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FTC Escalates Antitrust Scrutiny of Microsoft's Cloud and AI Dominance

The Federal Trade Commission has initiated a formal antitrust investigation into Microsoft, issuing civil investigative demands to competitors, signaling an end to the tech giant's relative immunity from recent Big Tech regulatory challenges.

Julia Romero Jun 1, 2026 2 min read

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Brussels widens AI antitrust scrutiny to the full stack — chips, cloud, models

EU competition chief Teresa Ribera has signalled the bloc will examine how Big Tech 'entrenches corporate power' across the entire AI value chain, not only at the application layer. The U.S. FTC, separately, has opened an Arm Holdings probe.

Julia Romero May 25, 2026 4 min read

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FTC Escalates Antitrust Scrutiny of Microsoft's Cloud and AI Dominance

Brussels widens AI antitrust scrutiny to the full stack — chips, cloud, models