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European Commission Delays Decision on Amazon’s Acquisition of iRobot
Acquisitions // September 11, 2023

European Union (EU) antitrust regulators have reportedly put a temporary halt to their investigation into Amazon‘s $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot. The European Commission (EC), responsible for enforcing competition laws in the European Union, delayed its decision on the deal due to the absence of crucial...

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Microsoft/OpenAI Relationship Could Face EU Probe

January 09, 2024
European regulators are reviewing whether Microsoft’s involvement with OpenAI warrants further investigation. The European Commission (EC) revealed its interest in the ties between the companies Tuesday (Jan. 9) as it announced a larger artificial intelligence (AI) project. “Virtual worlds and generative AI are rapidly developing,” Margrethe Vestager, the commission’s executive vice president in charge of competition policy, said in a news […]

European Commission Delays Decision on Amazon’s Acquisition of iRobot

September 11, 2023
European Union (EU) antitrust regulators have reportedly put a temporary halt to their investigation into Amazon‘s $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot. The European Commission (EC), responsible for enforcing competition laws in...