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  • Meet the woman who won $500,000 playing Candy Crush

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    Candy Crush is a garish game that can make winners incredibly rich. Anna Moloney attends the world finals and meets the new champion.

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  • Former Amazon boss to keep CMA chair

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    Doug Gurr has been confirmed as the government’s preferred candidate to continue in the role of chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).  Gurr, a former boss of Amazon UK, was parachuted into the role on an interim basis last January, but will now complete a full five-year term.  Business Secretary Peter Kyle said [...]

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  • UK’s competition regulator has killed more deals than the EU’s watchdog since 2019

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    The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked more tie ups than the European Commission every year bar one in the past five years.

    The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked more tie ups than the European Commission every year bar one in the past five years.

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