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CMA gives Google’s $2B Anthropic investment the green light
It took the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) less than a month to decide that there is no need to proceed further with a merger investigation after Google’s purchase of a $2 billion stake in Anthropic. In a statement released on Oct. 24, the CMA indicated that it had obtained “sufficient information” to launch a preliminary investigation into the…
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Industry body hits out at CMA following launch of Google, Anthropic merger probe
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an inquiry into Alphabet’s $2 billion Anthropic investment, prompting criticism from the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA). Investment from Google’s parent company was revealed last year, though the CMA only announced it would be probing the deal at the end of July 2024. The CMA is investigating whether the deal…
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CMA Investigates Alphabet-Anthropic Deal Over Competition Risks
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into the partnership between Google’s parent company Alphabet and artificial intelligence firm Anthropic. Google agreed to invest up to $2 billion in Anthropic last year and also received a 10% stake in return for a $300 million injection from late 2022. The AI safety and research startup, co-founded by former…
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CMA probe of Google, Anthropic ‘a precautionary’ move: Analyst – Computerworld
A move by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to formally launch a probe into Google’s purchase of a $2 billion stake in Anthropic, “sounds like a precautionary investigation across the board to me, primarily due to the fact that the CMA just recently approved Amazon’s Anthropic investment and partnership,” an industry analyst said Thursday. Scott Bickley, advisory fellow…
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Google is in hot water with the CMA over anti-competitive AdTech practices
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that Google abuses its dominant position in the AdTech business. With the vast majority of publishers and advertisers using Google’s AdTech services to bid for and sell advertising space, the CMA says it’s concerned that the company is actively giving preference to its own services. “Many businesses are able to…
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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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