Author: Florian Mueller
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Cloud is now primarily about AI for Google, except when playing regulatory capture with UK CMA, EU Commission, other agencies
In yesterday’s earnings call, Google parent Alphabet discussed its Google Cloud Platform business as part of its overall AI business rather than AI as one of many fields of use for cloud computing.
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OpenAI, Microsoft defeat parts of NYT’s, other news industry plaintiffs’ copyright lawsuits at earliest stage; but summary judgment will be bigger
OpenAI and Microsoft have achieved a partial victory over copyright infringement lawsuits brought by the New York Times and other plaintiffs from the news industry, but the key battle will be summary judgment.
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UK antitrust authority CMA finds OpenAI is indeed not controlled by Microsoft, closes “maybe merger” inquiry after more than a year
The UK’s competition watch dog has finally found that Microsoft indeed has not acquired OpenAI, and therefore closed its merger investigation.
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UK government’s strategic steer to Competition & Markets Authority: stakeholders have until Thursday morning to comment
Context: The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) told newspaper The Guardian last month that her agency does not always “need to have a seat at the table” when there’s a global competition case. While she does not see tension between the government’s pro-growth agenda and her agency’s competition enforcement, she acknowledged that “where [they]…
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Amazon and Microsoft tell UK competition watchdog that there is no separate market for cloud services used to power AI
Amazon and Microsoft tell the UK’s antitrust regulator that the use of cloud services for AI purposes does not constitute a separate market.
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Biggest copyright holder win against AI provider so far: ThomsonReuters defeats Ross on summary judgment, overcomes ‘fair use’ defense
This is arguably the most important judicial decision in an AI copyright context to date.
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Google, Amazon bullish on cloud business units — contrary to regulatory complaints over alleged software licensing issues
Context: The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is conducting a cloud service market investigation, favoring Google over Amazon and both over Microsoft (January 28, 2025 ai fray article). In particular, Google and Amazon accuse Microsoft of designing software licensing terms in ways that distort cloud competition. What’s new: It’s earnings season, and all three…
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Sam Altman says some other European countries should follow French example: op-ed for French newspaper on eve of Paris AI Action Summit
Context: Tomorrow (Monday, February 10, 2025), will be the first day (and industry stakeholder day) of the Paris AI Action Summit (event website) hosted by the government of France in partnership with that of India. On the second day, the heads of state and government of many countries will join. A draft statement for the…