AWS says growth dropped to mid-teens to start new year as customer cost-cutting continues

“As we look ahead, we expect these optimization efforts will continue to be a headwind to AWS growth in at least the next couple of quarters. So far in the first month of the year, AWS year-over-year revenue growth is in the mid-teens,” CFO Brian Olsavsky said in his comments to open the call. For […]
Lawsuits Against Providers Of AI Art Generators: Will They Shed … – Mondaq

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New tech accelerator propels underrepresented founders to success – McKinsey

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VC Kerty Levy discusses the Northeast seed market

Information is power, especially when you’re just beginning your startup journey. Whether you’re in the idea stage or building on the friends-and-family plan or preparing to pitch investors, it’s imperative to understand the shifting VC funding landscape as you plan for future growth. In a session called “The State of the Northeast Seed Market,” Levy […]
Amazon ramped up content spending to $16.6B in 2022, including $7B on originals

According to Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky, around $7 billion of that figure went toward Amazon Originals, live sports programming and licensed third-party video content included with Prime. In 2021, Amazon spent $5 billion on those three areas of content, for comparison. Amazon didn’t report subscriber numbers for its streaming business. However, Olsavsky boasted during […]
GitHub CEO on why open source developers should be exempt from the EU’s AI Act

The European Parliament is set to vote on a draft version of the AI Act in the coming months, and depending on what discussions and debates follow, it could be adopted by the end of 2023. “The AI act is so crucial,” Dohmke said onstage. “This policy could well set the precedent for how the […]
Seeking nominations for women startup founders in the creator economy. Nominate yourself or someone you know. – Business Insider Africa

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The impact investor and climate correspondent walk into a bar

Here’s what we got into: The impact investor and climate correspondent walk into a bar by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch source
Google Has an AI That Can Turn Text Prompts Into Music – MUO – MakeUseOf

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45 Free Content Writing Tools to Love [for Writing, Editing & Content Creation]

Creating content isn’t always a walk in the park. (In fact, it can sometimes feel more like trying to swim against the current.) While other parts of business and marketing are becoming increasingly automated, content creation is still a very manual job. That being said, there are plenty of tools out there to make creating […]