Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe

Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe

Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain’s cloud computing market have triggered an investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry FILE – People stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York, Feb. 14, 2019. Britain’s cloud computing market faces a competition investigation after regulators raised concerns about…

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AI is on the world’s mind. Is the UN the place to figure out what to do about it?

AI is on the world’s mind. Is the UN the place to figure out what to do about it?

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence got barely a mention at the U.N. General Assembly’s convocation of world leaders. But after the release of ChatGPT last fall turbocharged both excitement and anxieties about AI, it’s been a sizzling topic this year at diplomacy’s biggest yearly gathering. Presidents, premiers, monarchs and…

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The UN’s top tech official discusses AI, bringing the world together and what keeps him up at night

The UN’s top tech official discusses AI, bringing the world together and what keeps him up at night

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Artificial intelligence, and how and whether to regulate it, has gotten a lot of discussion in and around this year’s U.N. General Assembly meeting of world leaders. With a U.N. advisory group on AI set to convene this fall, the world organization’s top tech-policy official, Amandeep Gill, sat down with The…

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Tit-for-tat: After China restricts metals export, US mulls ban on access to cloud computing

Tit-for-tat: After China restricts metals export, US mulls ban on access to cloud computing

Escalating the tit-for-tat battle with China, the US is planning to restrict Chinese access to US cloud-computing services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation.  The Biden administration’s new rules, if adopted, would mean that US cloud providers such as Amazon and Microsoft will have to seek government permission…

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