Anirban Ghoshal
Senior Writer
Anirban Ghoshal is a senior writer, covering enterprise software for CIO and databases and cloud infrastructure for InfoWorld.
China bans export of metals needed for semiconductors amid US-China chip war
As part of the new restrictions, exporters of gallium and germanium have to apply for licenses detailing the buyer and the application or usage of the metals.
EU to offer $8.7 billion in aid to make chips, communication tech
The funding, which was planned by 14 member nations, is expected to attract another $14.7 billion in private investments.
Two AI-related bills introduced in US Congress amid generative AI rush
The bills are the latest in efforts by US lawmakers to formulate regulatory and compliance standards for the use of AI-based tools.
How AI-based search assistant Glean Chat is built to boost productivity
Glean Chat, a generative AI application that builds on the Palo Alto-based startup’s knowledge graph and enterprise search, can connect to enterprise applications to provide conversational search experience, along with notes about...
Users unable to access Outlook, Teams in another M365 outage
Microsoft’s Office software suite saw users unable to access Outlook on the web, Teams, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint for over eight hours in Microsoft 365's seventh outage this year.
US working on new laws to ban investments in Chinese tech firms
The new regulations will stop the flow of US investments into Chinese firms working on advanced semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing.
EU officials to meet OpenAI CEO again in June over AI laws
The meeting, which is most likely to take place in San Francisco, will see the two parties discuss how OpenAI will implement the EU’s AI regulations that will come into effect in 2026.
China appeals to Japan to halt export restrictions as chip war escalates
Japan’s decision to ban the export of chip-making technology to China comes days after the latter banned the use of semiconductors manufactured by US-based chipmaker Micron.
Microsoft seeks US agency for AI governance, lays out strategy
In a blog post, Microsoft laid out a five-step blueprint for public governance of AI that includes implementing government-led AI safety frameworks at the inception level and identifying content generated by AI.
Meta is working on its own chip, data center design for AI workloads
The Facebook parent said that it is working on a new AI-optimized data center design and the second phase of its 16,000 GPU supercomputer for AI research.
Amazon is working on infusing generative AI into its shopping app
Job postings on the company’s website show that Amazon has plans to add generative AI to its shopping application.