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Elon Musk’s X To Avoid EU’s Tough DMA – Report
Musk's X will reportedly not be designated as a 'gatekeeper', that would have subjected it to onerous DMA obligations
SEC To Seek Sanctions After Musk Fails To Appear In Court
US Securities and Exchange Commission says it will seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he fails to appear in Twitter probe
Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger Thresholds
European Commission says Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI's staff will not be investigated under EU merger rules
CMA Halts Probe Into Microsoft’s Inflection AI Staff Hiring
British competition regulator closes investigation into Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI staff, which it deems a “merger”
Mike Lynch: Captain Of Bayesian Yacht Declines To Talk
Respected captain of Bayesian yacht faces manslaughter charges, but refuses to answer questions over sinking
Body Of Mike Lynch’s Daughter Recovered, Amid Allegations Of Crew Mistakes
Body of Mike Lynch's 18 year old daughter, Hannah, recovered from wreck, as Italian authorities mull manslaughter charges
UK To Investigate Amazon’s $4 Billion Investment In Anthropic
British competition regulator, the CMA, confirms it will investigate Amazon's huge investment into AI firm Anthropic
UK Investigates Alphabet Partnership With AI Firm Anthropic
British competition regulator, the CMA, to investigate Google parent Alphabet’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic
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
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
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
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
US Probe Of Waymo Uncovers More Incidents – Report
NHTSA says its investigation of Waymo self-driving vehicles has uncovered more incidents that raise concerns
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
European Union Opens Child Safety Probe Into Meta
European Commission opens an official child safety investigation into Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms
Federal Court Orders Elon Musk To Testify In SEC Twitter Takeover Probe
Elon Musk loses bid to avoid court order to force him to testify in SEC probe of his $44 billion Twitter purchase
US Investigates Alphabet’s Waymo After Self-Driving Incidents
'Unexpected behaviour' of Waymo's self-driving vehicles triggers investigation by American safety regulators
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
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
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
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 acquisition
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
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
FTC Investigates TikTok Over Security, Privacy – Report
Federal Trade Commission reportedly investigating TikTok for its data and security practices, amid US ban threat
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
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
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
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”
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 prosecutors