Microsoft, Amazon AI Deals Get UK Antitrust Scrutiny
- CMA to look at Anthropic, Mistral and Inflection investments
- Amazon says the investigation by CMA is unprecedented
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Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s investments into artificial intelligence startups will get deeper scrutiny from the UK’s antitrust watchdog, the latest example of how global regulators are grappling with how the world’s largest technology firms are influencing the booming market.
The Competition and Markets Authority said Wednesday it was gathering information from market players to determine whether the $4 billion collaboration between Amazon and AI firm Anthropic threatens competition in the UK.