Microsoft’s $13bn OpenAI tie-up cleared by UK regulator
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UK competition watchdog drops Microsoft-OpenAI probe
Digital rights campaigners say it shows the regulator has given into Big Tech and been "defanged."BBC News - 9h -
UK watchdog drops competition review of Microsoft's OpenAI deal
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