Antitrust

The European Union has proposed measures requiring Google to open key search data to rival search engines and AI chatbots to boost competition.

Meta announced it will permit third-party AI chatbot providers to operate on WhatsApp in Europe via its Business API for 12 months, a move aimed at heading off a major European Commission antitrust investigation.

The Federal Trade Commission has ramped up its investigation into Microsoft's AI and cloud business practices, sending civil investigative demands to companies competing with Microsoft. The probe examines potential anticompetitive behavior in the rapidly growing AI market.