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Report: OpenAI considered accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior
The relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI could be set to get nasty, with the latter reportedly considering accusing its investor and partner of anti-competitive behavior. Microsoft was an early – and generous – backer of OpenAI, with an initial investment of $1 billion in 2019 since expanding to $13 billion in total, while Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella offered to hire…
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Can I interest you in an app that tracks your driving behavior?
Smartphone apps that track our driving behavior may be the key to safer road conditions. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety just published a study that found that using smartphone apps to monitor driver behavior, and then providing summaries of that behavior via text message or a data dashboard, leads to safer driving. Researchers borrowed techniques from usage-based insurance (UBI)…
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EU Cracks Down on Apple for Anti-Competitive Behavior – Here’s Apple’s Response
Image: mixmagic/Adobe Stock The EU suspects that Apple has breached the Digital Markets Act due to the company not allowing third-party hardware to connect with its platforms. Fines for noncompliance with the DMA can be up to 10% of the company’s total worldwide turnover, rising to 20% in cases of repeated infringement. The DMA applies to “gatekeeper” organisations that have…
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CMA clears Microsoft of anti-competitive behavior with Inflection AI ‘arrangements’
Microsoft has been cleared of anti-competitive behavior by the UK’s competition regulator, after launching an investigation into its relationship with startup Inflection AI. The deal, reported to be worth around $650 million, saw senior figures of the startup, as well as a significant proportion of its remaining staff, join Microsoft’s new AI segment, as well as giving the hyperscaler access…
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