Google’s partnership with AI firm Anthropic has avoided further scrutiny after the UK watchdog said it doesn’t qualify for a full blown investigation under merger rules. Google has not gained “material influence” over Anthropic as a result of the deal, the Competition and Markets Authority said on Tuesday. The agency started looking at the partnership after Alphabet Inc.’s Google pledged to invest $2 billion into the startup last year. Prior to the financing, Google also signed a major cloud ag...