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FTC examines AI deals between Microsoft & OpenAI, Amazon, Google & Anthropic

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday found that the partnerships between Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google with OpenAI and Anthropic allows for the potential of the artificial intelligence (AI) developers being "fully acquired" by the tech giants.

TechCrunch on MSN · 12h

FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns

The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships between big tech companies and generative AI developers — specifically, Microsoft’s backing of OpenAI and Amazon and Alphabet/Google’s partnerships with Anthropic.

Yahoo · 18h

The FTC is concerned about Big Tech-AI startup partnerships — Microsoft-Open AI raises alarms

The FTC warns that multi-billion-dollar partnerships between Big Tech and AI startups could lead to the monopolization of the AI and cloud computing sectors.

Financial Post · 1d

FTC raises antitrust concerns about Microsoft-OpenAI partnership

Microsoft Corp.’s US$13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud computing into the nascent artificial intelligence (AI) market, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a report released Friday.

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Amazon AI deal leaves ‘zombie’ start-up in its wake, whistleblower says

Filing details $400 million license for smart robot system and claims retail giant’s “reverse acquihire” contract limits ...

Amazon search results overrun with ads, FTC lawsuit alleges monopolistic behavior

The FTC also alleges that Amazon is charging its sellers exorbitant fees, in many cases close to 50 percent of their revenue: ...

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The feds opened an investigation into a side-hustle company helping pump out AI-generated books, records reveal

Publishing.com's claims about passive income from AI-generated Amazon books have drawn complaints about undisclosed fees and ...

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FTC Chair Khan hopes Amazon, Facebook won't get ‘sweetheart deal' from Trump in antitrust cases

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said she hopes the Trump administration won't give Amazon and Facebook parent Meta a "sweetheart deal" in pending antitrust cases by her agency.

FTC orders GoDaddy to strengthen security practices after years of data breaches

In a complaint filed Wednesday, the FTC alleged that since 2018, GoDaddy has failed to implement reasonable and appropriate ...

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