This week, we discuss ChatGPT-4o, Google I/O Announcements, the impact of AI on smartphones, and executive shuffling at OpenAI and Amazon. Plus, we share some thoughts on how to plan your wedding.
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A.I. AnnouncementsIntroducing GPT-4oGemini Apps’ release updates & improvementsGoogle I/O 2024Palace IntrigueAndy Jassy makes AWS leadership announcementIlya and OpenAI are going to part ways.Sam Altman gracefully thanked his OpenAI cofounder who quit. Then another exec quit hours later.Relevant to your Interests
Leaked memo: Amazon requires cloud events to spend up to 80% of their time talking about generative AIShould Cisco Have Paid $3.7 Billion for AppDynamics?Boomi Dismembers The TIBCO FrankensteinApple to Power AI Tools With In-House Server Chips This YearCyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network | CNN BusinessDid IBM make a $6.4 billion blunder by buying HashiCorp?How Ahrefs gets a Billion dollar-worth infrastructure with a 90% discountWas VMware's takeover by Broadcom a terrible mistake?Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot CompetitorsDHH: ZIRP driving microservices is quite the take!Squarespace to go private in $7 billion private-equity dealAligning with User Needs with Rod JohnsonMeta will shut down its Teams competitor Workplace next yearGoogle Cloud accidentally deletes UniSuper’s online account due to ‘unprecedented misconfiguration’DHH: ZIRP driving microservices is quite the take!Nonsense
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