Microsoft Corp. stands to gain from new White House AI guidelines that call on the US Federal Trade Commission to show more restraint in probes involving artificial intelligence and stand down on ...

Microsoft faced the FTC in court, defending its giant Activision Blizzard deal. On June 11th, a judge ruled in favor of allowing the deal to proceed, but the FTC might appeal and other hurdles ...

The FTC outlined its findings in a six-page complaint. Many of the problems resulted from Microsoft failing to adhere to its own privacy statements about Passport, Passport Wallet or Kids Passport.

“Microsoft’s next move will depend in part on what the FTC decides to do.” Microsoft wants the deal to go through, and if it were solely up to it, the acquisition would happen by July 18.

When Microsoft’s expert, Dr. Dennis Carlton, argued that the FTC’s evidence rested on faulty assumptions as to the consumer choices made by gamers, the FTC responded with “nothing,” and ...

Microsoft wants the Federal Trade Commission to examine whether the agency violated its own rules by allegedly leaking information related to a reported antitrust investigation into the Redmond ...

But there is a chance the FTC may abandon this altogether, and while Microsoft still has to appeal the CMA's decision, it appears Microsoft has overcome its biggest hurdle. Taylor is a Reporter at ...

The FTC's complaint points to Microsoft's 2021 acquisition of well-known game developer Bethesda Softworks and its parent company ZeniMax, as an example of where Microsoft is making some upcoming ...

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's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard was finally completed on October 13, 2023, after challenges from the FTC, European Union, and UK's Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA).