Microsoft's hiring of staff from AI startup Inflection, including its co-founders, will not be scrutinised under EU merger rules. The European Commission stated that seven EU countries had withdrawn their requests for examination.

EU antitrust regulators will not take action against Microsoft's hiring of artificial intelligence startup Inflection's staff including its co-founders after seven EU countries dropped their requests asking their bigger peer to examine the deal,

Key Takeaways The European Commission said it would not be investigating possible antitrust violations related to Microsoft's agreement with AI startup Inflection AI.Officials said their decision came as seven member nations of the European Union withdrew their initial requests for a probe.