CMA probes Microsoft-OpenAI deal amid AI competition concerns

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has sought public feedback on the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) research company. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Friday that it is looking into whether the two tech giants have created a merger situation that could harm AI innovation and…

Further action needed on EV charging to meet net zero: CMA

LONDON, UK: UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has outlined measures to ensure the charging sector works well now and in the future. CMA launched competition enforcement action into long-term exclusive arrangements at motorway service stations; and set out measures to ensure a national network of electric vehicle chargepoints is in place ahead of the…

Drug companies fines £260 million for competition law breaches

LONDON, UK: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed fines totalling over £260 million for competition law breaches in relation to the supply of hydrocortisone tablets. The fines are the result of a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into the conduct of several pharmaceutical firms which found that Auden Mckenzie and Actavis UK (now…