EP-212 Amazon’s $100b Ai Vision 🚀, Pinterest’s Earnings Surge 📈, Openai Alumni Venture Mysteries 🤖

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, february 7th! today's episode covers groundbreaking advancements in the tech industry:

• amazon's ambitious ai investment: amazon plans a $100 billion investment in ai by 2025, with a focus on enhancing aws's ai capabilities. ceo andy jassy remains optimistic about increasing demand and reducing ai costs amid revenue concerns.
• pinterest's stock market success: pinterest shares surged 20% following an impressive fourth-quarter earnings report, surpassing revenue expectations with $1.15 billion and a 11% increase in global monthly active users to 553 million.
• amazon eclipsing walmart in revenue: amazon is poised to outpace walmart in quarterly revenue for the first time, bolstered by aws growth and increased post-pandemic online shopping.
• ai startup buzz: former openai cto mira murati collaborates with co-founder john schulman on a new venture, generating excitement in the ai startup community.
• google's policy shift: google adjusts its diversity policies in line with new federal mandates, focusing on equal opportunities without setting specific diversity targets.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!