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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hits $1B Mark

The  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has crossed the $1 billion mark in sales since its launch on November 8. With more than 30 million gamers, the Call of Duty community now exceeds the combined populations of the cities of New York, London, Tokyo, Paris and Madrid, says Activision Publishing.

The Call of Duty Elite has more than six million players registered (since its launch November 8, 2011) and over one million premium subscriptions sold to date.

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U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs — NPR

The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own, writes Andrea Hsu. 

The Coca-Cola Company commits $1.1B to Microsoft Cloud and AI partnership

The Coca-Cola Company and Microsoft announced a five-year partnership on Tuesday. As part of the collaboration, Coca-Cola has committed $1.1 billion to Microsoft Cloud and generative AI capabilities.