PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news – Oct. 13

British regulators gave final approval to Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of the video game publisher Activision Blizzard, the last major obstacle for a deal that at one point seemed to be falling apart because of government objections on both sides of the Atlantic. – European Union regulators opened an inquiry into X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, over the prevalence of gory videos and images, terrorism content, and other illicit material it is carrying related to the Israel-Hamas war. – New York officials refused to grant an additional $12 billion in subsidies to the developers of 90 renewable-energy projects, raising concerns about the state's ability to cut its dependence on fossil fuels over the next decade.