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Microsoft will integrate Anthropic’s Claude into Office 365, citing stronger performance in tasks like Excel and PowerPoint as tensions with OpenAI grow.
Microsoft is no longer in trouble with the European Commission, at least when it comes to Teams. The commission has accepted the changes and commitments the company made in response to its concerns related to Microsoft's bundling of its Teams collaboration platform with its other apps.
Microsoft has a crucial partnership with OpenAI, but the companies have been drifting apart lately.
Microsoft avoided a potentially hefty EU antitrust fine by promising reduced prices for Office products excluding its Teams app, a move on Friday that comes as Brussels increases scrutiny of U.S. tech giants.
The European Union has accepted assurance from Microsoft that it will cease forcing its Teams application onto users and allow similar apps a chance to compete.
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says AI may feel real but it doesn't deserve rights. He warned that treating chatbots as conscious is misguided.
European Union regulators have accepted Microsoft's proposed changes to its Teams app to resolve an antitrust investigation.
A commitment by Microsoft to offer stripped-down versions of its productivity suites without the Teams communication service has been accepted by the European Commission — resolving a high-profile antitrust case against the Redmond company.