Antitrust
The latest Antitrust coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Google Drops Gemini AI Into Chrome—Here’s What Windows Users Need to Know
Google today began rolling out what it calls the “biggest upgrade in Chrome’s history,” embedding its Gemini AI assistant directly into the browser toolbar and address bar for desktop users in...
Bing’s New Scoreboard Ad Declares Edge the Winner Over Chrome, Obscuring Google’s Links on Windows 11
Microsoft has rolled out a new Bing search ad that presents a "scoreboard" comparison between Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, designating Edge the winner with blue checkmarks and burying Chrome's...
OpenAI Ditches Azure-Only Mandate as Stargate Brings $100 Billion Multi-Cloud AI Race
OpenAI will no longer be forced to run all its AI workloads on Microsoft Azure, as the two companies signed a non-binding agreement that replaces blanket exclusivity with a right of first refusal and...
OpenAI Breaks Azure Exclusivity: Inside the Multicloud ROFR Deal Reshaping AI Infrastructure
The exclusive compute contract that made Microsoft Azure the sole cloud home for OpenAI’s cutting-edge models has given way to a more flexible arrangement. Under a new non-binding memorandum of...
Microsoft-OpenAI MOU Signals End of Exclusivity, Ushers in Multi-Cloud AI Era
Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding that rewrites the rules of their long-standing partnership, formalizing a shift toward a multi-cloud, multi-model future as...
Microsoft Agrees to Unbundle Teams Globally After EU Probe, Offers $2.20/User Discount
The European Commission is poised to approve a landmark settlement with Microsoft that formally unbundles Teams from Office 365 and Microsoft 365, closing a five-year antitrust drama while reshaping...
Apple Explores Google Gemini Deal to Revive Siri Amid AI Setbacks
Apple is in exploratory discussions with Google to license its Gemini AI model for a next-generation Siri, according to multiple reports. The talks, still early and without a final agreement, signal...
Microsoft Sets Teams at $5 Per User in Global Unbundling to Settle EU Probe
Microsoft will sell Teams as a $5-per-user standalone app and offer Office suites without the collaboration tool to customers worldwide, capitulating to a European antitrust probe that began after a...
Elon Musk’s xAI Drops $440K Engineer Roles in Seattle, Challenging Microsoft’s AI Dominance
Elon Musk’s xAI has opened a new engineering hub in Seattle, immediately posting job listings with annual salary bands reaching as high as $440,000. The move deepens the startup’s ties to...
Microsoft’s Copyright Gambit Could End the Resale of Used Office and Windows Licenses
Microsoft has advanced a provocative legal argument that threatens to upend the decades-old European market for second‑hand software licences. In a preliminary issues trial that opened this week...
OpenAI’s AI-Powered Jobs Platform Aims to Disrupt LinkedIn’s Hiring Dominance by 2026
OpenAI is preparing to launch an AI-driven jobs platform and certification program that will take it head-to-head with Microsoft’s LinkedIn, marking an aggressive expansion from conversational AI...
Alphabet Shares Jump as Judge Spares Chrome and Android from Sale, Mandates Data Sharing
Alphabet’s stock surged nearly 9% in a single trading session after a federal judge handed down a remedies ruling that steered clear of the most feared outcomes—a forced sale of the Chrome...