17 Apr, 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...
19 Feb, 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...
08 Feb, 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...
09 Jan, 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...
30 Nov, 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...
17 Oct, 2023 CMA launches market investigation into public cloud infrastructure services By Adam Bruell On 5 October 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority launched a market investigation into the supply of public cloud...
25 Sep, 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...
22 Sep, 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...
06 Jun, 2023 UK Government’s White Paper on AI Regulation Gets Stamp of Approval from CMA By Lucy Chambers 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...
30 May, 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)...
11 May, 2023 CMA launches initial review of AI foundation models By Jennyfer Moreau In a bid to showcase its proactivity regarding the rising adoption of AI, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has recently announced...
28 Mar, 2023 Towards a fair and innovative data economy: European Parliament backs new EU Data Act By Dr Nele Dhondt Jordan Ellison Alexander Chadd The European Parliament (EP) has backed new rules for access to, and use of, data generated in the EU across economic sectors making a...
31 Oct, 2022 G7 Publishes Compendium on Competition in Digital Markets By Katie Hudson Competition authorities from the G7, along with a number of guest authorities, have recently published a compendium on competition in...
10 May, 2022 UK Government's plans for digital regulation feature in Queen's speech By Annalisa Tosdevin The UK Government's plans to regulate digital markets featured in today's Queen's speech, despite recent press reports that the plans...
06 May, 2022 UK Government taking forward plans to regulate digital markets By Annalisa Tosdevin The Government has today confirmed that it is taking forward plans to establish a new pro-competition regime for digital markets. Amongst...
28 Apr, 2022 UK's digital regulators focus on algorithms By Annalisa Tosdevin The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has today published two papers on algorithms, along with a call for comments inviting...