Tag: microsoft
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It’s the End of a Tumultuous Era for Activision—And the Start of a New Day in LA for Microsoft
It is a momentous, defining day for Southern California’s tech industry.After a tumultuous year, Activision Blizzard—the most prominent video game developer and publisher in Southern California, and one of the largest globally—is selling itself to Mic…
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Microsoft’s $68.7 Billion Deal to Acquire Activision Blizzard Will Create a New Gaming Behemoth
Microsoft is aiming to vault itself into the upper echelon of video games with its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, the gaming giant behind such franchises as Warcraft Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty and Candy Crush.Announced Tuesday…
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Microsoft To Acquire Activision Blizzard For $68.7B
Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard is being acquired by Microsoft in a deal worth $68.7 billion, the two companies announced this morning. According to Microsoft, it will pay $95.00 per share in an all cash transaction to acquire Activision Blizzar…
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Esri Links With Microsoft On Satellite Imaging
Redland-based geographcial information systems (GIS) software developer Esri and Microsoft have linked together on managing satellite imaging processing and analysis, according to the two. According to the two, Esri’s ArcGIS Image will provide processi…
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InVia Robotics Scores $30M More In Series C
Westlake Village-based warehouse robot developer inVia Robotics, which is led by Lior Elazary, says that it has raised $30M in a Series C funding round. The funding came from Microsoft’s venture capital fund, M12, as well as Qualcomm Ventures, Hitachi …