Competition and Markets Authority

UK uses AI to tackle ‘bid-rigging’ collusion in public procurement contracts

AI /

The U.K’s competition authority already has a lot on its plate in terms of tackling Big Tech’s growing reach across the technological spectrum, but closer to home it’s dealing with a different kind of anti-competitive threat — one it reckons AI is well-equipped to address. As per a Financial Times’ report this week, the Competition […]

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UK antitrust watchdog launches review of IBM’s HashiCorp takeover

Enterprise /

The Competition and Markets Authority, the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, has opened an investigation into whether IBM’s planned acquisition of cloud software vendor HashiCorp would affect competition. The CMA said Monday it was inviting comment on the merger from interested parties by January 16. The regulator set a provisional February 25 deadline to decide whether to

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UK competition regulator to investigate Alphabet’s investment in Anthropic

Government & Policy /

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a formal probe into Alphabet’s investment in AI rival, Anthropic. The investigation comes three months after the CMA confirmed it was inviting “interested parties” to comment on Alphabet’s various investments in Anthropic, which includes a reported $300 million early last year followed by another reported $2 billion. The probe

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After EU approval, UK clears HPE’s $14B Juniper Networks acquisition

Government & Policy /

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) planned $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is one step closer to completion — the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that the deal won’t face any further scrutiny. The CMA is yet to publish its full findings, but it has updated the deal’s case page to note that

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UK retailers file a £1.1B collective action against Amazon over claims of data misuse

Commerce /

E-commerce behemoth Amazon recently reached a wide-ranging settlement with the U.K. competition watchdog over how it uses Marketplace sellers’ data, with commitments to more transparent and fair practices going forward. But Amazon is not out of hot water over these issues just yet.  On Thursday, the British Independent Retailers Association, which has thousands of members,

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