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Charlotte Trueman
Senior Writer
Charlotte Trueman is a staff writer at Computerworld. She joined IDG in 2016 after graduating with a degree in English and American Literature from the University of Kent. Trueman covers collaboration, focusing on videoconferencing, productivity software, future of work and issues around diversity and inclusion in the tech sector.
Alibaba shutters quantum computing efforts
In the same month that Alibaba shelved plans to spin off its cloud computing arm, the e-commerce and cloud computing company has now shuttered its quantum computing research laboratory.
Digital advocacy group criticizes current scope of the EU AI Act
In an open letter signed by members of Digital Europe, the group warned that over-regulation of the AI industry could negatively impact the region’s ability to become a global leader in the technology.
UK pledges further AI investment following global safety summit
In Wednesday's Autumn Statement, the government said it would invest an additional £500 million in the UK’s AI sector and announced a number of tax reforms and educational investments to help boost the country’s tech sector.
Amazon to cut jobs at Alexa unit to sharpen focus on generative AI
Amazon’s Alexa division is set to suffer another round of job cuts as the company plans to discontinue some initiatives in favor of new generative AI projects.
EU Commission issues objections to Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition
The EU Commission has published a Statement of Objections, outlining the ways in which an Adobe-Figma merger could potentially reduce competition in the global interactive product design software market.
US trade restrictions have done little to curb Chinese chip manufacturing
Even though the US government has continued to ratchet up export restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China, organizations in the country have increased purchases of the technology.
Meta and ByteDance dispute gatekeeper status of platforms under EU’s DMA
After the EU named Facebook Messenger and Marketplace, and TikTok gatekeeper platforms under its Digital Markets Act, both parents companies have decided to launch legal challenges against the designation.
Global semiconductor sales to jump 20% in 2024: IDC
In an updated version of its semiconductor market outlook, IDC has forecast that after a period of decline the industry will experience year- on- year growth of 20.2% in 2024 .
UK’s Ofcom outlines draft codes of practice for enforcing online safety
Two weeks after the UK government passed the Online Safety Act into law, the regulator responsible for enforcing the legislation has set out its draft guidance for companies that fall under its scope.
UK workforce lacks employees who embrace emerging technologies: Slack report
In its new Workplace Personas Report, Slack reports that the UK has a less tech-curious workforce than many of its global counterparts.
Whiteboarding platform FigJam gets new AI-powered capabilities
Users of Figma’s spinoff whiteboarding tool FigJam will have access to content generation and organization capabilities, powered by OpenAI generative AI technology.