UK clears way for Microsoft-Mistral AI tie-up

London (AFP) May 17, 2024

Britain's competition watchdog on Friday cleared the way for a tie-up between US giant Microsoft and French artificial intelligence firm Mistral AI, concluding it did not amount to a merger. The Competition and Markets Authority last month announced that it would examine tie-ups between the two firms, between US giant Amazon and its AI partner Anthropic, and also look at Microsoft's hiring o