Regulatory Scrutiny Weighs on Microsoft’s Cloud and AI Ambitions
17.02.2026 - 13:22:04 | boerse-global.de
Microsoft shares faced selling pressure at the start of the week following news that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation. The probe centers on the technology giant’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence business operations. Regulators are examining whether the company’s licensing practices and its strategy of bundling AI services with its dominant productivity software suite are anti-competitive. This regulatory attention arrives at an inopportune moment for Microsoft, which is currently channeling billions of dollars into artificial intelligence development.
The antitrust agency is focusing on potential tactics Microsoft may be using to lock customers into its Azure cloud platform. Specifically, investigators are looking Read more...
