The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that after last month's presidential election, Lina Khan, chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, launched a major probe into Microsoft for potential antitrust violations, sending the company questions about its businesses. A New York Times dispatch to The Globe reports that the FTC recently settled two privacy cases with data brokers over selling sensitive user data without permission. Ms. Khan is also racing to complete an antitrust review of deals between artificial intelligence start-ups and major tech firms before president-elect Donald Trump takes office. Ms. Khan's actions are part of the Biden administration's final regulatory push after four years of scrutiny of the tech industry. Recently, regulators have opened investigations, established rules and taken strong antitrust stances to limit the power of major tech companies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will start regulating e-payment services from Google and Apple. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is seeking to break up Google due to its search monopoly. The Commerce Department is working to distribute over $80-billion (U.S.) to chip manufacturers and broadband providers in the U.S.