UK Regulators Investigate Microsoft's Hiring of Inflection AI Team

The Competition and Markets Authority probes whether Microsoft's acquisition of key Inflection AI staff constitutes a merger.

• Microsoft hired Inflection AI co-founders Mustafa Suleyman and Karén Simonyan, along with most of its staff.
• The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is assessing if these hirings reduce competition in the AI market.
• Microsoft paid $650 million for non-exclusive access to Inflection AI's models.
• A decision on whether to proceed with a deeper investigation is expected by September 11.
• The case adds to Microsoft's ongoing regulatory challenges in the US and EU.

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