A Technology Bonanza!
- Author
- cj little and Jeff Parker
- Published
- Thu 12 Dec 2024
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nnsnspdcst/episodes/A-Technology-Bonanza-e2rthpn
(0:00) Pre-Show
(0:41) Open
(0:54) Universal Health Coverage Day
(1:45) cj's week: A Technology Bonanza!
(7:11) Jeff's Week: Colon Cancer Surgery
(9:12) Headline: Google launched Gemini 2.0, its new AI model for practically everything
(11:36) Recommendation: ARC Skyscraper 486/C
(12:37) Segment: Missed Headlines
(13:31) Missed Headline: AWS details Project Rainier AI compute cluster
(18:22) Missed Headline: Cruise’s robotaxi service will likely shut down as GM pulls its funding
(25:25) Missed Headline: Amazon’s online car ‘dealership’ with Hyundai is now live
(28:24) Missed Headline: USDA mandates federal bird flu testing in milk
(33:59) Missed Headline: They taught rats to drive a car, and it may help us lead happier lives
(38:00) cj’s recommendation: Yann LeCun’s Convolutional Network Demo from 1989
(41:32) Jeff’s Recommendation: Conclave
Throughout our time producing Nonsense, we have learned and been reminded of many things. Most notable is that both hosts of this show talk, a lot! Usually over each other, but we’ll save that for another day.
As a result of said talking, we don’t get to cover nearly as many headlines as we would like to every episode. So this time we are covering only news to try and catch you up on what we’ve all been missing of late.
Headlines
Google launched Gemini 2.0, its new AI model for practically everything
Vintage Advert
Get The Goods - ARC Skyscraper486/C Monster!
Segment
AWS details Project Rainier AI compute cluster with hundreds of thousands of chips - SiliconANGLE
Amazon announces new ‘Rainier’ AI compute cluster with Anthropic | Semafor
Project Ceiba – Largest AI Super Computer Co-Built with NVIDIA - AWS
Cruise’s robotaxi service will likely shut down as GM pulls its funding - The Verge
Zoox Robotaxis Are Hitting Public Roads
Amazon’s online car ‘dealership’ with Hyundai is now live - The Verge
USDA mandates federal bird flu testing in milk
I taught rats to drive a car, and it may help us lead happier lives
Close
Convolutional Network Demo from 1989 [restored version]
