investigation

Microsoft Faces UK Probe Over Inflection Staff Hiring

Poaching staff? UK's CMA regulator confirms phase one investigation of Microsoft's “hiring” of former Inflection AI staff

1 week ago

AT&T Admits Data Breach Impacted “Nearly All” Customers

American telecommunications giant AT&T admits that “nearly all” customer accounts were compromised in 2022 breach

2 weeks ago

UK Investigates HPE’s $14bn Acquisition Of Juniper Networks

UK competition regulator begins investigation into the multi billion dollar acquisition of Juniper Networks by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

1 month ago

US Regulators To Open Antitrust Probes Into Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia

Both the Federal Trade Commission and US Justice Department are reportedly set to open antitrust investigations into leading AI players

2 months ago

US Probe Of Waymo Uncovers More Incidents – Report

NHTSA says its investigation of Waymo self-driving vehicles has uncovered more incidents that raise concerns

2 months ago

UK Regulator Declines To Investigate Microsoft’s Mistral AI Deal

Weeks after seeking feedback on Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI, UK regulator says it does not qualify for investigation

2 months ago

European Union Opens Child Safety Probe Into Meta

European Commission opens an official child safety investigation into Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms

2 months ago

US Investigates Alphabet’s Waymo After Self-Driving Incidents

'Unexpected behaviour' of Waymo's self-driving vehicles triggers investigation by American safety regulators

2 months ago

Tesla Ordered To Provide NHTSA With Autopilot Recall Data

US agency seeks data from Tesla on Autopilot recall, amid reports US prosecutors are probing possible securities or wire fraud

3 months ago

EU Requests Content Moderation Data From X

Using the Digital Services Act, European Commission asks X (formerly Twitter) for details over reduction in content moderation resources

3 months ago

UK CMA Seeks Feedback On Microsoft, Amazon AI Partnerships

British regulator invites feedback on major partnerships Microsoft and Amazon have struck with smaller AI firms

3 months ago

EU To Drop Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment Probe – Report

Microsoft to avoid an EU investigation into its $13 billion investment in OpenAI, after EC concluded it is not an…

3 months ago

CMA Begins Phase 2 Probe Of Vodafone Merger With Three UK

Deadline expired for Vodafone to allay CMA concerns over merger with Three UK. In-depth Phase 2 investigation begins

4 months ago

Microsoft Singled Out In Review Of Chinese Hack Of US Government Emails

Cyber Safety Review Board concludes Chinese hack of top US government officials' emails was preventable, and blames Microsoft

4 months ago

FTC Investigates TikTok Over Security, Privacy – Report

Federal Trade Commission reportedly investigating TikTok for its data and security practices, amid US ban threat

4 months ago

UK Gives Three, Vodafone Five Days To Avoid In-Depth Merger Probe

CMA concerned the merger would lead to a 'substantial lessening of competition' and result in higher prices for consumers

4 months ago

US Government, US States Sue Apple For Smartphone Monopoly

Apple accused of making it harder to switch phones, hampering innovation, and imposing costs on developers

4 months ago

Microsoft Investment In Mistral AI Prompts EU Scrutiny Calls

European lawmakers call for investigation after Microsoft this week made small investment in French startup Mistral AI

5 months ago

US SEC Investigates If OpenAI Investors Were Misled – Report

Financial regulator examines internal comms of CEO Sam Altman, after his shock firing for not being “consistently candid in communications”

5 months ago

French Prosecutors Raid Huawei Office

Huawei says it is fully co-operating, after its French offices were searched last week as part of probe by financial…

6 months ago

Elon Musk Ordered To Testify In SEC Twitter Takeover Probe

SEC doubles down and orders Elon Musk to testify again, for investigation of his $44 billion Twitter purchase

6 months ago

GM’s Cruise Dismisses Nine Executives, Faces Fine

Nine executives dismissed at Cruise, amid reports it faces $1.5m penalty for allegedly misleading regulators after accident

8 months ago

UK Regulator Begins Scrutiny Of Microsoft Partnership With OpenAI

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

8 months ago

UK’s CMA Wins Appeal To Investigate Apple

Apple's mobile browser and cloud gaming services will be investigated after the CMA won an appeal on Thursday

8 months ago

ICO Drops Investigation Into 2020 EasyJet Hack

BA not happy? UK data protection watchdog confirms it is halting EasyJet hack probe due to lack of resources

9 months ago

Japan Opens Probe Into Google Search Domination

More bad news for Alphabet as Japanese competition watchdog begins investigation into Google's search domination

9 months ago

Ofcom Refers Cloud Investigation Of Amazon, Microsoft To CMA

AWS tells Silicon UK it disagrees with Ofcom findings, as AWS and Microsoft is referred to CMA watchdog for further…

10 months ago

Ofcom To Investigate Amazon, Microsoft Over Cloud Domination – Report

UK regulator is reportedly pushing for an antitrust investigation into Amazon and Microsoft's cloud dominance

10 months ago

Amazon Executives Named By FTC In Prime Subscription Lawsuit

Three senior Amazon executives have been publicly named by US regulator in lawsuit over 'duping' users into Prime subscriptions

10 months ago