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Microsoft Activision Deal: That set the stakes for the hearing in US District Court in San Francisco, where the Federal Trade Commission began laying out its case that Microsoft acquiring Activision - and its popular games like Call of Duty - would be devastating for the video game industry.

The FTC is asking Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley for a preliminary injunction, which would ban Microsoft from completing the deal before the FTC had the chance to argue the case in its internal court.

In this week's tech newsletter, we look at how FTC Chair Lina Khan has signaled a crack down on many abusive big tech practices.

FTC Chair Lina Khan told Sen. Richard Blumenthal that the agency will use its 'full suite of tools' to combat a number of big tech issues.

Lina Khan is entrenched as the head of the Federal Trade Commission. And she will be making sure it goes toe-to-toe with Big Tech.