The European Commission has declined to open an investigation into Microsoft's hiring of employees from AI startup Inflection, despite requests from member states.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI employees was a strategic maneuver to avoid scrutiny over a potential acquisition.
The US Federal Trade Commission has reportedly begun an antitrust probe into Microsoft's recent deal with Inflection AI to see if it was structured to try to avoid a government inquiry.