The Vodafone-Three merger looks more likely today than ever before after the CMA set out remedies that could address competition concerns.
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The merger between Vodafone and Three is under the CMA's microscope as the companies promise an £11 billion investment in the UK mobile network and low-cost tariffs.
The UK's CMA expresses caution over Vodafone's merger with Three, fearing millions may face higher mobile service costs despite possible network improvements.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has given the go ahead for Microsoft to hire talent from Inflection, an AI startup. It said the move isn't anti-competitive.
Microsoft has heavily criticized Apple and its in-app purchases policy where it takes a 30% cut. Microsoft said it's uneconomical and unjustified.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI employees was a strategic maneuver to avoid scrutiny over a potential acquisition.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Hewlett Packard Enterprise's acquisition of Juniper Networks. It said that phase 1 of the investigation will close in August.
The CMA is no longer looking into Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI, where it was given a minority stake. This means the regulator doesn't believe the partnership is a threat to competition.
The CMA has published a letter from Amazon noting that Microsoft's current business practices are impacting the cloud computing industry and is preventing users from switching to rival companies.
Google has sent a letter to the CMA alleging that Microsoft's business practices in the cloud computing industry are hampering the competition and is preventing users from switching to its rivals.
CMA, the UK watchdog, is closing its investigations against Meta and Amazon about the use of ad data after securing two commitments from the tech giants. These ensure user and seller protection.
The consumer group Which? has warned that the Vodafone and Three merger in the UK could lead to higher prices and worse service in the short term. Longer term, it said that customers could benefit.
The UK has approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. Both companies welcomed the regulator's decision. Microsoft will complete its $68.7 billion purchase of the video game publisher.
The UK's competition regulator has launched an investigation into Qualcomm's acquisition of Autotalks. It wants to find out if the deal will hurt competition in the United Kingdom.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has ended its investigation into Broadcom's $69 billion acquisition of VMware and published a final report. It has said the acquisition can go ahead.
Sarah Cardell, the chief executive at the UK Competition and Markets Authority, said in a new interview that it is still waiting for Microsoft to send it a new Activision Blizzard deal proposal.
The UK's CMA has provisionally cleared Broadcom's acquisition of VMware. It will hear feedback from interested parties and give its final decision on the matter by the middle of September.
The official date for the deal for Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to close has now come and gone, but the two companies reportedly still want to make this purchase happen.
A new report claims Microsoft is considering selling off some of its Xbox Cloud Gaming rights to a third party in order to get the CMA to approve its plans to purchase Activision Blizzard.
Soon after Microsoft's win against the FTC Phil Spencer had sent an internal memo addressing the company's efforts to get it over the line as well as the belief that it would be good for the industry.
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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has said that it's not happy with Adobe trying to buy Figma. It has asked the companies to provide legally-binding remedies within five days.
Despite the CMA, the UK antitrust regulator, clearing the suspicions towards Amazon's acquisition of iRobot corporation, the European Commission is still unsure about its effects on the industry.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK initially expressed concerns over the purchase of Roomba vacuum cleaner maker iRobot by Amazon. But, it has now greenlighted the decision.
Vodafone and Three UK have announced plans to merge their UK operations. Both of the companies have found it increasingly difficult to offer services and say a merger will address this issue.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has released a document today, which includes commitments from Meta to not use rival's ad data for Facebook Marketplace...but there's a catch.
Shutterstock has agreed to acquire GIPHY for $53 million from Meta after a UK regulator forced the sale. Meta is taking a huge loss as a result of the sale as it paid around $400 million for GIPHY.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority regulator has banned Microsoft and Activision Blizzard from acquiring an interest in each other's companies without the CMA's prior approval.
After Microsoft's £55 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard was blocked in the UK, the company brought in top legal talent to take the fight to the UK's CMA in a Competition Appeal Tribunal.
The Competition and Markets Authority is launching its initial review into generative AI to see how it could affect competition or affect consumers. It'll publish a report in September.
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has been doing the media rounds today. He said the UK's CMA had made a mistake to block the acquisition by Microsoft and said the company will appeal.
This week's Microsoft Weekly digest is chock-full of news items related to controversies related to AI-powered products, the arrival of free USBs for Windows Insiders, and multiple app updates.
Ofcom has proposed that the competition watchdog in the UK investigate cloud providers like Microsoft and Amazon AWS to see if they're engaged in anti-competitive practices after it noticed issues.
The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is filled to the brim with news about updates to Microsoft 365 apps and services like Teams and Edge, new features and bugs in Windows, and Copilot upgrades.
The UK Competition & Markets Authority's provisional conclusion says Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard "will not result in a substantial lessening of competition" for UK console gaming.
Microsoft has signed its third 10-year Call of Duty distribution deal with a partner, this time Boosteroid. It had previously signed similar agreements with Nintendo and Nvidia already.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has kicked off an investigation into Broadcom's $61 billion acquisition of VMware. Results of Phase 1 are expected after a couple of months.
The UK's CMA has found that intervention on its part is unlikely to boost the incomes of smaller artists that release music on streaming platforms. It said the government may be able to do something.
Sony is planning to launch its next-generation console some time after 2026, according to a document that it submitted to the UK's CMA. The specific year it has in mind was redacted, though.
Microsoft has admitted that Sony has better exclusives for the PlayStation than Microsoft has for Xbox. It said this in a document as it tries to get the CMA's approval for the Activision deal.
Meta is to sell Giphy following a decision by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority to prevent the acquisition. The CMA had several competition concerns, such as Meta restricting access to GIFs.
