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Ubisoft shares tumble as Tencent deal seen dampening buyout prospects

Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP.PA) tumbled on Wednesday after it announced a deal that sees China’s Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) raise its stake in the company, a move which analysts say dampens the prospect of a full sale of the French game maker.

Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips

Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality (VR) devices, the companies announced at a consumer electronics conference in Berlin on Friday.

U.S. officials order Nvidia to halt sales of top AI chips to China

Chip designer Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) said on Wednesday that U.S. officials told it to stop exporting two top computing chips for artificial intelligence work to China, a move that could cripple Chinese firms’ ability to carry out advanced work like image recognition and hamper Nvidia’s business in the country.

Sony to buy mobile game developer in push beyond consoles

Sony Group Corp (6758.T) on Monday said it will acquire Helsinki and Berlin-based mobile games business Savage Game Studios for an undisclosed amount as part of a major push by the Japanese conglomerate beyond console gaming.

India’s digital lending rules spark disruption, firms plan pushback

India’s stricter digital lending rules have disrupted card services of foreign-backed fin-tech firms and jeopardised loan offerings of Amazon, prompting companies to chart a lobbying pushback, according to industry sources and a document seen by Reuters.

Ubisoft shares tumble as Tencent deal seen dampening buyout prospects

Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP.PA) tumbled on Wednesday after it announced a deal that sees China’s Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) raise its stake in the company, a move which analysts say dampens the prospect of a full sale of the French game maker.

Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips

Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality (VR) devices, the companies announced at a consumer electronics conference in Berlin on Friday.

U.S. officials order Nvidia to halt sales of top AI chips to China

Chip designer Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) said on Wednesday that U.S. officials told it to stop exporting two top computing chips for artificial intelligence work to China, a move that could cripple Chinese firms’ ability to carry out advanced work like image recognition and hamper Nvidia’s business in the country.

Sony to buy mobile game developer in push beyond consoles

Sony Group Corp (6758.T) on Monday said it will acquire Helsinki and Berlin-based mobile games business Savage Game Studios for an undisclosed amount as part of a major push by the Japanese conglomerate beyond console gaming.

India’s digital lending rules spark disruption, firms plan pushback

India’s stricter digital lending rules have disrupted card services of foreign-backed fin-tech firms and jeopardised loan offerings of Amazon, prompting companies to chart a lobbying pushback, according to industry sources and a document seen by Reuters.

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