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Unionised EA workers slam billion dollar buyout for risking layoffs to "pad investor pockets", while senators worry about Saudi Arabia rewriting US history

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Unionised EA workers and senators have spoken out against the Battlefield 6 publisher's recently announced acquisition by US and Saudi-backed investors, which (assuming it's approved by regulators) will leave the resulting privately-owned EA with a $20 billion debt. The two sets of complainants appear equally cheesed-off, but for mostly different reasons.

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Unionised EA workers and senators have spoken out against the Battlefield 6 publisher's recently announced acquisition by US and Saudi-backed investors, which (assuming it's approved by regulators) will leave the resulting privately-owned EA with a $20 billion debt. The two sets of complainants appear equally cheesed-off, but for mostly different reasons.

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Unionised EA workers and senators have spoken out against the Battlefield 6 publisher's recently announced acquisition by US and Saudi-backed investors, which (assuming it's approved by regulators) will leave the resulting privately-owned EA with a $20 billion debt. The two sets of complainants appear equally cheesed-off, but for mostly different reasons. Read more

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Unionised EA workers and senators have spoken out against the Battlefield 6 publisher's recently announced acquisition by US and Saudi-backed investors, which (assuming it's approved by regulators) will leave the resulting privately-owned EA with a $20 billion debt. The two sets of complainants appear equally cheesed-off, but for mostly different reasons.

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Unionised EA workers and senators have spoken out against the Battlefield 6 publisher's recently announced acquisition by US and Saudi-backed investors, which (assuming it's approved by regulators) will leave the resulting privately-owned EA with a $20 billion debt. The two sets of complainants appear equally cheesed-off, but for mostly different reasons.

content_text: Unionised EA workers and senators have spoken out against the Battlefield 6 publisher's recently announced acquisition by US and Saudi-backed investors, which (assuming it's approved by regulators) will leave the resulting privately-owned EA with a $20 billion debt. The two sets of complainants appear equally cheesed-off, but for mostly different reasons. Read more
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