Microsoft president Brad Smith told the BBC that AI systems face lighter regulatory scrutiny than a carton of milk, calling for a global safety framework with mandatory incident reporting and an emergency brake.
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EU Regulators Set to Designate AWS and Azure as Digital Markets Act Gatekeepers
European Commission investigators are finalising a Digital Markets Act probe that is expected to designate Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as cloud gatekeepers, imposing interoperability mandates by late 2026.
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Azure Crosses $100 Billion as Microsoft Copilot Hits 30 Million Paid Seats
Microsoft reported on July 29 that Azure revenue crossed $100 billion annually for the first time, with Q4 FY2026 cloud growth accelerating to 43%, while Microsoft 365 Copilot reached over 30 million paid seats — more than doubling in the quarter.
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UK watchdog launches Strategic Market Status probe into Microsoft’s Office and Copilot bundle
The UK Competition and Markets Authority opened the first Strategic Market Status investigation under the DMCC Act 2024 on 14 May 2026, examining whether Microsoft’s bundling of Teams, Windows, and Copilot suppresses competition.
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Microsoft and OpenAI end exclusivity in a partnership reset that opens ChatGPT to all clouds
An amended agreement announced April 27 makes Microsoft’s AI license non-exclusive through 2032, lets OpenAI sell through any cloud provider, and ends the revenue share Microsoft paid — a structural shift driven by OpenAI’s $50 billion Amazon deal.