OpenAI, Musk and Microsoft

FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships between Big Tech
Musk Says FTC Concern Over Microsoft Backs His OpenAI Claims
Elon Musk said in a court filing that the US Federal Trade Commission’s concern over Microsoft Corp.’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI “confirms” the billionaire’s claims that the pact between the startup and technology giant is anticompetitive.
FTC weighs in on Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission weighed in on Friday on Elon Musk's lawsuit seeking to block OpenAI's conversion to a public company, pointing out legal doctrines that could support his claim that OpenAI and Microsoft engaged in anticompetitive practices.
Musk claims FTC’s Microsoft concerns validate OpenAI allegations, Bloomberg says
Elon Musk argued in a court filing that the U.S. FTC’s concerns about Microsoft’s (MSFT) $13B investment in OpenAI support his claims that the
FTC raises antitrust concerns over Microsoft $13bn investment in OpenAI
The commission noted that the investment may extend Microsoft's dominance in cloud computing into the emerging AI market.
Elon Musk says FTC's concern on Microsoft-OpenAI pact 'confirms' anticompetition
In a court filing, multi-business billionaire Elon Musk said the Federal Trade Commission’s concern over Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) $13B investment in OpenAI “confirms” his claims that the agreement between the startup and technology giant is anticompetitive,
Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Gets a Boost From Lina Khan’s FTC
While they didn't support Musk's allegations directly, the feds added weight to his interpretation of antitrust law.
FTC points at partnerships between AI leaders and cloud service providers, suggesting they could be subject to antitrust scrutiny
A staff report released Friday by the FTC suggested partnerships between OpenAI and Microsoft, and Amazon and Anthropic, ...
FTC raises antitrust concerns about Microsoft-OpenAI partnership
Microsoft Corp.’s US$13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud ...
US supports Musk argument in OpenAI lawsuit
U.S. antitrust enforcers weighed in on Friday on Elon Musk's lawsuit seeking to block OpenAI's conversion to a public company ...
Trump announces an AI infrastructure investment of up to $500 billion involving OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank
President Donald Trump called Stargate, a new joint venture by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, "the largest AI infrastructure ...
Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Raises Antitrust Concerns, FTC Says
The FTC said the partnerships between tech and AI could result in dominant tech companies holding “exclusivity rights” to ...
OpenAI Goes Full MAGA
T hings were not looking great for OpenAI at the end of last year. The company had been struggling with major delays on its long-awaited GPT-5 and hemorrhaging key talent—notabl ...
Google to invest another $1B in Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival - report
Google LLC, a division of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), has announced spending an additional $1 billion on the ...
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FTC flags Microsoft-OpenAI deal over potential AI market dominance
The FTC report revealed that at least one of the big tech companies accessed "confidential and potentially sensitive ...