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Updated Nov. 29, 2023 8:59 am ETGeneral Motorsplans to sharply increase cash return to shareholders, as Chief Executive Mary Barra seeks to reassure investors about the health of GM’s core car-making business after setbacks in fledgling pursuits such as electric and driverless vehicles.The company also said Wednesday it will work to offset higher labor expenses from its new contract with the United Auto Workers and unionized employees in Canada. The contracts will add $1.5 billion next year, rising to $2.5 billion in…

I open the shutters to my office window, the wind outside blowing through the synthetic trees lining the streets below. I should’ve known she’d come to me. After all this time, she still can’t stop herself from finding trouble. Or maybe it's trouble that keeps finding her… either way, I’m the one who has to get her out of it. She climbs from the hovercar outside, holding her hat as she enters my building. What will it be this time…The rundownTitle: The Andromeda MysteriesPublisher: Cephalopod StudioRelease Date: Apr 05,…

Microsoft has struck a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty and other Activision games to Nvidia's gaming platform if the Xbox maker is allowed to complete its much-contested $69 billion (about Rs. 5,71,468) acquisition of Activision.Regulators and competitors like Sony have come out hard against the proposed Microsoft-Activision tie-up. The move may allay concerns by ensuring more ways for consumers to get games controlled by Microsoft, but regulators around the world have been sceptical about the acquisition.Britain,…

The Xbox maker announced the Activision Blizzard acquisition in January last year to help it compete better with leaders Tencent and SonyMicrosoft Corp has struck a 10-year deal to bring "Call of Duty" and other Activision games to Nvidia Corp's gaming platform if the Xbox maker is allowed to complete its much-contested $69 billion acquisition of Activision. Regulators and competitors like Sony have come out hard against the proposed Microsoft-Activision tie-up. The move may allay concerns by ensuring more ways for…