EU is fielding comments on potential market harms of Microsoft's investments.

European Union regulators are concerned that Microsoft may be covertly controlling OpenAI as its biggest investor.

      • Kbin_space_program@kbin.social
        44·
        1 year ago

        It’s about the EU regulators. It’s notable that they don’t seem to have any concerns about Google, despite Google being exponentially worse.

          • wikibot@lemmy.worldBEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Here’s the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:

            Since 2010, the European Union has investigated several antitrust complaints against Google alleging abuses of its dominant position in breach of the EU's competition laws. Three complaints have resulted in formal charges against Google: those relating to Google Shopping, the Android operating system and to Google AdSense. Google has been found guilty of antitrust breaches in the three cases and has been fined over €8 billion. In 2020, the European Union has also launched a full investigation of Google's proposed acquisition of the fitness tracker and wearable health company Fitbit, under the EU Merger Regulation. The operation was eventually cleared on 17 December 2020 subject to conditions.

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        • MNByChoiceEnglish
          51·
          1 year ago

          You know EU regulators can do multiple things at once and that investigations take time and tend to be secret until they are ready to act.