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Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals

British antitrust regulators are seeking views on partnerships between Microsoft and Amazon with smaller generative AI model makers.
The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority is opening comments from interested third parties to review major AI partnerships between Microsoft and Mistral, and Amazon and Anthropic, as well as Microsoft's hiring practices.
The CMA, aiming to assess if the collaborations constitute mergers, is requesting input from interested parties by May 9.

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