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UK’s CMA Says Google’s Ad Tech Practices May Violate Competition Law
UK’s CMA Says Google’s Ad Tech Practices May Violate Competition Law
September 06, 2024  |  Google

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Friday (Sept. 6) that it has found that Google may have harmed competition by using its dominance...

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PSR Explores Expanding Variable Recurring Payments in UK
PSR Explores Expanding Variable Recurring Payments in UK
August 15, 2024  |  Regulation

Great Britain’s payments regulator has taken another step in its variable recurring payments (VRP) project. In December, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) put forth a...

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Unpacking Google’s Week: Antitrust Ruling and Targeting Minors With Meta
Unpacking Google’s Week: Antitrust Ruling and Targeting Minors With Meta
August 09, 2024  |  Google

Alphabet’s Gmail email service, the world’s largest free email provider, was down Thursday (Aug 8). But the multi-hour disruption was merely the latest — and...

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UK’s CMA Launches Merger Inquiry Into Amazon Partnership With Anthropic
UK’s CMA Launches Merger Inquiry Into Amazon Partnership With Anthropic
August 08, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon’s partnership with artificial intelligence company Anthropic is being investigated by the United Kingdom’s competition and markets regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched...

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Google-Anthropic Partnership Catches Eye of UK Watchdog
Google-Anthropic Partnership Catches Eye of UK Watchdog
July 30, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Great Britain’s competition regulator is examining Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Tuesday (July 30) it is “considering whether it is...

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UK Banking Giants Accused of Breaching CMA Rules
UK Banking Giants Accused of Breaching CMA Rules
July 25, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Four major U.K. banks have been accused of violating a regulator’s competition rules. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says HSBC, Lloyds, TSB and AIB all breached a 2017 order created in response...

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UK Antitrust Regulator Won’t Investigate Microsoft-Mistral AI Partnership
UK Antitrust Regulator Won’t Investigate Microsoft-Mistral AI Partnership
May 17, 2024  |  Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not investigate Microsoft’s partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) startup Mistral AI. “The CMA has decided that...

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As British Regulators Scrutinize Microsoft and Amazon AI Deals, Industry Braces for Impact
As British Regulators Scrutinize Microsoft and Amazon AI Deals, Industry Braces for Impact
April 24, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

British antitrust authorities are soliciting opinions on the implications of partnerships between tech giants Microsoft and Amazon and smaller generative artificial intelligence (AI) model developers amid growing...

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UK Antitrust Regulator Eyes Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership
UK Antitrust Regulator Eyes Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership
December 08, 2023  |  ANTITRUST

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is gathering information on the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI.  The regulator aims to determine if “recent developments” have resulted in a...

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