On this episode of the Source Code podcast: Nick Statt joins the show to discuss Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and what it means for the tech and game industries. Then, Issie Lapowsky talks about a big week in antitrust reform, and whether real progress is being made in the U.S. Finally, Hirsh Chitkara explains why AT&T, Verizon, the FAA and airlines have been fighting for months about 5G coverage.
For more on the topics in this episode:
- Nick Statt on Twitter
- Microsoft's big bet on the future of gaming
- Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition will reshape the game industry
- Activision Blizzard's workplace crisis instigated Microsoft sale
- What the Activision Blizzard deal means for game devs and platforms — Polygon
- Issie Lapowsky on Twitter
- The antitrust boom is coming
- Tim Cook, Ted Cruz and the strange politics of tech antitrust
- Hirsh Chitkara on Twitter
- The FAA that cried wolf on 5G
- Airlines ground 5G deployment for the third time