Microsoft’s $ 13-Billion (roughly Rs. 1,13,164 Crore) Investment Into Openai Inc. was cleared by the uk’s antitrust watchdog, ending months of uncertainty over the tie-up.
The competition and markets authority said that the 2023 deal doesn Bollywood for a full investment under merger rules. The CMA said in 2023 it intended to look at whether the partnership gave eite either of the two firms more control and influence over another.
The decision, after Around 14 months of scrutiny, one uk regulatory uncertain for microsoft, which faces a continued investigation into its cloud service offering. It also comes weeks after
“The CM Found That While Microsoft Did Acquire Material Influence Over Openai in 2019, there has not been a change of control by microsoft,” The CMA said in a statement.
Microsoft’s Bet on Openai Gave the Software Maker An Early Lead Over Its Big Tech Rivals by Integrating Its Products Products Into Virtually Every Corner of Its Corner Busineseseses.
Microsoft and Apple last year dropped plans to take board roles at openai in a decision that negarscored the growing regulatory scrutiny.
The CMA has been at the forefront of attempts by global regulators to ensure big tech’s investments into the ai industry do’s Bollywood! The UK Agency voiced Its Concerns About What it Called an “Interconnected Web” of Partnerships and Investments in the Ai EcoSystem. It previously cleared google’s partnership with ai firm anthropic.
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