Amazon · Wed 11 Nov

Amazon develops cloud infrastructure and custom artificial intelligence chips through Amazon Web Services alongside its consumer retail and device operations. Truncated covers its cloud offerings, hardware developments, industry partnerships and corporate strategy.

Yesterday · Wed 11 Nov

Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla says judge AI by usage, not stock prices

AI-generated summary Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla says people should evaluate artificial intelligence by actual usage rather than by stock prices while OpenAI chief financial officer Sarah Friar stated that a price cut on the Luna model led to a tenfold increase in use. Goldman Sachs reported that combined free cash flow for Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle fell to about minus 31 billion dollars in the third quarter as John Chambers expects major train wrecks because the rising tide does not raise all boats.

DeepSeek-V4-Pro, DeepSeek-V4-Flash, and DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash models now available on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart - AWS

AI-generated summary Amazon Web Services announces that DeepSeek models including DeepSeek-V4-Pro, DeepSeek-V4-Flash, and DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash are now available on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. AWS customers can deploy these open-weight Mixture-of-Experts language models through the SageMaker JumpStart console or the SageMaker Python SDK.

Amazon's Computing Boss Says Space Data Centers Won't Be "Feasible Or Practical" For A Decade Even As Musk Believes In 1,300W/m² Heat Dissipation For AI Satellites

AI-generated summary Amazon executive Matt Garman states that space data centers are unlikely to be economically practical within the next decade. Garman identifies launch frequency, rocket payload weights, server serviceability, and heat dissipation as major hurdles for space-based artificial intelligence.

AWS Quick apps are now available in Asia Pacific (Singapore) - AWS

AI-generated summary Amazon Web Services announces that the AWS Quick desktop app for macOS and Windows and the Quick mobile app for iOS and Android are now available in the Asia Pacific (Singapore) Region. The desktop application integrates with local files, calendars, email, and business tools while the mobile application enables users to chat with Quick, review activity feeds, and open dashboards.

AntiFox AI Pentesting Platform Linked to Attacks That Accessed AWS Production Secrets

AI-generated summary Cybersecurity researchers disclosed that an artificial intelligence platform called AntiFox has been linked to attacks that stole Amazon Web Services credentials. Arctic Wolf Labs reported that Alibaba Cloud systems hosting AntiFox interfaces were associated with malicious actions against internet-facing web services and associated environments.

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Google Gemini Vs Alexa Plus: Which Home Assistant is Better?

Google Gemini Vs Alexa Plus: Which Home Assistant is Better?

AI-generated summary Google Gemini is an artificial intelligence assistant that helps users control smart home devices, answer questions, and manage everyday tasks through compatible devices. Alexa Plus is a generative artificial intelligence assistant from Amazon that supports smart home controls, online shopping, and reminders through compatible Echo devices.