US leads the way in antitrust investigations into Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
Federal regulators have reached a deal allowing them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry, in the strongest sign of how regulatory scrutiny of the powerful technology has increased.The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission reached the deal last week, which is expected to be completed in the next few days, according to two people familiar with the matter, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the confidential discussions.Under the agreement, the Justice Department will take the lead in investigating whether the behavior of Nvidia, the largest maker of AI chips, violated antitrust laws, the sources said. The FTC will play the lead role in examining the conduct o...