Sep 26, 2024 European Commission publishes Competition Policy Brief on generative AI and virtual worlds By Jonathan Slade Jennyfer Moreau On 19 September 2024, the European Commission published a Policy Brief on competition in generative AI and virtual worlds. The Policy...
Aug 01, 2024 EU, UK and US competition authorities publish shared principles for competition in AI By Paul Walter On 23 July 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority, the European Commission, the US Department of Justice and the US Federal Trade...
Jul 19, 2024 The wallet revolution: FCA and PSR publish call for information on Big Tech and digital wallets By Emily Bradley Jennyfer Moreau How did you pay for your coffee today? Because the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) are...
Jul 17, 2024 ByteDance confirmed as digital gatekeeper By Annalisa Tosdevin In the first substantive judgment on the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European General Court (GC) has today upheld ByteDance's...
May 29, 2024 Tech companies to see digital regulation come to the UK By Annalisa Tosdevin More than a year after its first reading in the House of Commons, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 received Royal...
Apr 30, 2024 CMA publishes AI strategic update By Annalisa Tosdevin Hot on the heels of its update paper on AI Foundation Models earlier this month, the CMA has published its strategic update on its...
Apr 17, 2024 CMA updates AI Foundation Model principles amid concerns about how the sector is developing By Annalisa Tosdevin Last week, the CMA published an update to its initial report on AI Foundation Models published last September. The initial report has...
Feb 19, 2024 New boundaries for digital markets? European Commission updates guidance on market definition By Jennyfer Moreau On 8 February 2024, the European Commission unveiled updated guidance on its approach to defining markets when enforcing EU competition...
Feb 08, 2024 Fake reviews and ‘hidden’ online fees to be banned under new digital markets and consumer protection rules By Tim Blanchard Jennyfer Moreau In a bid to better protect consumers from deceptive practices in the digital economy, the UK Department for Business and Trade announced...
Jan 09, 2024 European Commission seeks views on virtual worlds and generative AI By Annalisa Tosdevin Competition authorities around the globe are ramping up their interest in and examination of nascent technologies such as AI and virtual...
Nov 30, 2023 Court of Appeal finds in favour of CMA cloud market investigation By Annalisa Tosdevin The Court of Appeal has today ruled unanimously that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) was justified in launching a market...
Oct 17, 2023 CMA launches market investigation into public cloud infrastructure services By Slaughter and May On 5 October 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority launched a market investigation into the supply of public cloud...
Sep 25, 2023 New one-stop shop for UK AI and digital regulation By Natalie Donovan The Government announced last week that, as part of its plans to design and deliver an AI regulatory framework, the DRCF will pilot a new...
Sep 22, 2023 CMA sets out early thinking on the impact of AI Foundation Models on competition and consumers By Sarah Jackson Earlier this year, the UK Competition and Markets Authority announced the launch of an initial review into the impact of AI Foundation...
Jun 06, 2023 UK Government’s White Paper on AI Regulation Gets Stamp of Approval from CMA By Slaughter and May It’s good to get a gold star on your homework, particularly when that homework relates to the future of AI regulation in the UK. On 1...
May 30, 2023 National merger reviews under the microscope: insights from digital and tech mergers assessed by competition authorities in the EU By Jennyfer Moreau Earlier this year, the European Commission published a report that provides an overview of how national competition authorities (NCAs)...