Topic: competition rules
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EU Investigates Google Zero in Antitrust Probe
The EU has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Google, focusing on whether it has used its dominance to stifle AI competition by leveraging publisher and creator content without fair compensation or consent. The probe will scrutinize Google's use of online content to power AI features ...
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Microsoft Dodges EU Probe by Unbundling Teams from Office
Microsoft has agreed to separate Teams from its Office and Microsoft 365 suites to avoid an EU antitrust investigation, offering versions without Teams at a lower price and improving interoperability with rivals. The decision resolves a multi-year probe initiated after a complaint from Slack, whi...
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EU Probes Meta for Blocking AI Chatbots on WhatsApp
European regulators have launched an antitrust investigation into Meta, concerned its policy restricting third-party AI chatbots on WhatsApp illegally stifles innovation while favoring its own Meta AI product. The policy change would block popular AI tools like those from OpenAI from using WhatsA...
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