Alex Halverson - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/alex-halverson/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:39:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Alex Halverson - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/alex-halverson/ 32 32 103504436 US regulators sue to block Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision, parent of esports Overwatch League https://houstonnewmedia.org/us-regulators-sue-to-block-microsofts-69b-acquisition-of-activision-parent-of-esports-overwatch-league/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-regulators-sue-to-block-microsofts-69b-acquisition-of-activision-parent-of-esports-overwatch-league Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:39:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a3f7989a3982bd121d6afafeffc2c7a0 Microsoft is facing its biggest regulatory challenge in two decades, as the Federal Trade Commission is suing to block its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Under its Blizzard Entertainment arm, Activision Blizzard also operates the Overw...

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]]> 489761 Amazon to close physical bookstores, 4-star shops as it turns focus to grocery, fashion stores https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazon-to-close-physical-bookstores-4-star-shops-as-it-turns-focus-to-grocery-fashion-stores/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-to-close-physical-bookstores-4-star-shops-as-it-turns-focus-to-grocery-fashion-stores Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:10:17 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a1e7192deddaf0e4c2f603beb440222a The retail giant said it will close 68 physical retail locations. The company isn't giving up on brick-and-mortar sales, though.

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]]> 261986 Microsoft to acquire parent of esports Overwatch League in $68.7B all-cash deal https://houstonnewmedia.org/microsoft-to-acquire-parent-of-esports-overwatch-league-in-68-7b-all-cash-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-to-acquire-parent-of-esports-overwatch-league-in-68-7b-all-cash-deal Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:44:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ff21f86f87383d1ee480da99840169cc The deal will make Microsoft the world's third-largest video game company and the parent company of the esports league that includes the Houston Outlaws.

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]]> 237386 Amazon scraps January office reopening date, gives team leaders flexibility on remote work https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazon-scraps-january-office-reopening-date-gives-team-leaders-flexibility-on-remote-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-scraps-january-office-reopening-date-gives-team-leaders-flexibility-on-remote-work Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:54:59 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8f0ee9053d5b836e3455d75e1988885b Amazon is offering more flexibility for workers, allowing team leaders to decide if employees will be primarily remote.

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]]> 183020 Bezos’ Blue Origin sues NASA over lunar lander contract awarded to SpaceX https://houstonnewmedia.org/bezos-blue-origin-sues-nasa-over-lunar-lander-contract-awarded-to-spacex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bezos-blue-origin-sues-nasa-over-lunar-lander-contract-awarded-to-spacex Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:24:52 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4d37bc50a50866d6f6d2fdb997867fa4 Blue Origin isn't relenting in its campaign against NASA's decision to give SpaceX sole ownership of the lunar lander contract.

Jeff Bezos' space company filed a suit Aug. 13 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, two weeks after the Government Accounta...

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]]> 154333 Jeff Bezos offers to cover $2B in costs if NASA gives moon lander contract to Blue Origin https://houstonnewmedia.org/jeff-bezos-offers-to-cover-2b-in-costs-if-nasa-gives-moon-lander-contract-to-blue-origin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jeff-bezos-offers-to-cover-2b-in-costs-if-nasa-gives-moon-lander-contract-to-blue-origin Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:58:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=771128e50e10e54dd30fdd420a926eda Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos wants his company to land on the moon, and he's offering to waive billions in costs if NASA gives him the chance.

In an open letter to NASA head Bill Nelson, Bezos laid out his proposal of shaving two years' worth of cos...

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]]> 146085 Amazon’s new leadership: Here’s how the C-suite looks after Jeff Bezos’ exit https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazons-new-leadership-heres-how-the-c-suite-looks-after-jeff-bezos-exit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazons-new-leadership-heres-how-the-c-suite-looks-after-jeff-bezos-exit Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:24:27 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=04d1463719359e1a230e61ac7bb87b98 Andy Jassy is now Amazon's CEO. With Jeff Bezos departing from the role, the company's leadership has been shuffled with longtime and former employees.

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