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UK Regulators Investigate Amazon's $4 Billion Investment in AI Firm Anthropic

The Competition and Markets Authority is examining whether the deal constitutes a merger that could harm competition.

Overview

  • The CMA's Phase 1 investigation will determine by October 4 if a deeper probe is needed.
  • Amazon and Anthropic deny the investment poses any competition concerns.
  • The CMA's scrutiny follows similar investigations into Google's and Microsoft's AI partnerships.
  • Amazon's investment includes Anthropic using AWS as its primary cloud provider.
  • The CMA is concerned about big tech firms potentially controlling AI startups through strategic investments.