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Microsoft Dodges UK Competition Crackdown Over OpenAI Deal, Watchdog Director Says Partnership Doesn't Get 'A Clean Bill Of Health'
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 10:43pm | 477Read More...On Wednesday, the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority ruled that Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) $13 billion investment in OpenAI does not warrant a formal merger investigation. What Happened: The CMA announced that Microsoft's investment in OpenAI does not constitute a merger, as there...
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Microsoft Avoids UK Antitrust Investigation Into Acquisition Of 'Certain Assets' From Inflection AI
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 - 10:09pm | 661Read More...Satya Nadella-led Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has managed to avoid a comprehensive U.K. probe into its recruitment of staff from startup Inflection AI. What Happened: On Wednesday, the Competition and Markets Authority or CMA said that while Microsoft’s acquisition of “certain assets...
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Amazon's $4B AI Partnership With Anthropic Under UK Investigation For Anti-Competitive Concerns
Thursday, August 8, 2024 - 10:14am | 592Read More...A UK regulator is investigating a partnership between Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Anthropic, a company it invested in back in September 2023. Here's a look at what's involved in the investigation and the timeline of events. What Happened: The Competition and Markets Authority, which is a...
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Microsoft's $13B Investment In OpenAI Comes Under Scrutiny Of European Competition Regulator
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - 1:12pm | 730Read More...Microsoft Corp‘s (NYSE:MSFT) multi-billion dollar investment in artificial intelligence (AI) developer OpenAI is coming under further scrutiny after the European Commission (EC), the EU’s competition authority, said it was “checking” the relationship between the two...
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Google Reportedly Calls For UK Antitrust Measures Against Microsoft's Cloud Computing Dominance
Friday, December 1, 2023 - 7:22am | 682Read More...Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google has reportedly urged the U.K.’s antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority or CMA, to investigate Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) over alleged unfair business practices. What Happened: Following concerns raised...
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CMA GGM In Binding Agreement To Sell Terminals To Terminal Link
Monday, December 23, 2019 - 11:09am | 309Read More...CMA CGM Group said it has signed a binding agreement to sell a portfolio of 10 port terminals to Terminal Link for $968 million. The transaction is expected to close in the spring, pending approval by antitrust authorities. Created in 2001, Terminal Link currently has 13 terminals. It is a joint...







