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• News - 🥊 Amazon Takes on Nvidia with New AI Chip Power Play

• Productivity - 💬 Unlock Effortless Content Creation with This AI Tool

• Culture - 💑 Tired of Swiping? Meet Your AI Matchmaker!

🥊 Amazon Takes on Nvidia with New AI Chip Power Play

Amazon is set to launch its latest AI chips, aiming to lessen its dependence on Nvidia while reaping the benefits of its hefty semiconductor investments. Spearheaded by its acquisition, Annapurna Labs, Amazon’s cloud division is focused on custom-built chips like Trainium 2, designed for training massive AI models. These innovations are already being tested by major players like Anthropic and Databricks, signaling Amazon's intent to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in the AI processor market. The goal? To cut costs for both Amazon Web Services and its customers, potentially shaking up the current AI chip landscape.

AWS's move into custom chip design is part of a broader trend among tech giants seeking more control over their infrastructure. With soaring capital expenditures projected to reach $75 billion in 2024, Amazon is doubling down on its AI and data center investments, echoing similar strategies from Microsoft and Google. Despite Nvidia’s current stronghold, Amazon's tailored chips like Inferentia and Graviton aim to offer lower-power, specialized alternatives, giving cloud customers more choices and potentially lowering costs. While benchmarks remain elusive, industry experts suggest Amazon’s innovations may provide a much-needed counterbalance to Nvidia’s overwhelming market share.

🗞️ In Other News…

• Amazon Web Services is offering $110 million in free computing credits to researchers using its custom AI chip, Trainium, aiming to boost adoption and compete with Nvidia by allowing direct chip programming rather than relying on Nvidia’s Cuda software.

• Alibaba has launched Accio, an AI-powered search engine for SMBs in Europe and the Americas, using its large language model to help businesses source wholesale products and offer insights on consumer popularity and potential profits.

• Writer has raised $200 million in a Series C round at a $1.9 billion valuation to expand its enterprise-focused generative AI platform, with plans to enhance product development and solidify its leadership in the market.

• AlphaFold3, now open for non-commercial use, offers expanded protein modeling capabilities after DeepMind reversed its decision to withhold the code, aiming to boost scientific innovation and address criticism over limited access.

• Google’s new AI tool, Learn About, built on the educational LearnLM model, offers interactive, research-based answers with visual aids and contextual learning elements, focusing more on user education than just providing facts like Gemini does.

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Couple.com is shaking up the dating scene with its new AI Matchmaker, blending video speed-dating with advanced artificial intelligence to go beyond surface-level matches. Using patented tech, AI Matchmaker analyzes subtle cues like tone of voice, micro-expressions, and body language during video interactions. The result? A deeper, human-centered approach that captures genuine chemistry and compatibility, setting it apart from traditional dating algorithms.

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VC Fundraising Rounds

• Auror, an Auckland-based company specializing in crime reporting and prevention software, has secured $82 million in a Series C funding round—one of the largest for a New Zealand startup—bringing its valuation to over $500 million. (11/12/24)

• Fastino, a new provider of foundation AI models, has launched with a suite of task-optimized language models that promise greater accuracy, speed, and safety than traditional LLMs, alongside announcing a $7 million pre-seed funding round. (11/12/24)

• Cogna, a UK-based startup, has raised $15 million to support its mission of automating enterprise software development. (11/11/24)

• Deckmatch, an Oslo-based AI platform aimed at optimizing private market workflows, has secured €2.9 million (approx. $3.1 million USD) in an oversubscribed seed funding round. (11/11/24)

• Connecty AI, launching from stealth with $1.8 million in pre-seed funding, has created a context engine designed to address the complexities of enterprise data. (11/11/24)

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