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CMA launches probe into Microsoft's hiring spree from Inflection AI
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a formal investigation into Microsoft's recruitment of staff from AI startup Inflection to determine if this constitutes a de facto merger, potentially stifling competition in the AI sector.
The move comes after the CMA gathered "sufficient information" regarding Microsoft's hiring and "associated arrangements" with the startup. "The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consid...
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