"The U.K.'s competition regulator said it's gathering information to determine whether Microsoft's OpenAI partnership could impact competition." KEY TAKEAWAYS - The U.K.'s competition watchdog said it's collecting information to determine whether Microsoft's OpenAI partnership could impact competition. - After OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was ousted and reinstated by the ChatGPT maker, Microsoft was given a non-voting observer seat on the board. - The U.K. regulator noted that the partnership recently led to a "relevant merger situation" and requested comments from the two companies and the public.