Jon Gold

Senior Writer

Jon Gold covers IoT and wireless networking for Network World. He can be reached at jon_gold@ifoundrycodg.com.

Adobe, Figma pull the plug on $20 billion merger

Adobe, Figma pull the plug on $20 billion merger

Regulatory resistance to a blockbuster merger between Adobe and web-based design tool maker Figma prompted the companies to pull out of the deal today.

Google US antitrust trial: A timeline
Updated

Google US antitrust trial: A timeline

The biggest antitrust trial of the century has kicked off, targeting Google's search business, and a second trial against the tech giant, focusing on advertising, is scheduled for next year. Here's an updated, play-by-play account of...

OpenAI jettisons CEO Sam Altman for dishonesty

OpenAI jettisons CEO Sam Altman for dishonesty

The chairman of the board of ChatGPT’s parent company also stepped down in a surprise shakeup.

Samsung jumps on the generative AI bandwagon with Gauss

Samsung jumps on the generative AI bandwagon with Gauss

Named for a German mathematician, Gauss AI technology — including a large language model (LLM), coding capabilities, and art generation features — could debut on upcoming Samsung devices.

Splunk cuts 7% of workforce ahead of Cisco acquisition

Splunk cuts 7% of workforce ahead of Cisco acquisition

The layoffs are happening in the wake of a market retraction, Splunk CEO Gary Steele said.

UK government earmarks $122 million on AI for healthcare

UK government earmarks $122 million on AI for healthcare

Dementia care and mental health are first on the list of targets for a new grant program from the British government toward the use of AI in the healthcare sector.

Intel shows recovery in PCs but faces competition in AI, data centers

Intel shows recovery in PCs but faces competition in AI, data centers

Intel’s traditional PC dominance looked to be approaching its former rude health, but that good news in its earnings report was offset by ongoing weakness in servers.

Generative AI training data sets are now trackable – and often legally complicated

Generative AI training data sets are now trackable – and often legally complicated

A new tool, Data Provenance Explorer, lets users pick through the questionable provenance of many large data sets used for AI training.

ChatGPT can now look at the web — for real this time

ChatGPT can now look at the web — for real this time

Generative AI chatbot ChatGPT can keep up with current events thanks to a new update, and is also getting direct access to the DALL-E 3 image-generation system.

AI bias poses danger to the financial sector, Bank of England warns

AI bias poses danger to the financial sector, Bank of England warns

A new report from a financial technology expert at the Bank of England says that inherent biases in AI systems makes it dangerous to entrust them with too much decision-making at present.

Bing, Bard updates fuel AI search war

Bing, Bard updates fuel AI search war

Microsoft brings DALL-E 3 into Bing AI lineup, while Google adds Bard AI to Assistant, bringing generative artificial intelligence to a wider audience than ever.

Will the FTC's Lina Khan succeed in breaking up Amazon?

Will the FTC's Lina Khan succeed in breaking up Amazon?

The US Federal Trade Commission under legal star Lina Khan has charged Amazon with illegally maintaining a monopoly and seeks "structural relief," which could mean breaking off parts of its business.

Microsoft’s data centers are going nuclear

Microsoft’s data centers are going nuclear

A job posting suggests that Microsoft is planning to explore the use of small nuclear reactors for its major data centers.

Generative AI and US copyright law are on a collision course

Generative AI and US copyright law are on a collision course

The way in which US copyright law interacts with the burgeoning field of generative AI remains nebulous, and could cause problems for generative AI training that will come to a head in court cases.

Google defends search business in biggest US antitrust case of the century so far

Google defends search business in biggest US antitrust case of the century so far

Shadows of the Internet Explorer trial of the ’90s loom as the government opens its trial against Google today, accusing the internet giant of illegally maintaining a monopoly on search.

Intuit debuts generative AI for QuickBooks, TurboTax, and other major products

Intuit debuts generative AI for QuickBooks, TurboTax, and other major products

Generative AI may be helping businesses and consumers alike as of tax season, as Intuit rolls out Assist, an AI assistant designed to bring new functionality to TurboTax, QuickBooks, and more.

IBM, Salesforce join forces in enterprise AI push

IBM, Salesforce join forces in enterprise AI push

The two companies are working together on several areas in the CRM value chain, including the integration of Salesforce offerings for sale via IBM’s consulting business.

China reportedly paying big bonuses for semiconductor expertise

China reportedly paying big bonuses for semiconductor expertise

China has quietly rebranded a once-shuttered program designed to entice chipmaking experts to the country, according to a Reuters report.

Opera browser weaves Aria AI into iOS app

Opera browser weaves Aria AI into iOS app

Multiplatform web browser Opera has its own AI assistant, Aria, now offered for iOS and available on all major platforms.

Gen-AI HPC infrastructure provider CoreWeave scores $2.3 billion financing deal

Gen-AI HPC infrastructure provider CoreWeave scores $2.3 billion financing deal

CoreWeave, a specialized, AI-focused cloud provider offering high performance compute services, has landed a whopping $2.3 billion in debt financing from several private equity firms.

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