U.K.’s competition authority says Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership doesn’t quality for investigation

U.K.’s competition authority says Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership doesn’t quality for investigation

Britain’s competition authority, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), said Wednesday that Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI doesn’t qualify for investigation under the merger provisions of the U.K.’s Enterprise Act 2002, the country’s anticompetitive practices law. “Overall, taking into account all…

From high school science project to $18.3M: AI-accelerated enzymes are coming for fast fashion’s plastic waste

From high school science project to $18.3M: AI-accelerated enzymes are coming for fast fashion’s plastic waste

A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding. Founded in 2019 in London, Epoch Biodesign now a 30+…