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DOJ probes Andreessen Horowitz over partners sitting on competing AI boards

The US Justice Department is investigating venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz over allegations that its partners sit on the boards of competing data companies Databricks and Fivetran simultaneously. The firm has actively lobbied for the Trump administration's AI deregulation, adding a political dimension to the antitrust probe.

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Andreessen Horowitz is the focus of an antitrust probe by the US Justice Department. The charge is that the firm's partners sit on the boards of competing data firms Databricks and Fivetran at the same time. The venture capital firm's close ties to the Trump administration add a twist, since it has actively lobbied for the administration's AI deregulation.

The article DOJ probes Andreessen Horowitz over partners sitting on competing AI boards appeared first on The Decoder.

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