Big Tech market power will cause UK to lose AI race, think tank warns
They rank this as a bigger constraint on their growth than access to finance or talent, according to the IPPR. In 2025, the government explicitly asked the regulator to prioritise inward investment (DBT 2025), which was widely interpreted as a call to go easy on ‘big tech’. This came just weeks after the CMA appointed Doug Gurr, a former Amazon veteran, as permanent Chairman at the agency.In fact, the IPPR recommends the government develops an updated strategic steer for the CMA, to encourage it to be more proactive, rapid and bold in its enforcement.
- ▪They rank this as a bigger constraint on their growth than access to finance or talent, according to the IPPR.
- ▪In 2025, the government explicitly asked the regulator to prioritise inward investment (DBT 2025), which was widely interpreted as a call to go easy on ‘big tech’.
- ▪This came just weeks after the CMA appointed Doug Gurr, a former Amazon veteran, as permanent Chairman at the agency.In fact, the IPPR recommends the government develops an updated strategic steer for the CMA, to encourage it to be more pro
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/28/big-tech-market-power-will-cause-uk-to-lose-ai-race-think-tank-warns/5292918 |
| Publication time | Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0200 |
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