Amazon Nova, the future of AI, and more from AWS re:Invent

Amazon's AI strategy comes into focus in Las Vegas ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Improve focus and memory with Thinkie: [For a limited time, save $50 on Thinkie plus get your first month free and free shipping.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES AI is the new electricity: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos contends that AI will become a fundamental layer in every app and service. That bet was clear this week at AWS re:Invent. Amazon's AI strategy came into focus with the unveiling of Amazon Nova, its new family of homegrown AI models, plus a new Amazon Bedrock marketplace, and more. After spending four days in Las Vegas, attending sessions, walking the show floor, and talking with AWS executives and attendees, GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook offer their takeaways and dissect Amazon's AI strategy on a new episode of the GeekWire Podcast, recorded on location at the GeekWire Studios booth in the re:Invent Expo Hall. [🎙️Read more and listen here]( and subscribe to GeekWire in [Apple Podcasts]( [Spotify]( or wherever you listen. [📆]( Upcoming events: Tech and startup community gatherings on our radar next week in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. - Dec. 8: [Seattle Indies Holiday Party 2024]( - Dec. 10: [Building an AI-Ready Organization: How to Combat Shadow AI]( - Dec. 10: [New Tech Seattle]( - Dec. 11: [Year in Review 2024]( - Dec. 12: [2024 GeekWire Gala]( Check out the [GeekWire Calendar]( for more. Hot Links: - Sources say Microsoft’s Surface team may be preparing an 11-inch device of some kind for 2024. ([Windows Central]( - The Uber Shuttle bus service has rolled out to more than 20 cities worldwide, with plans for continued expansion. No word yet on Seattle. ([Rest of World]( Thanks for subscribing to the GeekWire newsletter, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop, todd@geekwire.com; and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Seattle’s coolest holiday party returns on Thursday, December 12th.]( Make the GeekWire Gala your holiday party! Bring old friends, colleagues, significant or insignificant others, and kick off the holiday season in style on Thursday, December 12th as we turn the Showbox Sodo into a winter wonderland. [Get tickets!]( LATEST HEADLINES [GeekWire Podcast: Amazon Nova, the future of AI, and more from the AWS re:Invent show floor]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [Prime Team Partners: Senior Director of Sales Operations]( - [Gable.ai: Static Code Analysis Expert]( - [INRIX: Public Sector Account Executive]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2024 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 1752 NW Market St., PMB 708 Seattle, WA 98107-5264  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](