Monthly Archives: October 2022

Microsoft takes the gloves off as it battles Sony for its Activision acquisition

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft isn’t happy with Sony and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. The UK regulator signaled an in-depth review of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard last month, and the CMA has now published its full 76-page report (PDF) on its findings. The CMA says it…

Death to passwords: Beta passkey support comes to Chrome and Android

Enlarge / Please don’t do this. (credit: Getty Images) Big Tech wants to kill the password, with “Passkeys” being the hot, new password replacement standard on the block. Passkeys are backed by Google, Apple, Microsoft, and the FIDO Alliance, so expect to see them everywhere soon. iOS picked up the standard in version 16, and now Google is…

Biden gambles with global chip supply by halting US firms’ operations in China

Enlarge (credit: Pavel_Korr | iStock / Getty Images Plus) The US has taken its next step in its boldest efforts yet to disrupt China’s military by blocking access to memory chips and chip-making equipment that are crucial to modern defense systems like stealth aircraft, satellites, and cruise missiles. The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that…

NASA says the Artemis I mission will be ready to launch in one month

Enlarge / NASA’s Space Launch System will make a nighttime launch on its current timeline. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) A little more than two weeks have passed since NASA prudently rolled its Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft inside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center to protect the hardware from Hurricane Ian….