UK's CMA sides with Microsoft

UK CMA OKs Microsoft’s Hiring of Inflection Team, But Designates it a Merger

The UK CMA concluded its investigation of Microsoft's hiring of key staff members from Inflection. And it has good news and bad news.

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UK regulators clear Microsoft's hiring of AI startup's workers

Microsoft's hiring of almost all of startup Inflection AI's workers was cleared by UK regulators after an investigation was opened in July. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found ...

devdiscourse · 5d

Microsoft Cleared to Hire Inflection AI Staff in Major Regulatory Move

British regulators have approved Microsoft's hiring of key personnel from Inflection AI, including co-founder Mustafa Suleyman. The investigation concluded that the hires do not pose a significant threat to competitive dynamics in the UK’s AI market.

Yahoo · 4d

UK regulators clear Microsoft's hiring of AI startup's workers

Microsoft's hiring of almost all of startup Inflection AI's workers was cleared by UK regulators after an investigation was opened in July. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that the move was "a relevant merger situation" but would not stifle competition in the UK's artificial intelligence (AI) market.

Indiatimes · 4d

UK clears Microsoft's partnership with Inflection AI

The CMA said that even before being bought, Inflection had a small portion of UK visits for chatbots and AI tools and, unlike its rivals, couldn't significantly grow or maintain its chatbot users.

UK watchdog finds Google provisionally guilty of restricting online ad competition

Finding comes as a second of two antitrust trials against the tech giant for monopolistic advertising practices begins in the ...

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Microsoft And Apple Come Head To Head Again About Cloud Gaming Services On iOS

It’s no secret that Apple and Microsoft fail to agree on a lot of matters and cloud gaming services across iOS are the ...

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UK competition watchdog clears Microsoft's hiring of AI startup's core staff

LONDON — British regulators on Wednesday cleared Microsoft's hiring of key staff ... Big technology companies have been facing scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic lately for gobbling up ...

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Microsoft close to owning Activision Blizzard following CMA approval

In a significant turn of events, Microsoft's bid to acquire Activision Blizzard for a whopping $68.7 billion is seeing light at the end of the tunnel. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority ...

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The UK Investigates Amazon’s Partnership with Anthropic

When is an investment just a buyout? It’s not just an etymological question, and the answer could impact two major US tech companies. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority announced on Thursday ...

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Inside the landmark Google adtech antitrust trial that could transform the $700 billion global digital ad market

Experts say the trial could result in a breakup of Google, which could boost rivals like The Trade Desk and enhance ...

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Microsoft claims Apple's stringent guidelines are barring cloud gaming services from the App Store: "Apple’s IAP commission fee is set at a level that is neither economic…

Apple's new guidelines for its App Store still feature several roadblocks, preventing Microsoft from running its Cloud Gaming ...

UK competition watchdog clears Microsoft’s hiring of AI startup’s core staff

British regulators have cleared Microsoft’s hiring of key staff from startup Inflection AI, saying the deal wouldn’t stifle competition in the country’s artificial intelligence market.

Microsoft Avoids UK Antitrust Investigation Into Acquisition Of 'Certain Assets' From Inflection AI

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has determined that Microsoft's recruitment of staff from AI firm ...

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