Plus, OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer resigns. And Google files a formal antitrust complaint in the EU against Microsoft over its cloud-computing business. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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[00:00:01] [SPEAKER_00]: Here's your TNB Tech Minute for Wednesday, September 25.
[00:00:05] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Zoe Thomas for The Wall Street Journal.
[00:00:08] [SPEAKER_00]: We exclusively report that hackers linked to the Chinese government have broken into a
[00:00:12] [SPEAKER_00]: handful of U.S. Internet service providers in pursuit of sensitive information — that's
[00:00:18] [SPEAKER_00]: according to people familiar with the matter.
[00:00:20] [SPEAKER_00]: The hacking campaign, known as Salt Typhoon by investigators, took place in recent
[00:00:26] [SPEAKER_00]: months and is the latest in a series of intrusions in decor U.S. infrastructure by entities tied
[00:00:32] [SPEAKER_00]: to Beijing.
[00:00:34] [SPEAKER_00]: Investigators are exploring whether the hackers gained access to Cisco Systems' routers,
[00:00:39] [SPEAKER_00]: people familiar with the matter say.
[00:00:41] [SPEAKER_00]: A Cisco spokeswoman said there is no indication at this time that Cisco routers are involved
[00:00:46] [SPEAKER_00]: in the activity.
[00:00:47] [SPEAKER_00]: China has routinely denied allegations that it relies on hackers to break into foreign
[00:00:51] [SPEAKER_00]: government and business computer networks.
[00:00:54] [SPEAKER_00]: The Chinese embassy in Washington didn't respond to a request for comment.
[00:00:59] [SPEAKER_00]: OpenAI's Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati says she has resigned.
[00:01:04] [SPEAKER_00]: She was one of CEO Sam Altman's top deputies and handled a lot of the day-to-day management
[00:01:09] [SPEAKER_00]: current and former employees say.
[00:01:11] [SPEAKER_00]: This is the latest in a string of departures by top executives at the chat GPT maker.
[00:01:16] [SPEAKER_00]: It comes as OpenAI is attempting to close a funding round worth up to $6.5 billion.
[00:01:22] [SPEAKER_00]: We've previously reported the startup is in talks to get funding from Microsoft, Apple
[00:01:27] [SPEAKER_00]: and others.
[00:01:28] [SPEAKER_00]: News Corp. owner of The Wall Street Journal has a content licensing partnership with OpenAI.
[00:01:34] [SPEAKER_00]: And Google says it's filed a formal complaint against Microsoft with the European Union's
[00:01:39] [SPEAKER_00]: top antitrust regulator.
[00:01:41] [SPEAKER_00]: Google is accusing Microsoft of abusing its dominance in enterprise software to push
[00:01:46] [SPEAKER_00]: businesses to use its cloud platform Azure.
[00:01:49] [SPEAKER_00]: The move escalates a long running dispute between the tech giants over the cloud computing business.
[00:01:54] [SPEAKER_00]: Google has long trailed Microsoft and Amazon in the cloud business.
[00:01:58] [SPEAKER_00]: Google executives say it's important to address this issue now because in the coming years
[00:02:02] [SPEAKER_00]: many companies will have increasing cloud needs.
[00:02:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Microsoft says it's settled similar concerns with European cloud providers and expected
[00:02:11] [SPEAKER_00]: that Google's complaint would quote, fail to persuade European regulators.
[00:02:15] [SPEAKER_00]: For a deeper dive into what's happening in tech, check out Thursday's tech news briefing podcast.