FTC raises antitrust concerns over Microsoft $13bn investment in OpenAI
The commission noted that the investment may extend Microsoft's dominance in cloud computing into the emerging AI market.
Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Raises Antitrust Concerns, FTC Says
Microsoft Corp.’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud computing into the nascent artificial intelligence market, the Federal Trade ...
Elon Musk says FTC's concern on Microsoft-OpenAI pact 'confirms' anticompetition
Elon Musk said the Federal Trade Commission’s concern over Microsoft's (MSFT) $13B investment in OpenAI “confirms” his claims that the agreement between the startup and technology giant is anticompeti ...
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FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns
Microsoft’s backing of OpenAI and Amazon’s and Alphabet/Google’s partnerships with Anthropic. “The FTC’s report sheds light on how partnerships by big tech firms can create lock-in ...
Musk claims FTC’s Microsoft concerns validate OpenAI allegations, Bloomberg says
Elon Musk argued in a court filing that the U.S. FTC’s concerns about Microsoft’s (MSFT) $13B investment in OpenAI support his claims that the ...
For Microsoft, 2025 could be a game-changing year
Decades ago, Microsoft was Big Tech’s bad boy, mowing down competitors with shady actions that drew the wrath of the federal ...
Microsoft tests ‘scareware blocker’ for Edge that uses computer vision to detect scams
Microsoft is rolling out "scareware blocker," which uses machine learning to identify a very specific and pervasive type of ...
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FTC, DOJ backs key allegations in Elon Musk’s antitrust case against Sam Altman’s OpenAI, Reid Hoffman
The Post has reached out to the DOJ and FTC for comment. Hoffman, the cofounder of LinkedIn, has served as an independent director on Microsoft’s board since 2017. He is also a partner at tech ...
The FTC is concerned about Big Tech-AI startup partnerships — Microsoft-Open AI raises alarms
The FTC warns that multi-billion-dollar partnerships between Big Tech and AI startups could lead to the monopolization of the AI and cloud computing sectors.
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FTC points at partnerships between AI leaders and cloud service providers, suggesting they could be subject to antitrust scrutiny
The Federal Trade Commission, in its latest staff report issued Friday, suggested that partnerships between artificial intelligence leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic with cloud service providers ...
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FTC examines AI deals between Microsoft & OpenAI, Amazon, Google & Anthropic
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday found that the partnerships between Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google with OpenAI ...
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US supports Musk argument in OpenAI lawsuit
Musk's lawyer Marc Toberoff said, "the participation of the DOJ and FTC is a sign of how seriously regulators take OpenAI and Microsoft’s misconduct.” The FTC is separately looking into ...