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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Rachelle Abbott

Tech & Science Daily: Sony & Microsoft shares fall after Activision Blizzard takeover

Shares in Sony have fallen after news that Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard in gaming’s biggest ever takeover.

Prices in Japanese technology giant Sony slumped in Tokyo trade - after Microsoft announced the deal which is worth over £50 billion.

But Microsoft’s own shares dropped around 2 percent after the announcement, with investors thought to be concerned about how it’ll deal with allegations of sexual harrassment at Activision Blizzard.

A new report from The Royal Society says content removal alone won’t stop misinformation online.

We hear from Professor Frank Kelly about what he would like to see in place to help tackle this issue.

A man behind the wheel of a fatal Tesla Autopilot crash has been charged with ‘vehicular manslaughter’ in the first case of its kind in the US.

The Californian defendant faces two counts of the charge after his Tesla ran a red light, crashed into another car and killed two people. He has pleaded not guilty.

The ExoMars rover is one step closer to its mission after a successful landing test was completed. Plus, Facebook has patented a ‘robot eyeball’, the rollout of US 5G service has been delayed near key US airports over flight disruption fears and astronomers find SpaceX satellites are contaminating photos of space more than ever before. Also, how giant pandas stay chubby - and healthy - despite their bamboo diet.

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