Microsoft’s $16 Billion Nuance Bid Gets EU Antitrust Approval

Microsoft’s $16 Billion Nuance Bid Gets EU Antitrust Approval
A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York, on July 28, 2015. Mike Segar/Reuters
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BRUSSELS—The European Commission on Tuesday granted Microsoft unconditional antitrust approval for its $16 billion bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications.

The deal is Microsoft’s second biggest after its $26.2 billion LinkedIn purchase in 2016, and would boost its presence in cloud services for healthcare.