Microsoft Prepares To Win Unconditional EU Approval For Nuance Deal

U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp MSFT aims to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $16 billion bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications Inc NUAN, Reuters reports.
The deal, Microsoft's second-biggest after its $26.2 billion buy of LinkedIn in 2016, follows heightened antitrust regulatory scrutiny.
Microsoft said the deal would boost its cloud solutions presence for healthcare customers in a sector facilitated by the pandemic.
Nuance, known for pioneering speech technology and helping launch Apple Inc's AAPL virtual assistant, Siri, serves 77% of U.S. hospitals.
The deal scooped regulatory approval in the U.S. and Australia.
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