Subj : Amazon vs Nvidia ¨, Meta nuclear power ¨, next-gen AWS database ¨¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Dec 04 2024 11:36:20 --K8LfrMDU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Amazon, AMD, and other startups are starting to offer credible alternativ= es to Nvidia's chips, proving they can deliver faster speeds at lower p= rices=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 = =09=09TLDR=20 =09=09TOGETHER WITH [WorkOS] [4] TLDR 2024-12-04 = 7 NEW FEATURES ANNOUNCED AT WORKOS LAUNCH WEEK (SPONSOR) [4]=20 If = you're building B2B SaaS, chances are you've already run into WorkOS = =E2=80=94 the API that lets you easily add enterprise-ready features to y= our app (SAML, SSO, SCIM, audit logs=E2=80=A6). 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7 New Features Announced at= WorkOS Launch Week (Sponsor)

If you're building B2B SaaS, chances ar= e you've already run into WorkOS =E2=80=94 the API that lets you easily add= enterprise-ready features to your app (SAML, SSO, SCIM, audit logs=E2=80= =A6).

In their recent L= aunch Week, WorkOS announced a ton of new additions to AuthKit, the company's identit= y management platform. These include support for passkeys, real-time bot pr= otection, and even an open source Next.js Starter Kit for B2B apps.

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Big Tech & Startups

The Furious Contest to Unse= at Nvidia as King of A.I. Chips (10 minute read)

Amazon, AMD, and several other startups= are starting to offer credible alternatives to Nvidia's chips. Nvidia's ri= vals are proving they can deliver faster speeds at lower prices for some cr= ucial AI tasks. Many are emulating Nvidia's tactic of building complete com= puters so that customers can gain maximum power and performance out of thei= r chips. Spending on computers without Nvidia chips by data center operator= s is expected to grow 49% this year to $126 billion.
Meta joins the nuclear-powe= red AI fray (3 minute read)

Meta is turning to nuclear energy to su= pport its data centers and the communities around them. It recently announc= ed a 'request for proposals' for developers that can bring nuclear reactors= online starting in the early 2030s. The company is open to many ideas on t= he size and type of reactors, the locations, and other details. It is seeki= ng initial responses by February 7.
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Science & Futuristic Technology

A New Method to Map the Bra= in: Infect It With a Virus (9 minute read)

E11 Bio has been working for the past t= hree years to develop techniques to make brain mapping better, cheaper, and= faster. One of these approaches involves making the brain label itself by = injecting it with viruses that cause neurons to make special proteins that = act like barcodes. The approach reduces the amount of brain slicing require= d and creates more accurate wiring maps that require less proofreading. E11= is now shifting from proof-of-concept mode to building out its imaging inf= rastructure so it can tackle an entire mouse brain.
USC Student Rocket Group Sh= atters International Amateur Space Record (4 minute read)

The USC Rocket Propulsion Lab at the US= C Viterbi School of Engineering has broken the international altitude recor= d with its Aftershock II rocket. The rocket reached an altitude of 470,000 = feet, higher than any non-governmental and non-commercial group has ever fl= own before. Aftershock II, at 330 pounds with a height of 13 ft and 8=E2=80= =9D diameter, reached a velocity of 5,283 ft/s and Mach 5.5. A video of the= launch is available in the article.
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Record a video message with= Loom =E2=86=92 Loom AI writes it for you (Sponsor)

A quick video is worth a dozen emails. = Loom lets you easily re= cord and share video messages with your teammates and customers =E2=80=94 a= nd if you need it in writing, you can use Loom AI to instantly turn your vi= deo into a document, a ticket, or a written message. Join a group demo session to see Loom AI in acti= on
Is Aurora DSQL your next da= tabase? (5 minute read)

Amazon's new Aurora DSQL is a serverles= s, globally distributed database that is highly available, multi-regional, = Postgres compatible, and fast. This post looks over its features to see if = the product works as advertised. Aurora DSQL is still very new - the servic= e is only available in two US regions at the moment. It is still missing a = lot of features from Postgres and uses an unusual authentication method tha= t involves using a URL-like token to connect to the database.
Skia Canvas (GitHub Repo)

Skia Canvas is a browser-less implement= ation of the HTML Canvas drawing API for Node.js. It produces very similar = results to Chrome's canvas element. Skia Canvas is best used on desktop mac= hines that can render hardware-accelerated graphics to a window or on a ser= ver where it can output a variety of image formats.
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The Number of Americans Wan= ting to Switch Jobs Hits a 10-Year High (4 minute read)

More than half of US workers are watchi= ng for or actively seeking a new job. Job satisfaction has fallen to its lo= west level in recent years. The cooling job market is causing employees to = feel more stuck and frustrated. While employers can worry less about turnov= er, they risk employee burnout rising if workers feel stuck.
Y Combinator and Power in S= ilicon Valley (18 minute read)

AdGrok's founders received notice that = their company was being sued by Adchemy, a former employer, in September 20= 10. The legal action was not unexpected as the former employer had told the= m they were unhappy with the founders leaving and starting a new company. A= dGrok had gone through Y Combinator. Its relationship with the accelerator = program and Sam Altman resulted in the lawsuit being dismissed. Adchemy was= attempting to court funding from Microsoft - Altman had a contact at Micro= soft tell Adchemy that it would be problematic if the company was embroiled= in litigation while discussing the deal, so Adchemy dropped the suit
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Quick Links

DSQL Vignette: Aurora DSQL,= and A Personal Story (11 minute read)

Amazon recently announced Aurora DSQL, = a serverless SQL database designed for the cloud and optimized for transact= ion processing.
Amazon announces Nova, a ne= w family of multimodal AI models (4 minute read)

Amazon's new family of multimodal gener= ative AI models includes four text-generating models, an image-generation m= odel, and a video-generation model.
Samsung smart glasses debut= in January, software reveal =E2=80=98this month' (1 minute read)

Samsung plans to preview its smart glas= ses, which will work similarly to Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, in January al= ongside the Galaxy S25 - the actual release will be in the third quarter of= 2025.
The next platform (12 minut= e read)

Possible contenders for the next platfo= rm for job security purposes are PaleoOps, Erlang/Darklang, Fly.io, Serverl= ess/AWS Lambda, and V8 isolates.
The startup trying to turn = the web into a database (5 minute read)

Exa crawls the web and encodes the cont= ents of web pages into embeddings that can be processed by large language m= odels.
Walmart bought Vizio (2 min= ute read)

The acquisition will help bolster Walma= rt's advertising business.

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