CMA: Google/Anthropic partnership antitrust case

Decision

Regulator

CACompetition and Markets Authority

acted against

Against

AlphabetAnthropic

The CMA looked at Google's investment in Anthropic and concluded it did not qualify for review under the Enterprise Act 2002.

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