Microsoft boss changes tune after criticism of UK

Microsoft's president, Brad Smith, has rowed back on criticism he made last year that the UK was "Bad for business". Microsoft owns the Xbox gaming console while Activision Blizzard produces games including the popular Call of Duty series. The boss of the competition watchdog, Sarah Cardell, criticised Microsoft for its conduct, stating in October: "Businesses and their advisors should be in no doubt that the tactics employed by Microsoft are no way to engage with the CMA.". Under the new offer, Microsoft agreed to transfer the rights to stream Activision games from the cloud to Ubisoft, the French video games publisher, for 15 years. In his interview with the BBC, Mr Smith also highlighted Microsoft's £2.5bn commitment to invest in AI infrastructure in the UK over the next three years, and the UK government's "Critical" AI Safety Summit held in November, which he attended.

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