UK Competition and Markets Authority

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   UK CMA Investigates Meta’s Terms for Publisher and Advertiser Content

   The UK Competition and Markets Authority has opened an investigation into whether Meta imposed exploitative terms on publishers and advertisers to use their content to develop its AI and other services. The probe concerns potential harm arising from Meta’s commercial terms, including what appears in the small print. The investigation does not itself establish that Meta improperly used the content or violated competition law.

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   TechRadar urges UK to reduce reliance on foreign cloud platforms

   In a commentary, TechRadar argues that AI-agent incidents, sensitive-data processing and foreign legal jurisdiction make UK dependence on US-controlled cloud infrastructure a digital-sovereignty risk. Citing the UK Competition and Markets Authority, the article says Amazon and Microsoft control 70–90% of the UK cloud-computing market. It calls for more domestic procurement, open standards and open-source infrastructure. The commentary also says recent agent incidents prompted the Trump administration to consider greater control over AI tools.

   TechRadar · 🔥 0
3. Oct 16
   UK CMA proposes strategic market status for Microsoft business software, eyes Copilot

   The UK Competition and Markets Authority on October 16 proposed giving Microsoft a Strategic Market Status designation in business software and opened a consultation, with feedback due November 13 and a final decision expected by February 2027. The CMA said Microsoft holds a strong position in all five areas it examined — PC operating systems, productivity software, security software, server operating systems and relational database management — and that switching barriers and bundling practices may limit rivals. It will further examine whether customers can freely choose AI tools and whether competitors can take on Copilot, along with security-software bundling and how licensing affects cloud choice; Microsoft said all its products, including Copilot, are open and interoperable.

   TechRadar · 🔥 0
4. Oct 7
   Getty Images delisted from NYSE as generative AI erodes stock-photo business

   NYSE suspended trading in Getty Images' Class A shares on Sept 29 and began delisting procedures over an abnormally low price; Getty chose not to appeal and its stock moved to the OTC Pink market on Sept 30, keeping the ticker GETY. Reports put the last close at $0.042, down 47.3% in a single day, with market value shrinking to $17.42 million, while the company paid interest on its 2027 and 2028 notes on the final day of a grace period and is negotiating financing, including DIP loans, with lenders. Getty blames generative AI for collapsing the cost of imagery; its $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock was terminated on June 30, and it is pivoting to display-licensing deals with Perplexity and OpenAI, though its record $981.3 million 2025 revenue still included one-off licensing payments.

   科技新报 · 🔥 0

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