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Published: Dec. 1, 2023, 6:30 a.m.

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\u2019s chores.

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• No Slack
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• The Corporate Podcast.
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• Quality of life stop
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• Our roads diverge
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• Eats a bag of llama
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• Nobody wants to do a bake-off
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• AI all the time
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\n\nRundown\n\n

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• AWS re:Invent\n\n
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  • Top announcements of AWS re:Invent 2023 | Amazon Web Services
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  • Salesforce Inks Deal to Sell on Amazon Web Services\u2019 Marketplace
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  • AWS Unveils Next Generation AWS-Designed Chips
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  • Join the preview for new memory-optimized, AWS Graviton4-powered Amazon EC2 instances (R8g)
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  • Announcing the new Amazon S3 Express One Zone high performance storage class
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  • AWS unveils new Trainium AI chip and Graviton 4, extends Nvidia partnership
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  • AI Chip - AWS Inferentia - AWS
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  • DGX Platform
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  • Foundational Models - Amazon Bedrock - AWS
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  • Supported models in Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock
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  • Agents for Amazon Bedrock is now available with improved control of orchestration and visibility into reasoning
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  • Knowledge Bases now delivers fully managed RAG experience in Amazon Bedrock
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  • Customize models in Amazon Bedrock with your own data using fine-tuning and continued pre-training
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  • Amazon Q brings generative AI-powered assistance to IT pros and developers
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  • Improve developer productivity with generative-AI powered Amazon Q in Amazon CodeCatalyst
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  • Upgrade your Java applications with Amazon Q Code Transformation
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  • Introducing Amazon Q, a new generative AI-powered assistant
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  • New Amazon Q in QuickSight uses generative AI assistance for quicker, easier data insights
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  • Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus collector provides agentless metric collection for Amazon EKS
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  • Amazon CloudWatch Logs now offers automated pattern analytics and anomaly detection
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  • Use Amazon CloudWatch to consolidate hybrid, multicloud, and on-premises metrics
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  • Amazon EKS Pod Identity simplifies IAM permissions for applications on Amazon EKS clusters
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  • Amazon DynamoDB zero-ETL integration with Amazon OpenSearch Service is now available
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  • Amazon says its first Project Kuiper internet satellites were fully successful in testing
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  • AWS takes the cheap shots
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  • Here's everything Amazon Web Services announced at AWS re:Invent
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\n\nRelevant to your Interests\n\n

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• Oracle Cloud Made All The Right Moves In 2022
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• Ransomware gang files SEC complaint over victim\u2019s undisclosed breach
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• Keynote Highlights: Satya Nadella at Microsoft Ignite 2023
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• Thoma Bravo to sell about $500 million in Dynatrace stock
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• FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification 1.0-preview Released to Demystify Cloud Billing Data
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• AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle partner to make cloud spend more transparent | TechCrunch
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• Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive
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• Several popular AI products flagged as unsafe for kids by Common Sense Media | TechCrunch
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• Amazon to sell Hyundai vehicles online starting in 2024
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• Amazon to launch car sales next year with Hyundai
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• Canonical Microcloud: Simple, free, on-prem Linux clustering
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• Introducing the Functional Source License: Freedom without Free-riding
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• The Problems with Money In (Open Source) Software | Aneel Lakhani | Monktoberfest 2023
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• DXC Technology and AWS Take Their Strategic Partnership to the Next Level to Deliver the Future of Cloud for Customers
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• Broadcom and VMware Intend to Close Transaction on November 22, 2023
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• Broadcom announces successful acquisition of VMware | Hock Tan
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• Broadcom closes $69 billion VMware deal after China approval
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• VMware is now part of Broadcom | VMware by Broadcom
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• Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Reportedly Quits and Pleads Guilty to Breaking US Law
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• Congrats To Elon Musk: I Didn\u2019t Think You Had It In You To File A Lawsuit This Stupid. But, You Crazy Bastard, You Did It!
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• Hackers spent 2+ years looting secrets of chipmaker NXP before being detected
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• Meet \u2018Anna Boyko\u2019: How a Fake Speaker Blew up DevTernity
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• IBM's Db2 database dinosaur comes to AWS
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• Reports of AI ending human labour may be greatly exaggerated
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• New Google geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energy
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• VMware\u2019s $92bn sale showers cash on Michael Dell and Silver Lake
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• Gartner Says Cloud Will Become a Business Necessity by 2028
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• IRS starts the bidding for $1.9B IT services recompete
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• WSJ News Exclusive | Apple Pulls Plug on Goldman Credit-Card Partnership
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• Apple employees most likely to leave to join Google shows LinkedIn
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• Ranked: Worst Companies for Employee Retention (U.S. and UK)
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• Apple announces RCS support for iMessage
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• Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024
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• Today on The Vergecast: what Apple really means when it talks about RCS.
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\n\nNonsense\n\n

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• Ikea debuts a trio of affordable smart home sensors
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• Apple and Spotify have revealed their top podcasts of 2023
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