Your commercial news round-up: Saudi Arabia’s EA purchase, AI controversies, Reform UK’s dispute with France, Uefa’s legal action
A Saudi-led investment group has purchased the major video game company EA in a billion-dollar deal, continuing the country’s string of sports-related acquisitions. Meanwhile, the publishing world continues to grapple with the contentious process of detecting, confirming and controlling the use of AI within its publications as a $2 million book deal breaks down. Elsewhere, UK politics comes into contest with French sovereignty and maritime law, while the fallout from Gianni Infantino’s controversial plans for Fifa continues to escalate.