According to Odaily, the collaboration between Google and AI startup Anthropic is at risk of disruption in the UK following a call from competition regulators for further investigation into the potential impacts of the agreement. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Thursday that it would initiate a formal Phase 1 merger investigation. Last year, Google committed to investing $2 billion in the AI startup. Prior to the funding, Google also signed a significant cloud agreement with Anthropic. The CMA has been at the forefront among global regulators in ensuring that large-scale tech investments in the AI industry do not distort the market. Microsoft's investment in OpenAI may also come under scrutiny from UK regulators, while Amazon's $4 billion investment in Anthropic received approval in September.