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Brad Smith

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98 articles accelerating

Brad Smith has appeared in 98 articles since 2014-12. Coverage peaked in 2024Q2 with 8 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Microsoft, Google, Tom Warren, MSFT.

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98
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+100.0%
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Acceleration
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velocity change
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publications

Coverage Timeline

2024-11-22
Financial Times 5 related

Microsoft President Brad Smith calls on Donald Trump to “push harder” against cyberattacks from Russia, China, and Iran amid a wave of state-sponsored hacks

Big Tech group's president calls on new US administration to take tougher approach on state-sponsored cyber attacks

2024-06-14
Washington Post 35 related

Brad Smith tells a US House committee that Microsoft “accepts responsibility” for the issues the CSRB found, its business in China serves US interests, and more

Microsoft President Brad Smith faced the the House Homeland Security Committee amid sharp criticism the company's practices put government clients at risk.

2023-12-09
Bloomberg 49 related

The UK CMA is considering an antitrust investigation into Microsoft and OpenAI's partnership, and is taking comments until January 3 before making a decision

Update Paul Thurrott / Thurrott : UK CMA and US FTC Are Investigating Microsoft's Partnership with OpenAI (UPDATED) Devesh Beri / MSPoweruser : Microsoft's investment in OpenAI faces antitrust scrutin...

2023-09-23
Bloomberg 72 related

The UK CMA says Microsoft's revised offer to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69B, which includes selling some gaming rights to Ubisoft, addresses its concerns

new consultation suggests an end to the drawn-out Activision Blizzard acquisition saga Oli Welsh / Polygon : A Ubisoft sale clears the final obstruction for the Microsoft-Activision merger Siôn Geschw...

2023-08-23
The Verge 53 related

To appease the UK, Microsoft restructures its Activision deal by committing to sell Activision's cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft; the UK CMA will now investigate

right now it's negligible. Ashley Armstrong / @aarmstrong_says : Big news on Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal : Microsoft files new deal with UK competition regulators for Call of Duty video game ma...

2023-05-16
New York Times 56 related

EU regulators approve Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition after Microsoft made concessions to keep rivals' access to Call of Duty and other games

but the saga is ‘unlikely to end soon’ Sofia Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : EU approves Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar Activision Blizzard acquisition despite UK and US opposition Arjun Kharpal / CNBC...

2023-04-28
Bloomberg 24 related

The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets

but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Sean Carey / TrueAchievements : Microsoft inks another 10-year cloud gaming partnership despite CMA setback Sean Hollister / The Verge : Microsoft's Acti...

2023-04-27
BBC 29 related

Microsoft's Brad Smith says the CMA blocking the Activision deal was “probably the darkest day in our four decades” in the UK and will be “bad for Britain”

Microsoft's president has attacked the UK after it was blocked from buying US gaming firm Activision …

2023-04-25
Financial Times 19 related

Sources: to avoid a formal antitrust investigation by EU regulators, Microsoft agrees to stop bundling Teams with Office, after a complaint from Slack to the EU

Here's What to Watch Luke Hughes / TechRadar : Microsoft Teams is about to become optional for Office users Sean Endicott / Windows Central : Is Microsoft going to debundle Teams and Office? One repor...

2022-02-10
Washington Post 26 related

In a bid to appease lawmakers and regulators, Microsoft outlines 11 app store principles, including equal treatment and allowing third-party payment processing

Microsoft hints it will open up Xbox store, changing its entire business model The Economic Times : Microsoft unveils new app store guidelines as it woos regulators on deal Financial Times : Microsoft...

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TEXXR tracks 51 Techmeme articles mentioning Brad Smith, dating back to September 2015. The biggest stories include Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42... and Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company signed a binding, 10-year contract to.... Frequently covered alongside Microsoft, Activision, House, Smith, and Google.

Key Moments

2024Q2consumer -50pts; funding -25pts
2025Q2enterprise +50pts
2025Q3enterprise -50pts; regulation +50pts

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