Open Markets and partner civil society organisations active in Europe urge the European Commission to address early concentration in the AI market.
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OMI Europe director Max von Thun was quoted saying that Big Tech companies like Amazon, Meta, and Google use cosmetic changes to circumvent Europe’s Digital Markets Act.
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In this issue, we preview Google’s September trial, at which the Department of Justice will lay out its antitrust case against the tech giant for its dominance over the digital advertising, or ad tech, market.
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OMI Europe director Max von Thun was quoted for speaking on a $2 billion fine the European Commission slapped on Apple for unfair practices within its app store.
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OMI Europe director Max von Thun was quoted on the multiyear partnership between Microsoft and European AI startup Mistral..
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OMI Europe director Max von Thun was thoughts on the multiyear partnership between Microsoft and European AI startup Mistral were published.
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OMI Europe director Max von Thun points out that a fine levied by EU regulators on Apple for unfair practices in the music streaming market is insufficient.
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In this issue, we explore new antitrust reforms in Canada, which brings the country in line with recent antimonopoly initiatives in the U.S. and Europe.
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Open Markets worked with civil society groups from Europe, the UK and the US to submit details and recommendations to the European Commission regarding Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI, as the Commission investigates the partnership on fair competition grounds.
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Director of Europe and Transatlantic Partnerships Max von Thun urges Brussels to use its existing powers under competition law and the Digital Markets Act to challenge Big Tech’s growing influence over AI in this article.
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Open Markets Europe Director Max von Thun released a statement regarding Amazon’s announcement it will no longer seek to acquire home robotics firm, iRobot.
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OMI Europe director Max von Thun quoted, commenting on how new European regulations aimed at forcing Apple to release its stranglehold over its App Store have only led Apple to issue new fees that reinforce its control.
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Europe director Max von Thun coauthored an article warning that the UK, as well as regulators around the world, needed to more effectively legislate the emerging AI space, rather than let Big Tech firms take the lead.
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Director of Europe & transatlantic partnerships Max von Thun talks about the progression of a deal between leading AI startup Anthropic and Amazon.
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Director of Europe & transatlantic partnerships Max von Thun writes on the opportunity for the UK Liberal Democrats to position themselves as the party serious about taking on concentrated economic power.
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Director of Europe & transatlantic partnerships Max von Thun gives updates on the developments of the Digital Markets Act as the EC provides further regulator conditions against Big Tech.
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The Open Markets Institute, SOMO and the Balanced Economy Project today made a formal submission to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as part of the authority’s antitrust investigation of Amazon’s UK marketplace.
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Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun puts out a statement welcoming the EC on its investigation into Amazon/iRobot.
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