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UNITED STATES

Stage set for antitrust probes into AI firms

The US Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a deal that clears the way for potential antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a source familiar with the matter. The Justice Department will take the lead in investigating whether Nvidia violated antitrust laws, while the FTC will examine the conduct of OpenAI and Microsoft. The regulators struck the deal over the past week, and it is expected to be completed in the coming days, the source said.