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U.S. regulators to open antitrust probes into Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
Federal regulators will proceed with antitrust investigations focusing on Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia, according to a source familiar with the situation.
The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department are set to open antitrust investigations into Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia, examining the powerful companies' influence on the artificial intelligence industry, a source familiar confirmed to CNBC. By invoking its authority to conduct a so-called 6(b) study — named for Section 6(b) of the FTC Act — the regulator can look into the AI companies separately from its law enforcement arm and make civil investigative demands. The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department are set to open antitrust investigations into Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia, examining the powerful companies' influence on the artificial intelligence industry, a source familiar confirmed to CNBC.
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