Microsoft Corp. stands to gain from new White House AI guidelines that call on the US Federal Trade Commission to show more ...

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) bagged a win on Wednesday against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) appeal challenging the Windows maker’s acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard.

According to a recent FTC report, Big Tech's growing investments in AI startups, such as Microsoft's $13 billion funding of OpenAI and Amazon's and Google's partnerships with Anthropic, are ...

The FTC sent Microsoft a so-called civil investigative demand, which is similar to a subpoena, late last year. The document, a copy of which was viewed by Bloomberg, compels the company to turn ...

FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard The logo for Microsoft, and a scene from Activision "Call of Duty - Modern Warfare," are shown in this photo ...

Welp, after what felt like a year-long legal soap opera, the FTC has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s mega acquisition of Activision Blizzard. That’s right—the $68.7 billion ...

Microsoft Faces FTC’s Antitrust Probe According to the Bloomberg report, the FTC staff in recent weeks has met with companies and other groups to gather information on its investigation.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly investigating Microsoft like it’s 1998. In the waning days of the Biden administration, outgoing chair Lina Khan’s probe is said to be picking ...

The FTC’s investigation is already in full swing, with the agency issuing Microsoft a “civil investigative demand,” similar to a subpoena that compels the company to produce documents and ...

Microsoft President Brad Smith responded to the complaint in a statement on Thursday, shortly after FTC commissioners approved the lawsuit by a 3-to-1 vote.

But now, we can see what the current FTC’s position is regarding this deal. Microsoft President Brad Smith shared an FTC document revealing they are dismissing their complaint.

In the PepsiCo case, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the Biden-era FTC rushed to authorize a case just three days before Trump's inauguration. He said Thursday that the case, which alleged that ...