CMA says tech company has ‘abused its dominant position’ to the detriment of
publishers and advertisers
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The UK competition watchdog has accused Google of anti-competitive behaviour in
the market for buying and selling ads on websites, in a move that follows
similar investigations in the US and the EU.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had found that Google has
“abused its dominant position” in online advertising to the detriment of
thousands of UK publishers and advertisers.
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Move is the latest of a string of CMA investigations into technology tie-ups
Amazon’s $4bn investment into US artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is to
be examined in the latest investigation into technology tie-ups by the UK’s
competition watchdog.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Thursday that it was
launching a preliminary investigation into the deal, before deciding whether to
refer it for an in-depth review.
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CMA to consider whether deal with AI startup is a potential merger, which could
prompt full investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a preliminary investigation
into a partnership between Google and Anthropic, marking the latest in a string
of investigations into deals between big tech companies and AI startups.
Google invested $2bn into Anthropic in 2023, shortly after signing a cloud
computing agreement with the startup, which develops the Claude LLM and chatbot.
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Social media platform uses pre-ticked boxes of consent, a practice that violates
UK and EU GDPR rules
Elon Musk’s X platform is under pressure from data regulators after it emerged
that users are consenting to their posts being used to build artificial
intelligence systems via a default setting on the app.
The UK and Irish data watchdogs said they have contacted X over the apparent
attempt to gain user consent for data harvesting without them knowing about it.
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Startup’s new approach means Apple will no longer be able to appoint executive
to similar role
Microsoft has withdrawn its observer seat on the OpenAI board and Apple will no
longer be able to appoint an executive to a similar role, amid regulatory
scrutiny of big tech’s relationship with artificial intelligence startups.
Microsoft, the largest financial backer of the ChatGPT developer, announced the
move in a letter to the startup, as first reported by the Financial Times. It
said the resignation of the observer role, which does not carry a vote in board
decisions, was “effective immediately”.
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