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UK regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority has blocked Microsoft's proposed acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, saying the deal would change the cloud gaming market and lessen choice for gamers in the country.

Advisory and technology services business Atturra has announced the appointment of Canberra-based Richard Campbell as the new Chief Executive Officer of SME Gateway, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atturra.

UK regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has softened its previous tough stance against global software giant Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of popular US video game publisher Activision.

Immersive learning solutions provider FLAIM Systems has completed a $6.7 million Series A capital raise cornerstoned by the Victorian Government’s $2 billion investment company Breakthrough Victoria.

Technology and digital services business Talent has announced that experienced technology executive Meagan Jeffery has joined the company as Global Chief Information Officer.

Swedish telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson and British telecommunications company Virgin Media have partnered to bring greater 4G and 5G coverage reach to cities and towns in the UK.

British telco provider EE announced it is expanding its 5G connection to rural communities across the UK.

Data platform provider Teradata has announced that Richard Petley has taken on a newly expanded role as EVP, International.

Operational productivity at financial services institutions has steadily improved since the pandemic, highlighting the need for Australian and New Zealand-based organisations in the sector to urgently address capacity issues to build on productivity gains and fulfil their true potential., according to a new quarterly report from management process automation company ActiveOps.

UK-based renewable energy company, Hive Energy has invested A$1.6 million in Australia-based Carbon280 alongside Woodside Energy, a UK green energy developer.

A third of global businesses predict the current inflationary environment to continue for more than two years, according to new research from fintech provider Taulia.

The UK government has announced that research and development on next-generation 5G and 6G wireless technology and telecoms security is to be ramped up as part of a £110 million state-funded investment.

Australian professionals are more positive towards the use of software in business compared to their US and UK counterparts, with over one-third extremely satisfied with the capability of their tools to maximise efficiency, according to new resesrch from work operating system (Work OS) provider monday.com.

Australia will host a virtual meeting of an international counter-ransomware task force early next year, a statement says.

STRATEGY:  An Australian smart technology developer has been internationally awarded for a program to catch distracted and dangerous UK drivers.

In a sure sign that the US is losing its ability to spread believable propaganda — something at which it has excelled in the past — a senior US naval commander has warned that China could invade Taiwan "as soon as this year".

Global medical imaging AI company Annalise has released an AI-enabled software-as-a-medical device (SaMD) decision-support solution for non-contrast CT brain studies which is now clinically available in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.  

With the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro smartphones, one of Google's main aims appears to be stemming the flow of users from Android to iOS, a technology analyst with the company Counterpoint Research claims.

Mexico has awarded WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange the keys to its capital, Mexico City, in its latest move to celebrate the Australian's journalism and pressure the Biden administration to act on the pending extradition case.

An analysis of over 1.1 billion broadband speed tests has revealed that the UK ranks globally at 35th place with an average speed of 72.06Mbps, according to research designed and compiled by broadband, TV, and mobile price comparison research firm Cable.