03:48 AM EST, 12/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with responses from Google ( GOOG ), Microsoft ( MSFT ) and the FTC in the third paragraph.)

Alphabet's (GOOGL, GOOG) Google ( GOOG ) recently asked the US government to intervene to end Microsoft's ( MSFT ) deal to host OpenAI's technology on its cloud servers, The Information reported Tuesday, citing a person directly involved in the effort.

Google ( GOOG ) made the request after the Federal Trade Commission asked it about Microsoft's ( MSFT ) practices as part of an ongoing probe, the report said.

Google ( GOOG ), Microsoft ( MSFT ) and the Federal Trade Commission declined to comment.

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