New CMA chair will have to assess curbs on his former employer Amazon

28/01/2025 14:27 The Guardian

Doug Gurr will lead board as watchdog rules on Microsoft and Amazon’s dominance of cloud computing marketBusiness live – latest updatesThe new chair of the UK competition watchdog will have to assess whether to curb the position of his former employer, Amazon, after an independent inquiry found that a lack of competition in the £9bn cloud computing market could mean British businesses are overpaying for services.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which last week announced the surprise appointment of former Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr as its interim chair, said that Microsoft and Amazon’s dominance of the cloud computing market could mean that British businesses are paying as much as £430m more annually for services than in a “well-functioning market”. Continue reading...

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Trump has refused to pay £290,000 in legal fees after case dismissed in UK, court told

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Australia news live: Julian Leeser calls on Australia to unite against hatred after caravan explosives find

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Ukraine reels from ‘worst-case scenario’ suspension of US foreign aid

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29/01/2025 19:06 The Guardian

Lammy tells Rwanda it is putting $1bn in aid ‘under threat’ in DRC invasion

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29/01/2025 19:04 The Guardian

‘Historic day for Germany,’ far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel says after immigration motion passed – as it happened

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29/01/2025 18:07 The Guardian

Federal workers decry Trump attempt to force mass resignations as ‘cruel joke’

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OpenAI ‘reviewing’ allegations that its AI models were used to make DeepSeek

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Middle East crisis: Israel names three hostages set to be released on Thursday – as it happened

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Unrwa closure imminent as last-bid attempts to stop Israeli ban fail

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Los Angeles to review wildfire alert systems after lethal blazes

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US politics live: Trump’s federal funding freeze attempt will have ‘devastating impact’, non-profits say

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‘No rebuilding without them’: Trump’s immigration crackdown will affect disaster recovery

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Caravan laden with explosives found in Sydney allegedly intended for antisemitic attack

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Oscar Jenkins, Australian man reportedly killed fighting for Ukraine, is alive, Penny Wong says

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Wednesday briefing: The problems, perils and precedent of ‘cleaning out’ Gaza

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Roman Abramovich may owe HMRC £1bn for unpaid taxes, analysis shows

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Australia news live: PM says Dfat seeking confirmation Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins who reportedly died fighting for Ukraine is alive

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Trump offers US federal workers buyouts to resign

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Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says

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IS fighters in Syria could break free amid Trump aid cut, terrorism expert warns

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