An important step by DG Competition for open competition in AI assistants & agents. Meta is doing what dominant firms do: closing off markets. If you want to use AI on WhatsApp, you must use Meta’s AI — or none at all. That’s not fair competition. The Commission’s action is thus very welcome.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_310

Google intends to acquire the cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion. This would be the largest acquisition in Google’s history and another step toward strengthening Google’s market power. Together with partners, we have submitted a formal submission to the European Competition Authority, urging a thorough investigation of this merger.
Today, DG Competition has published a new ex post evaluation study on the implementation and effectiveness of EU Antitrust remedies 📃
Curious to learn more❓
Read the full study here 👇
🔗 https://europa.eu/!rFTxGB
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✅ Remove overly-broad harm presumptions, provide practical guidance and safe harbours
✅ Eliminate the Commission’s overly-broad discretion to reject efficiency arguments
The 🇪🇺 Commission clears acquisition of Smartsheet by Vista and Blackstone ✔️
For more information 👇
https://europa.eu/!tMwWjd
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