UK Clears Amazon's $4B Investment in AI Startup Anthropic

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority ruled that the deal does not meet the criteria for further investigation under UK merger regulations.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that Amazon's $4 billion investment in Anthropic does not qualify for an in-depth investigation.
The CMA determined that Anthropic's local revenue and market share did not meet the thresholds required for a merger inquiry under the Enterprise Act 2002.
Amazon's partnership with Anthropic includes the use of Amazon Web Services and custom-built computer chips to power Anthropic's AI operations.
Similar collaborations by Microsoft with Inflection AI and Mistral AI have also been cleared, while Google's investment in Anthropic remains under scrutiny.
Anthropic, a public benefit corporation founded by former OpenAI executives, emphasizes its independence despite significant investments from major tech companies.