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• Xbox taps YouTube, Facebook vet Leo Olebe to lead gaming partnerships
• ‘Minecraft’ takes hard line on NFTs, other promotions with policy changes for creators

  Minecraft has limited creator promotions (especially those involving NFTs) among several changes included in a new End-User License Agreement.

  
• Google, Microsoft add 22,000 layoffs to tech-wide downturn

  Google and Microsoft are the latest tech companies undergoing significant layoffs in response to worsening conditions at the start of 2023.

  
• Netflix’s ad-supported tier is on the fast track, but advertisers are balking at the platform’s asking price

  Netflix reportedly plans to move up the launch of its ad-supported tier in order to compete with a similar offering from Disney+.

  
• Netflix chooses Microsoft as the technology and sales partner for its ad-supported streaming service
• Insights: LinkedIn (Re)Discovers Creators While Microsoft Courts Discord
• Twitch Taps Microsoft’s Angela Hession To Serve As Global VP Of Trust And Safety
• TikTok Rejects Microsoft Buy, Instead Names Oracle As “Trusted Tech Partner” (Report)
• TikTok Reportedly In Talks With U.S. Government About Alternative Options To Avoid Sale
• TikTok In Talks With Twitter About Acquisition, Is Looking To Sue Trump Administration As Ban Looms (Report)
• Insights: Microsoft Intercepts TikTok Political Football, Despite Facebook’s Game Plan
• Microsoft Aims To Close TikTok Deal Within 3 Weeks, Could Pay $30 Billion (Report)