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British Competition Watchdog Drops Investigation into Alphabet anthropic Deal

British Competition Watchdog Drops Investigation into Alphabet-Anthropic Deal

On Tuesday, Britain’s competition watchdog said the partnership between Google-parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) and artificial intelligence startup Anthropic did not qualify for investigation under the merger provisions.

The Competition and Markets Authority had been scrutinizing Alphabet’s relationship with Anthropic since July, when it began seeking views on whether the deal could undermine competition in the UK.