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hiring of key Inflection AI staff due to current national thresholds, but local lawyers are sceptical of desired amendments to the country’s competition law to increase the agency’s ability to review AI partnerships.</p> <p class="article-item-date">29 November 2024</p> </div> </div> <div class="row no-margin article-item"> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-12 no-padding "> <a href="/article/canadian-watchdog-seeks-google-adtech-breakup"> <img class="article-item-img" 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an abuse case.</p> <p class="article-item-date">29 November 2024</p> </div> </div> <div class="row no-margin article-item"> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-12 no-padding "> <a href="/article/south-african-minister-files-unprecedented-appeal-against-telecoms-deal-block"> <img class="article-item-img" src="https://d2qu5xmcgmzxnb.cloudfront.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"> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-xs-12 article-item-info"> <a href="/article/south-african-minister-files-unprecedented-appeal-against-telecoms-deal-block"> <h4>South African minister files “unprecedented” appeal against telecoms deal block</h4> </a> <p class="article-item-description">The South African government’s first appeal against a Competition Tribunal merger prohibition signals a new pro-business approach, as a minister seeks to reinstate the acquisition of a fibre network provider by the country's largest mobile network operator.</p> <p class="article-item-date">29 November 2024</p> </div> </div> <div class="row no-margin article-item"> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-12 no-padding "> <a href="/article/track-the-briefing-29-november-2024"> <img class="article-item-img" src="https://d2qu5xmcgmzxnb.cloudfront.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"> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-xs-12 article-item-info"> <a href="/article/track-the-briefing-29-november-2024"> <h4>On track: The Briefing for 29 November 2024</h4> </a> <p class="article-item-description">Two UK government departments today issued updates on the country’s incoming digital regulatory regime, clarifying how the Competition and Markets Authority will monitor the new rules as well as releasing the results of a consultation on turnover thresholds for calculating penalties and making strategic market status designations. 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