Microsoft, OpenAI Partnership Draws UK Antitrust Regulators’ Eyes
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is seeking comments about who controls Microsoft and OpenAI and possible risk of a merger.
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is looking into whether the connections between Microsoft and OpenAI open up the possibility of a merger, which could impact competition.
On Dec. 8, the CMA announced it is seeking comments from Microsoft, OpenAI and interested third parties. This is not a formal investigation, the CMA noted, but is rather a standard,…