Hi there, it’s Rachyl Jones with the tech team. In the U.K., the target on Microsoft’s back just got a little bigger.
The U.K. antitrust regulator said on Friday it is considering launching a probe against Microsoft and OpenAI over their multibillion-dollar partnership. Microsoft last month obtained a nonvoting position on OpenAI’s board, following the dramatic ousting and return of OpenAI chief Sam Altman. In light of these governance changes, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is inviting relevant parties to comment on whether the partnership constitutes a “relevant merger situation” that could stifle competition in the U.K. Depending on what information the authority gathers, a formal investigation could follow.
