CMA seeks feedback about the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI, and whether it has antitrust implications

CMA seeks feedback about the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI, and whether it has antitrust implications
Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England publish proposals to bolster tech resistance of the financial sector
Last regulator standing. US FTC tries again to block Microsoft's already closed Activision purchase at Federal Appeals Court
AI startup xAI, founded by one of the richest men in the world Elon Musk, seeks to raise up to $1 billion in equity offering
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Staff paying the price. A week after closing $61bn purchase of VMware, Broadcom begins laying off VMware employees
Provisional finding from the UK antitrust regulator, the CMA, puts Adobe's $20 billion acquisition at risk
Despite reports deal would be approved, European regulators hand Amazon statement of objections to iRobot acquisition
Judge sides says former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao must remain in the US whilst he considers he request to return to the UAE
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao urges US judge to reject DoJ request to stop him leaving the United States before sentencing
Japanese car maker to invest £3 billion as it confirms all three models made at UK plant will go 100 percent electric
Court in Montenegro approves extradition of 'cryptocurrency king' Do Kwon, but to which country? South Korea or United States?
After UK approval, European antitrust authorities look set to give unconditional approval for Amazon to purchase iRobot
Investors have withdrawn $956m from Binance since Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty and stepped down as part of $4bn settlement
Chancellor's Autumn statement for the tech industry focused on AI, quantum computing, R&D tax credits, and more
Binance admits it engaged in anti-money laundering as part of $4 billion settlement with US DoJ. Founder, CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty
Broadcom expects to complete $61bn VMware acquisition on Wednesday after triggering antitrust probes around the world
In weeks before his shock ouster from OpenAI Altman was reportedly looking to raise billions for an AI chip start-up and an AI-focused device
New Jersey-based Celsius Network receives US bankruptcy court approval for a restructuring plan so it can exit Chapter 11
Legal setback for Apple as it seeks to avoid to paying over $14 billion in back taxes, after EU clampdown on unfair state aid
More AI moves by Amazon, amid report of hefty funding for development of large language model (LLM) to rival ChatGPT
Whitney Wolfe Herd, chief executive and founder of women-first dating app Bumble, to step down after nearly 10 years
WeWork, once valued privately at $47bn and seen as future of workplace, files for bankruptcy in US amidst heavy losses
Beijing-based AI start-up 01.AI, founded by computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee, valued at more than $1bn less than eight months after founding
Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of all charges for his role in the collapse of FTX and Alameda Research
Declines for Mac, iPads and wearables, home and accessories, plus gloomy holiday season outlook, dents Apple's Q4 and full year results
Criminal trial of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried enters the final stretch, after closing arguments from prosecution and defence teams
Mobile giant confirms it will sell Vodafone Spain to Zegona for $5.3 billion (£4.4bn), in another restructuring move by new CEO
Western Digital to split into flash memory and hard disk companies after walking away from stalled merger talks with Kioxa last week