spent almost the entire podcast discussing it, from future game exclusivity to Microsoft's role in cleaning up Activision Blizzard's toxic workplace culture to whether or not so much consolid ... Show More

1h 20m

Jan 2022

Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion

Microsoft announced a blockbuster video game deal, planning to acquire Call of Duty studio Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

5m 28s

Oct 2023

Microsoft Closes Activision Deal

Nearly two years after the initial announcement, Microsoft has completed the largest deal in tech history. (00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Asit Sharma discuss: - What got Microsoft across the finish line for its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. - An unexpected winner in the deal. - ... Show More

32m 15s

Jul 2017

Sweeney on Discovery Deal (Audio)

<p>(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Markets with Carol Massar and Cory Johnson. (Carol Solo)\u0010\u0010GUEST:\u0010Paul Sweeney\u0010Director:North American Research\u0010Bloomberg Intelligence\u0010Will discuss Discovery deal to buy Scripps Networks for $11.9 billion.</p><p>See <a href ... Show More

7m 3s

Oct 2023

Microsoft cleared to buy Activision Blizzard

From the BBC World Service: Microsoft’s revised offer to buy Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard has been approved by regulators in the U.K. The Competition and Markets Authority said the deal addressed its concerns, after the watchdog blocked the original $69 billion bid in A ... Show More

8m 30s

Sarah Cardell Talks Microsoft - Activisi...