Microsoft wins U.S. antitrust okay for $16 billion purchase of Nuance


FILE PHOTO A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City U.S. on July 28 2015. REUTERSMike SegarFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City, U.S. on July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has won U.S. antitrust approval for its deal to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications Inc, according to a filing made by Nuance to the government.

The $16 billion deal, which was announced in April, came after the companies partnered in 2019 to automate healthcare administrative work, such as documentation.

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