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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is opening a formal investigation into whether Microsoft's bundling of Windows, Office, Teams, Copilot, and related products harms competition. Engadget reports: "Our aim is to understand how these markets are developing, Microsoft's position within them and to consider what, if any, targeted action may be needed to ensure UK organizations can benefit from choice, innovation and competitive prices," CMA Chief Executive Sarah Cardell said in a statement published by Reuters. She also stressed the importance of the investigation by noting that hundreds of thousands of UK residents use business software and Microsoft products. The organization will take a look into the company's cloud licensing practices. The CMA has stated that the inquiry will conclude by February. At that point, Microsoft could get slapped with a strategic market label. Microsoft says it's "committed to working quickly and constructively with the CMA to facilitate its review of the business software market." A strategic market designation doesn't automatically assume wrongdoing, but will give the CMA more leeway when conducting further interventions.

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The garden party is being held at Buckingham Palace this afternoon to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The King's Trust. 

Other than Instructure execs - maybe?

The group had set off on a diving expedition on Thursday morning to explore the Vaavu atoll, according to Italian media.

Over the course of 11 years, Abdul Halim Khan, a respected faith leader based in Tower Hamlets, east London, carried out his attacks against multiple women and girls.

The sister of the Princess of Wales and her hedge fund manager husband James Matthews are fighting with The Ramblers over access to a path on their Grade I-listed Barton Court in Berkshire.

Peter Hughes, a former commercial pilot for British Airways, died at the age of 71 when the replica Spitfire he helped build crashed and caught alight during take-off.

The Green leader was campaigning in Wales on polling day but his spokesman indicated he'd cast a postal vote in Hackney the day before.

Rachel Reeves is never short of ideas when it comes to taxing you - and now she has set her sights on the Great British getaway.

Seinfeld, now 72, addressed the ending of the NBC comedy which aired 28 years ago on this day May 14, 1998 as it divided fans and critics.

It has led to renewed calls for the drugs to be made available on the NHS for everyone who could benefit as soon as possible.

For me, losing weight has always been a journey beset by demons. A battle of will and calorie-counting concentration that I inevitably lose in the end.

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have agreed in principle to form a joint venture (JV) aimed at reducing U.S. mobile dead zones through satellite connectivity, especially in rural areas and during emergencies when ground networks fail. Here are three of the customer benefits listed by the JV (as highlighted by Droid Life): Fewer coverage gaps: Will nearly eliminate dead zones in the U.S. currently without mobile service, reaching previously unserved areas. Reliable connectivity in emergencies: Redundant connectivity will become available when existing ground-based networks are unavailable due to extreme natural disasters or other unusual disruptions. Improved network performance: Will give customers more consistent performance and simpler access to satellite services across providers. This will speed up feature updates and improve connectivity for everyone, everywhere. "It will still take time for these improvements to be available to customers, but this all seems like a positive step," writes Droid Life's Tim Wrobel.

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Jon Rahm has promised to track down a volunteer to apologise after a bizarre accident in the first round of the PGA Championship saw the Spaniard hit the man in the face with a divot.

Preston Davey had been taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital by Jamie Varley, 37, and John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, with an apparent fever a few weeks before his death.

A new bathing water site has been approved in Essex as the summer season gets under way this week.

A new bathing water site has been approved in Essex as the summer season gets under way this week.

Researchers found have found that older adults who struggle to get in and out of a chair quickly may be at a higher risk of falls, broken bones and hospitalizations.

A new DNA analysis of remains belonging to direct descendants of Christopher Columbus has uncovered a history-changing truth about the explorer's origins.

Quebec College of Physicians member Louis Roy has been condemned by a lobbying group after a comment he made during a 2022 parliamentary committee resurfaced.