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BRUSSELS :Microsoft's $13 billion investment in OpenAI could face an EU antitrust investigation as regulators are building the case for such a move, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

FILE PHOTO: Microsoft logo is seen at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Bruna Casas//File PhotoBRUSSELS :Microsoft's $13 billion investment in OpenAI could face an EU antitrust investigation as regulators are building the case for such a move, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

The people said the European Union antitrust regulator had decided not to investigate the partnership under EU merger rules, but that Microsoft could still face an antitrust investigation. Microsoft has a non-voting position on the OpenAI board but says it does not own any portion of the ChatGPT maker.

 

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