Google-Wiz deal prompts EU questions over software integration, AI benefits
By Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Andrew Boyce ( January 7, 2026, 19:11 GMT | Insight) -- Google’s $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz has triggered questions from EU enforcers over the impact on rivals and users of integrating the software platform and offering the products together. The European Commission is quizzing industry players on the deal, looking into the markets for cloud infrastructure, security software and the ramifications of specialized generative AI, MLex has learned.Google’s $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz has triggered questions from EU enforcers over the impact on rivals and users of integrating the software platform and offering the products together....
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