The Federal Trade Commission is launching an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, according to a report. It’ll likely be Chair Lina Khan’s last chance to crack down on Big Tech. Khan personally signed off on a detailed request for information that the FTC has sent the software and IT company,

The Federal Trade Commission sent a broad request to the tech giant asking for information on its cloud, software and AI businesses.

The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft Corp., drilling into everything from the company’s cloud computing and software licensing businesses to cybersecurity offerings and artificial intelligence products.

The FTC has launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, according to multiple reports — corroborating earlier reporting by the Financial Times.

The probe was approved by FTC Chair Lina Khan ahead of her likely departure in January. The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and the expectation he will appoint a fellow Republican with a softer approach toward business, leaves the outcome of the investigation up in the air.

The US Federal Trade Commission has reportedly launched an antitrust probe into Microsoft over its practices in the cloud, AI, and infosec markets.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, scrutinizing its cloud computing, software licensing, cybersecurity, and AI businesses.

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened a broader antitrust probe into Microsoft, making the software giant the latest big tech firm in the list of firms that the antitrust regulator has been scrutinizing heavily.