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Dec 2023
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Big Stories of 2023: The Microsoft-Activ...

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Nearly two years after Microsoft announced its intention to acquire video game company Activision Blizzard, it sealed the deal. But it wasn't a sure thing. We look back on how government officials around the world nearly prevented the merger and why. 

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