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Appeals court denies FTC request to stop $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard

July 17, 2023
A federal appeals court denied a Federal Trade Commission request to stop the $68.7 billion Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard today. The denial could clear the way for the deal to close in the next few days. A three-judge appeals court panel denied the motion for injunctive relief filed this week by the Federal Trade Commission, which sought to block the merge on antitrust grounds.
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AI & RoboticsNews

Announcing the winners of VentureBeat’s 5th Annual AI Innovation Awards

July 17, 2023
Capping two days of hearing from enterprise AI and data executives and leaders during the VB Transform 2023 conference in San Francisco was the announcement of the winners of the fifth annual AI Innovation Awards. This year’s conference, and the awards, were centered on the theme “Get Ahead of the Generative AI Revolution.” The awards recognized enterprise implementation, innovation, startup…
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How Walmart’s Emerging Tech team is transforming retail with conversational AI

July 17, 2023
Walmart’s bold plan to bring greater scale, speed, immediacy and insight to every in-person and virtual customer interaction is transforming its customers’ retail experiences.  The Emerging Tech group at Walmart has worked with conversational AI for two and a half years, while relying on augmented reality, spatial computing and spatial awareness technologies to deliver the best customer…
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Mastercard, eBay and Capital One talk equitable generative AI and innovation

July 17, 2023
The Women in AI Breakfast, sponsored for the third year in a row by Capital One, kicked off this year’s VB Transform: Get Ahead of the Generative AI Revolution. Over one hundred attendees gathered live and the session was livestreamed to a virtual audience of over 4,000. Sharon Goldman, senior writer at VentureBeat, welcomed Emily Roberts, SVP, head of enterprise consumer product at Capital One…
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