Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) is facing scrutiny from U.K. regulators surrounding the tech giant's partnership with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the U.K.'s antitrust watchdog agency, said Tuesday it's examining how the partnership between Alphabet and Anthropic could have effectively resulted in a merger situation that would negatively impact competition in the region.

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The news comes after a number of other partnerships between big tech companies and AI startups have attracted scrutiny from regulators in the U.K., the U.S., and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the European Union.

Earlier this month, U.K. regulators opened an investigation into Microsoft's (MSFT) hiring of former Inflection AI employees and related agreements. The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is also reportedly investigating Microsoft's act꧙ions with Inflection AI to determine if they violated antitrust rules foꦡr M&A.

Microsoft's ongoing 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI has drawn the attention🦋 of competition regulator൩s as well.

Alphabet shares were little changed in intraday trading Tuesday♈ following the news. The stock has gained about 21% since the start of the year.