Core Viewpoint - The FTC is scrutinizing a new practice among large tech companies of acquiring talent from startups without direct acquisitions, which is seen as a way to circumvent antitrust reviews [1] Group 1: Regulatory Actions - The FTC, led by Chairman Andrew Ferguson, will begin reviewing these talent acquisitions to ensure they are not attempts to bypass merger review processes [1] - The Biden administration's strong antitrust enforcement has prompted companies to adopt more talent acquisition strategies [1] Group 2: Examples of Talent Acquisitions - NVIDIA agreed to license chip technology from startup Groq and poached its CEO Jonathan Ross, a former senior employee at Google [1] - Microsoft engaged in a $650 million deal, referred to as a "licensing fee," to attract a top AI executive [1] - Meta spent $15 billion to hire Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI, without acquiring the company [1]
掏空收购目标躲避反垄断审查 美FTC开查科技巨头“人才收购”
Feng Huang Wang·2026-01-17 00:07