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FTC Tightens Scrutiny on 'Acqui-hiring' in AI Sector to Close Antitrust Loopholes for Silicon Valley Giants
2026-01-17 /
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On January 17, 2026, Andrew Ferguson, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), stated that the agency is reviewing the practices of major tech companies that poach employees from startups to circumvent antitrust scrutiny, ensuring that these 'acqui-hirings' are not used to bypass merger review processes. This move signals that the Trump administration is focusing on the collaborations between Silicon Valley giants and AI startups. Previously, NVIDIA poached a significant number of employees from startup semiconductor company Groq, and the Biden administration also examined whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI and its hiring of employees from Inflection AI were aimed at avoiding merger investigations.
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