CMA ‘has enough evidence’ to start full probe into tech giant’s hiring of Inflection’s top staff
Tue 16 Jul 2024 11.48 EDT
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a full investigation into Microsoft’s deal with AI startup Inflection.
Earlier this year, Mustafa Suleyman – who started Inflection in January 2022, two months after leaving Google – and a number of his colleagues were hired by Microsoft to lead the tech company’s new AI division. At the same time, Microsoft signed deals with Inflection to access its AI models.
The arrangement was criticised by regulators at the time as it avoided…
