The U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust division is reviewing Google’s planned $32B acquisition of Wiz to determine if it would illegally limit competition in the marketplace, Bloomberg’s Josh Sisco reported on Friday. The review, which is in its early stages, involves discussions with Google, Wiz, competitors, and customers, and could last for months, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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