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Here's your TNB Tech Minute for Wednesday, March 5th. I'm Charlotte Gartenberg for the Wall Street Journal.

In a victory for Microsoft, UK antitrust officials say they will not launch a formal investigation into the tech giant's ties with chat GPT maker OpenAI.

The Competition and Markets Authority launched a review in December 2023 to determine whether Microsoft's investment in the artificial intelligence

startup should be considered a de facto merger that might stifle competition. Officials have now

concluded this isn't the case. This gives the Microsoft OpenAI partnership antitrust clearance in

the UK as OpenAI prepares to become a for-profit corporation.

Microsoft has invested more than $13 billion in Open AI since 2019.

South Korea's steel cars and electronics industries are among those that will be impacted by higher U.S. tariffs.

That's according to a Moody's Analytics associate economist Danny Kim.

The U.S. is set to impose separate 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports later this month.

South Korea is the fourth largest steel exporter to the U.S.

Kim also noted that tit-for-tatif increases between the U.S. and its trading partners will weaken global demand.

And Beijing is ramping up its efforts for tech independence as AI has become the latest technology

battleground between the U.S. and China.

In his speech to the country's lawmakers today, the Chinese premier said AI would be key to boosting

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