Tech Brew Ride Home Tue. 04/02 – Amazon To Enter The AI Group Chat
Apr 2, 2024
AT&T faces fallout from a massive data breach affecting millions. Microsoft plans to unbundle Teams from Office as it navigates antitrust issues. Amazon is ramping up its AI ambitions with the Olympus project to compete strategically. There's a legal debate brewing around generative AI and Section 230, which may spell trouble for tech companies. Meanwhile, Microsoft and OpenAI are teaming up to build the ambitious Stargate supercomputer, pushing the limits of AI technology.
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AT&T Data Leak
- AT&T confirmed a data leak of 7.6 million current and 65.4 million former customer records.
- The data appears to be from 2019 or earlier, and AT&T claims no unauthorized system access.
Microsoft Unbundles Teams
- Microsoft is unbundling Teams from Microsoft 365 and Office 365 globally.
- This follows similar action in the EU due to antitrust scrutiny and complaints from competitors like Slack.
Amazon's AI Strategy
- Amazon is developing its own large language model (LLM) codenamed Olympus.
- This aims to compete with Anthropic's Claude and other models, despite Amazon's investment in Anthropic.