Jon Gold

Senior Writer

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

Major generative AI players join to create the Frontier Model Forum

Major generative AI players join to create the Frontier Model Forum

Four of the biggest companies working with generative AI unveiled plans to form an umbrella industry group to assuage safety and regulatory concerns about the still-evolving technology.

FTC reported to be investigating OpenAI for consumer protection violations

FTC reported to be investigating OpenAI for consumer protection violations

OpenAI is reportedly under additional legal scrutiny, as the US Federal Trade Commission asks the company to give detailed explanations of its business practices.

Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI, Meta over copyright infringement in AI training

Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI, Meta over copyright infringement in AI training

The latest AI-related copyright lawsuits target OpenAI, again, as well as Meta, in a potentially critical case for artificial intelligence development.

Annual public cloud revenue reaches half a trillion dollars

Annual public cloud revenue reaches half a trillion dollars

Worldwide spending on public cloud services reached $545.8 billion in 2022, new data from IDC says.

Shutterstock offers customers legal indemnity for AI-created image use

Shutterstock offers customers legal indemnity for AI-created image use

Stock photo giant Shutterstock said today that it will offer a legal indemnity to customers using a newly released AI image generation product.

US will block Chinese customers from using AI cloud services: report

US will block Chinese customers from using AI cloud services: report

The US Department of Commerce could ban Amazon, Microsoft and Google from selling AI-related cloud computing services to Chinese companies, a new report said.

Businesses and tech firms criticize proposed EU AI Act

Businesses and tech firms criticize proposed EU AI Act

EU business leaders worry that a perceived excess of regulation could derail efforts to make Europe one of the front-runners in AI technology development.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI faces new class action lawsuit over data privacy

ChatGPT maker OpenAI faces new class action lawsuit over data privacy

A new lawsuit against OpenAI could decide whether the company’s use of training data scraped from the public internet may continue.

EU announces specialized testing and evaluation centers for AI

EU announces specialized testing and evaluation centers for AI

Four new “TEFs” will be opening up for AI technology testing this year, according to the European Commission.

DuckDuckGo launches privacy-first Windows browser in beta

DuckDuckGo launches privacy-first Windows browser in beta

Privacy-focused search engine provider DuckDuckGo has debuted its own web browser on Windows, in a public beta test.

New EU security strategy aims to safeguard tech supply chains

New EU security strategy aims to safeguard tech supply chains

A new EU policy draft is aimed at securing Europe’s technological interests, by protecting it against outside interference.

Intel’s German chip fab plans expand

Intel’s German chip fab plans expand

An EU subsidy will underwrite an expanded plan for a major chip foundry in Magdeburg, Germany.

European Commission could move to break up Google’s ad empire

European Commission could move to break up Google’s ad empire

EU regulators have accused Google of manipulating the advertising market to muscle out competitors and bolster its own bottom line.

Adobe offers copyright indemnification for Firefly AI-based image app users

Adobe offers copyright indemnification for Firefly AI-based image app users

The maker of Acrobat and Photoshop added a generative AI-based image creator to its product lineup, and offered indemnity against IP-related lawsuits.

Amazon workers walk out to protest return-to-work policy, climate change

Amazon workers walk out to protest return-to-work policy, climate change

Return-to-work policies and a frustration with the company’s climate change commitments prompted some Amazon employees to walk off the job Wednesday.

Supreme Court sides with Twitter, Google over tech platform liability

Supreme Court sides with Twitter, Google over tech platform liability

Section 230 remains unchanged with two narrow rulings from the Supreme Court that find major tech players aren’t liable for harms created by user-created content.

Zoom announces partnership with Anthropic for AI call center services

Zoom announces partnership with Anthropic for AI call center services

Videoconferencing giant Zoom will team up with AI startup Anthropic to bring AI features into its products, starting with its Contact Center product line.

ChatGPT adds plugins, will search the web for you

ChatGPT adds plugins, will search the web for you

ChatGPT Plus subscribers will soon be able to use the generative AI service to search the web, as a third-party plugin feature rolls out this week.

Data center sustainability becoming the norm, not the exception

Data center sustainability becoming the norm, not the exception

Sustainability initiatives like maximizing IT equipment lifecycles, using renewable energy and more can help save money, improve the environment and insulate themselves against risk, according to Gartner report.

UK expected to offer $1.25 billion for nation's semiconductor industry

UK expected to offer $1.25 billion for nation's semiconductor industry

A reported billion-pound subsidy for UK-based chipmaking falls short of US efforts, but follows similar logic in pushing for more domestic manufacturing capacity.

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