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FTC approves $126 million in Fortnite refunds over ‘dark patterns’
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved $126,000,000 in refunds to be sent to 969,173 Fortnite players as part of a settlement over allegations that Epic Games tricked users into making unwanted purchases. At the same time, the agency has reopened the claims portal for eligible Fortnite players to submit refund claims, which will be examined for the third round of…
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E.U. Approves Synopsys and Ansys Merger
The European Commission on Jan. 10 conditionally approved the $35 billion acquisition of simulation software company Ansys by chip design software provider Synopsys. It represents the biggest tech deal since Broadcom acquired VMware for $69 billion in 2023. The approval is subject to Synopsys divesting its optics and photonics software arm and Ansys selling its PowerArtist tool, which is used…
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