The Federal Trade Commission sent a broad request to the tech giant asking for information on its cloud, software and AI businesses.

The FTC is looking at everything from the company’s cloud computing and software licensing businesses to cybersecurity offerings and AI products.

Microsoft is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission in a wide-ranging antitrust probe, making it the fifth Big Tech company to fall under such scrutiny in several years. The demand for information that spans hundreds of pages and culminates over a year of informal discussions with Microsoft competitors and partners.

FTC reportedly launches antitrust investigation into Microsoft's cloud, AI and cybersecurity practices - SiliconANGLE

Regulators are demanding information from the company on its cloud computing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity products.

The probe was approved by FTC Chair Lina Khan ahead of her likely departure in January. The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and the expectation he will appoint a fellow Republican with a softer approach toward business, leaves the outcome of the investigation up in the air.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, scrutinizing its cloud computing, software licensing, cybersecurity, and AI businesses.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft, drilling into everything from the company’s cloud computing and software licensing businesses to cybersecurity offerings and AI products.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, making it the latest Big Tech firm to come under scrutiny from regulators.