Services Work – Infection Podcast Episode 434

Hardware market slows, Tucker Carlson moves to Twitter, and more on this week’s episode of Infection Podcast

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• Random

• • Hogwarts Legacy surpasses $1 billion retail sales, is Warner Bros’ largest release of all time
    • Warner Bros. exec says Hogwarts Legacy’s sold 15 million, made over a billion dollars, and now they want to do the same with Superman | PC Gamer
  • Tucker Carlson is taking his show to Twitter – The Verge

• Economy

• • AMD revenue drops 9% as PC chip sales decline sharply
  • More layoffs are coming as Intel’s brutal start to 2023 gets worse | PC Gamer
  • Game engine maker Unity lays off 600 employees and plans to close half its offices worldwide | PC Gamer
    • Unity lays off 600 more, closing half of offices | GamesIndustry.biz
  • Nintendo Switch sales plunge 22% and the gaming giant expects further declines
  • Vice Media reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy
    • Vice shutting down Waypoint | GamesIndustry.biz
    • Vice Media Cuts Staff and Ends Vice News Tonight – WSJ

• Microsoft

• • Microsoft (MSFT) Q3 2023 earnings results beat both EPS & revenue expectations | Shacknews

• Activision/Blizzard

• • Microsoft vows to appeal as the UK regulator blocks its acquisition of Activision Blizzard | GamesIndustry.biz
  • Microsoft May Complete Activision Blizzard Deal Without FTC Approval
  • Xbox Fans Spam The CMA After Ruling Against Activision Blizzard Merger
  • Nintendo ordered to testify before FTC in Microsoft-Activision Merger case
  • The UK doesn’t want Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal, so what happens next? – The Verge
    • Microsoft’s Activision deal is being punished over Google Stadia’s failure | Windows Central

• AI

• • Epic Games CEO says AI companies shouldn’t be ‘hoovering up everybody’s art data’ | PC Gamer
  • AI-generated images from text can’t be copyrighted, US government rules | Engadget