This week, we review the major announcements from AWS re:Invent and discuss how the hyperscalers are embracing A.I. Plus, a few thoughts on children’s chores.
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AWS re:InventTop announcements of AWS re:Invent 2023 | Amazon Web ServicesSalesforce Inks Deal to Sell on Amazon Web Services’ MarketplaceAWS Unveils Next Generation AWS-Designed ChipsJoin the preview for new memory-optimized, AWS Graviton4-powered Amazon EC2 instances (R8g)Announcing the new Amazon S3 Express One Zone high performance storage classAWS unveils new Trainium AI chip and Graviton 4, extends Nvidia partnershipAI Chip - AWS Inferentia - AWSDGX PlatformFoundational Models - Amazon Bedrock - AWSSupported models in Amazon Bedrock - Amazon BedrockAgents for Amazon Bedrock is now available with improved control of orchestration and visibility into reasoningKnowledge Bases now delivers fully managed RAG experience in Amazon BedrockCustomize models in Amazon Bedrock with your own data using fine-tuning and continued pre-trainingAmazon Q brings generative AI-powered assistance to IT pros and developersImprove developer productivity with generative-AI powered Amazon Q in Amazon CodeCatalystUpgrade your Java applications with Amazon Q Code TransformationIntroducing Amazon Q, a new generative AI-powered assistantNew Amazon Q in QuickSight uses generative AI assistance for quicker, easier data insightsAmazon Managed Service for Prometheus collector provides agentless metric collection for Amazon EKSAmazon CloudWatch Logs now offers automated pattern analytics and anomaly detectionUse Amazon CloudWatch to consolidate hybrid, multicloud, and on-premises metricsAmazon EKS Pod Identity simplifies IAM permissions for applications on Amazon EKS clustersAmazon DynamoDB zero-ETL integration with Amazon OpenSearch Service is now availableAmazon says its first Project Kuiper internet satellites were fully successful in testingAWS takes the cheap shotsHere's everything Amazon Web Services announced at AWS re:InventRelevant to your Interests
Oracle Cloud Made All The Right Moves In 2022Ransomware gang files SEC complaint over victim’s undisclosed breachKeynote Highlights: Satya Nadella at Microsoft Ignite 2023Thoma Bravo to sell about $500 million in Dynatrace stockFinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification 1.0-preview Released to Demystify Cloud Billing DataAWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle partner to make cloud spend more transparent | TechCrunchPrivacy is Priceless, but Signal is ExpensiveSeveral popular AI products flagged as unsafe for kids by Common Sense Media | TechCrunchAmazon to sell Hyundai vehicles online starting in 2024Amazon to launch car sales next year with HyundaiCanonical Microcloud: Simple, free, on-prem Linux clusteringIntroducing the Functional Source License: Freedom without Free-ridingThe Problems with Money In (Open Source) Software | Aneel Lakhani | Monktoberfest 2023DXC Technology and AWS Take Their Strategic Partnership to the Next Level to Deliver the Future of Cloud for CustomersBroadcom and VMware Intend to Close Transaction on November 22, 2023Broadcom announces successful acquisition of VMware | Hock TanBroadcom closes $69 billion VMware deal after China approvalVMware is now part of Broadcom | VMware by BroadcomBinance CEO Changpeng Zhao Reportedly Quits and Pleads Guilty to Breaking US LawCongrats To Elon Musk: I Didn’t Think You Had It In You To File A Lawsuit This Stupid. But, You Crazy Bastard, You Did It!Hackers spent 2+ years looting secrets of chipmaker NXP before being detectedMeet ‘Anna Boyko’: How a Fake Speaker Blew up DevTernityIBM's Db2 database dinosaur comes to AWSReports of AI ending human labour may be greatly exaggeratedNew Google geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energyVMware’s $92bn sale showers cash on Michael Dell and Silver LakeGartner Says Cloud Will Become a Business Necessity by 2028IRS starts the bidding for $1.9B IT services recompeteWSJ News Exclusive | Apple Pulls Plug on Goldman Credit-Card PartnershipApple employees most likely to leave to join Google shows LinkedInRanked: Worst Companies for Employee Retention (U.S. and UK)Apple announces RCS support for iMessageApple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024Today on The Vergecast: what Apple really means when it talks about RCS.Nonsense
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