Exclusive Activision games, according to Microsoft's CEO, "make no strategic sense."

The Federal Trade Commission has requested that the planned purchase be put on hold because, in its opinion, it would provide Microsoft, the company that makes the Xbox gaming platform, exclusive access to Activision titles, which include the hugely popular "Call of Duty."

The heads of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard on Wednesday attempted to alleviate antitrust worries that a proposed $69 billion merger of the two businesses would unjustly consolidate power. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that keeping Activision games exclusive would make "no strategic sense."

he Federal Trade Commission claims that the proposed acquisition will provide Microsoft, the company behind the Xbox gaming system, exclusive access to Activision titles, which include the hugely popular "Call of Duty." The FTC has asked a judge to halt the proposed merger. According to the FTC, this would leave Sony Group and Nintendo completely unprotected.

Microsoft intends to migrate Windows to the cloud at some point.

 How about starting a local Windows instance instead when you power up? On it, Microsoft is working.

In the long run, Microsoft wants to completely move Windows to the cloud, giving users access to a full operating system that can be "streamed" from the cloud to any device. For its business clients, the corporation has already made strides in this area, and it plans to do the same for regular consumers.

This information was revealed in a June 2022 internal Microsoft presentation that was made public as part of the ongoing FTC vs. Microsoft litigation. The firm intends to deploy "new OS innovations" to boost Windows' appeal, according to the presentation.

The entire version of Windows may currently be streamed to devices through Microsoft's Windows 365 service. Only commercial clients can now access this service, however Microsoft has been directly incorporating its functionality into Windows 11. Windows 365 Boot, a feature that allows users to boot into a cloud-based Windows instance rather than the local one, is expected to be included in a future release.

Google fires employees from its navigation software Waze

In order to streamline operations, Google announced in December that the Waze and Google Maps teams will be combined, becoming a part of the Google Geo business.

Alphabet-owned Without providing specifics about the amount of job cuts, Google on Tuesday said that it is reducing staff at mapping software Waze as it integrates the programme's advertising system with Google Ads technology.

"We've started moving Waze's current advertising system to Google Ads technology in order to provide Waze advertisers with a better, more seamless experience over time. We've decreased those responsibilities dedicated on Waze Ads monetization as part of this upgrade, according to Google, which purchased Waze in 2013 for around $1.3 billion.

Google had in December said that it will merge Waze and Google Maps teams to consolidate processes, making it a part of the Google Geo division, its portfolio of real-world mapping products that include Google Maps, Google Earth, and Street View.

Google is getting ready to introduce Perspectives search, a feed that delivers data from sources across platforms.

 The search engine giant plans to push out the functionality that was unveiled at Google I/O in May.

Everything in the information era revolves on search engines and how we look for information. One of the top search engines in the world, Google, is renowned for introducing new features on a regular basis to provide its large user base with the best possible user experiences. 

Google made a number of modifications to Search last month, which it stated will allow users to explore a variety of viewpoints from both professionals and regular people. The tool is now ready for anyone to try, the search engine behemoth tweeted on Saturday. In search results, the new function displays many perspectives, most of which are human. These viewpoints will be shown in the Perspectives tab. 

Microsoft releases a development schedule for the first real quantum supercomputer.

 According to Microsoft, the road to quantum computing is similar to the road to the supercomputers of today.

Microsoft has made plans to construct a quantum supercomputer on its own. The business claims that through revolutionising chemistry, quantum supercomputers have the potential to end food hunger and stop climate change. A quantum machine might "solve the most complex problems facing our society," but there are still a number of achievements to be made, such as the switch from unreliable physical qubits to trustworthy logical qubits.

According to Microsoft, the road to quantum computing is similar to the road to the traditional supercomputers of today. In light of this, the business has outlined three significant hurdles that it must clear before programmable quantum supercomputers can handle issues that conventional computers cannot.

The development is now at the foundational stage, with the test machines being constructed around 'noisy' physical qubits that aren't useful enough to address real-world issues. Qubits are to quantum computing what bits are to traditional computing, according to the uninitiated.