Amazon, Microsoft back effort to curb Nvidia’s exports to China: Report

Amazon is joining Microsoft in backing legislation to further restrict chipmaker Nvidia’s ability to export chips to China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The legislation, known as the GAIN AI Act, is also backed by AI startup Anthropic, the report said.

Short for Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence (GAIN), the Act was introduced as part of the National Defense Authorization Act and stipulates that AI chipmakers prioritize domestic orders for advanced processors…