This week, we discuss the 5 key trends from Bessemer’s State of the Cloud 2024 report. Plus, Matt makes a stock pick for the next 10 years!

Runner-up Titles

• Is it named after Hootie and the Blowfish?


• Prepaying for your bad behavior


• You have a thought piece, we’re gonna think about it


• The Footloose Soundtrack

Rundown

• Amazon Hits $2 Trillion Market Value as AI Frenzy Fuels Rally


• State of the Cloud 2024


• The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse

Relevant to your Interests

• The short, happy reign of CD-ROM


• 1Password is simplifying setup on new devices and adding 'Recovery codes'


• Apple is winning in financial services


• Anthropic’s latest model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, just released on Amazon Bedrock


• What it Takes to Be Valued at >10x Rev


• Microsoft makes Copilot less useful on new Copilot Plus PCs


• Exclusive: Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp


• Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa might cost up to $10 per month


• Is Your Driving Being Secretly Scored?


• AI Tools Are Secretly Training on Real Images of Children


• Nvidia Is No Cisco, but It Is Getting Expensive


• Microsoft shelves its underwater data center


• With Pen and Paper in Hand, Car Dealers Improvise as Cyber Outage Persists


• Nvidia Insiders Cash In on Rally as Share Sales Top $700 Million


• We’ve got to talk about the environment when we talk about AI


• Gmail’s Gemini AI sidebar and email summaries are rolling out now


• Google is bringing Gemini access to teens using their school accounts


• Managing Your Mac Menu Bar: A Roundup of My Favorite Bartender Alternatives


• Report: Amazon developing AI chatbot that would compete with ChatGPT and others


• How to escape VMware's pricey clutches with Virt-v2v


• Figma’s new Slides app focuses on design, fun, and (oh, yeah!) AI


• Powering the AI Revolution: The PyTorch Documentary


• Polyfill supply chain attack hits 100K+ sites


• Some CIOs say getting full value out of AI tools like Copilot for Microsoft 365 requires heavy lifting, as enterprise data isn't always accurate and up-to-date
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• Cybertruck: The Embarrassing beginning of Teslas Demise


• The Buc-ee’s Statue Got A New Look, And Fans Have Thoughts


• Delta's most exclusive airport lounge opens. Here's what's inside


• Explaining Software Development Methods By Flying to Mars [Comic]

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