EU, Microsoft and Inflection
Dutch competition regulator wants more power after EU drops probe of Microsoft's Inflection takeover
The Dutch market regulator said on Thursday it needed more powers to investigate deals at its own level, a day after the European Union antitrust regulators said they would not take actionagainst Microsoft's hiring of artificial intelligence startup Inflection's staff.
Europe Scraps Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft-Inflection AI Agreement
Key Takeaways The European Commission said it would not be investigating possible antitrust violations related to Microsoft's agreement with AI startup Inflection AI.Officials said their decision came as seven member nations of the European Union withdrew their initial requests for a probe.
Microsoft-Inflection deal is a merger, but that’s OK, says UK
Microsoft only bought Inflection’s IP and hired away its key staff, but that’s still enough to constitute a merger, a UK regulator ruled.
No merger scrutiny of Microsoft's hiring of Inflection staff, EU says
EU antitrust regulators will not take action against Microsoft's hiring of artificial intelligence startup Inflection's staff including its co-founders after seven EU countries dropped their requests asking their bigger peer to examine the deal,
UK regulator greenlights Microsoft's Inflection acquihire, but also designates it a merger
The U.K.’s antitrust regulator says that the tech titan's high-profile acquihire of the team behind AI startup Inflection doesn't cause competition concerns, and thus it won't be pursuing a full-scale investigation.
Microsoft-Inflection AI Partnership Cleared by UK Regulator
According to Reuters, Microsoft agreed to pay approximately $650 million as part of the deal, gaining access to Inflection's AI models and enabling the startup to reimburse its investors.
Dutch watchdog wants more powers after EU drops Microsoft Inflection probe
Concerns over the elimination of a future competitor through acquihiring The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has declared it needs fresh powers after the European Commission elected not to investigate Microsoft's acquihire of AI startup Inflection.
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