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New York Times files lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright
The New York Times is the first major US news organization to sue OpenAI over its artificial intelligence chatbots. The tech companies are accused of taking a "free ride" on millions articles in order to create the revolutionary technology.…
Microsoft pays HMRC £136m amid US tax row
The software giant paid the money in the past 15 months as part of a "bilateral contract".
Microsoft paid HMRC £136m for back taxes as part of a deal reached with authorities regarding how the company shifts its revenues…
Cloud-busting will be a difficult time for tech regulators
Regulators around the globe are faced with a tough choice as they try to deal with the unfair competition in cloud computing. To open the cloud market, more detailed intervention will be required than in other tech markets. This includes…
Ofcom demands UK antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s and Amazon’s cloud dominance
Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, has referred the $500bn industry of cloud computing to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for an antitrust probe after finding that Microsoft and Amazon dominate the market.
In the UK,…
Britain has become a backwater in terms of technology
The red tape could keep the country out of the forefront of the AI revolution
Rishi Sunak, a British scientist and technologist, announced his plans less than six months earlier to turn Britain into a global superpower in…
Microsoft reworks $75bn Activision Deal to Win UK Support
Microsoft dramatically altered the terms of the $75bn acquisition by Activision Blizzard, after UK regulators issued a global ban on the deal due to concerns that it would stifle the innovation in the cloud gaming market.
The two…