UK blocks Microsoft-Activision gaming deal, biggest in tech

British antitrust regulators on Wednesday blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, thwarting the biggest tech deal in history over worries that it would stifle competition for popular titles like Call of Duty in the fast-growing cloud gaming market. The Competition and Markets Authority said in its final report that “the … Read more

Positive marijuana test costs US long jumper national title

Another U.S. Olympic athlete has had their title stripped after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Olympic long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall served a one-month suspension and had her national indoor title stripped after testing positive earlier this year for the psychoactive compound found in marijuana. The U.S. Anti-Doping … Read more

Marshall High School alum to make afterlife gazing feature film in San Antonio

Zach Goodwin is trying to shred the stress of fundraising for his first feature film, ‘Stitched,’ by having all the fun he can. SAN ANTONIO — ‘Stitched‘ is not Zach Goodwin’s first swing at directing, writing, or producing. As a graduate of Marshall High School, it’s not his first project shot in San Antonio. It … Read more