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[ad_1] Apple Inc. faces a revived full-blown probe into its dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming after London judges reversed a decision to block the investigation. The Competition and Markets Authority acted lawfully when it ordered a market investigation into the iPhone maker, judges at London's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday. They said the antitrust tribunal's decision to overturn it would have had “serious consequences” for the UK agency's powers. The regulator was fighting against a Competition Appeal Tribunal decision in March that ordered a halt to its market investigation into the US firm's market power. Apple had argued that the CMA didn't follow procedural rules on timings, rendering the probe invalid. “We launched this investigation over a year ago in order to mak...

[ad_1] The UK's antitrust watchdog set out a new set of principles for regulating artificial intelligence and kick started a project to deepen its scrutiny of the fast-developing technology.The Competition and Markets Authority said on Monday that AI could quickly affect markets and consumers, following a wide-ranging preliminary review. It outlined seven principles for regulating AI systems trained on vast pools of data, which can be adapted to various tasks — known as foundation models. The regulator said it's starting a significant program to develop its position on AI, which will see it speak to companies at the forefront of the technology including Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Meta Platforms Inc., OpenAI, Microsoft Corp., NVIDIA Corp. and Anthropic. It will also seek the views of consum...

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UK Antitrust Watchdog to Deepen Scrutiny of AI Foundation Models