SoftBank's Arm to pursue US-only listing this year

Arm did not completely rule out an eventual London listing, saying it intended to consider a subsequent initial public offering there in due course, without providing further details.

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Microsoft set to win EU nod on Activision with licensing offer

Microsoft announced the Activision bid in January last year, its biggest ever, to take on leaders Tencent and Sony, in the booming videogaming market and to venture in the metaverse which is virtual online worlds where people can work, play and socialise.

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Ads on fintechs pay off for D2C firms; don’t use bikes as taxis for deliveries, Delhi govt tells online platforms

With a captive user base and high user engagement, fintechs such as Paytm, PhonePe, and Google Pay are becoming popular with direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands seeking a platform to advertise and acquire customers. This and more in today’s edition of the ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Caution, conservative client outlook behind Capgemini’s muted guidance: CEO Ashwin Yardi

The uncertain nature of the inflationary environment has led clients to invest in cost saving projects, Ashwin Yardi, chief executive of Capgemini India, told ET.

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Apple blocks update to email app with ChatGPT tech: report

An update to the email app, BlueMail, which uses a customized version of OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, was blocked last week, Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc, told the Journal.

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US House panel approves Bill giving Joe Biden power to ban TikTok

Lawmakers voted 24 to 16 to approve the measure to grant the administration new powers to ban the ByteDance-owned app - which is used by over 100 million Americans - as well as other apps considered security risks.

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Activision fired staff for using 'strong language' about remote work policy

The Communication Workers of America (CWA) said it filed a complaint with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday seeking to have the workers reinstated.

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