UK competition cops say Microsoft's stake in Mistral is not a merger

Britain's competition watchdog does not think Microsoft's investment in Mistral AI constitutes a merger situation – just weeks after calling for industry views on the agreement. In a brief statement, the Competition and Markets Authority said today it "decided that Microsoft Corporation's partnership with Mistral AI does not …

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Mistral...

...they make Zippo style petrol lighters don't they? Darn sight more real value in that than AI nonsense.