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Microsoft to face higher competition scrutiny in Germany, including over its use of AI


Germany's Federal Cartel Office (FCO) said the software giant could face restrictions if the competition authority deems an intervention is necessary.

Beta Technologies unveiled Monday the next electric aircraft in its lineup — a passenger-carrying version of its ALIA vertical takeoff and landing and fixed-wing vehicles. In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom considered 38 AI-related bills, including the highly contentious SB 1047, which the state’s legislature sent to his desk for final approval. For years, Silicon Valley and Wall Street have questioned Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to invest tens of billions of dollars into Reality Labs.

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