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By Foo Yun Chee

Dec 13 2021 8:56AM

Following earlier approvals by Australia and the US.

Microsoft's $22.3 billion Nuance bid set for EU antitrust approval

Microsoft is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its US$16 billion (A$22.3 billion) bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The latest tech deal, Microsoft's second biggest ...

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