Category Archives: Microsoft Under Legal

New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

This is the latest in a number of lawsuits that have accused OpenAI of taking content without permission to train ChatGPT. Kim Davis on January 2, 2024 Last week, The New York Times announced a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft alleging large-scale copyright infringement. They are accused of using millions of articles, without permission, to … Continue reading New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

The FTC is reportedly looking into Microsoft’s $13 billion OpenAI investment

The FTC is reportedly looking into Microsoft’s $13 billion OpenAI investment The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has shared similar sentiments. Will Shanklin   Fri, Dec 8, 2023 Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images OpenAI’s recent drama hasn’t only caught UK regulators’ attention. Bloomberg reported Friday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into Microsoft’s … Continue reading The FTC is reportedly looking into Microsoft’s $13 billion OpenAI investment

Why Microsoft’s $29 billion tax bill could be the knockout punch in a decade-long fight with the IRS

  By Clint Rainey October 12, 2023 Way back in 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched the largest-ever audit in history, accusing Microsoft of stashing billions in offshore tax havens to dodge U.S. taxes. The agency had already been auditing the company, but for the next three years, it took perhaps the boldest, most … Continue reading Why Microsoft’s $29 billion tax bill could be the knockout punch in a decade-long fight with the IRS

Appeals court rejects the FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision

Appeals court rejects the FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision   Kris Holt   @krisholt The Federal Trade Commission has been unsuccessful in its last-ditch effort to pump the brakes on Microsoft’s $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to grant the agency an emergency stay … Continue reading Appeals court rejects the FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision