EP-226 Nvidia’s Revenue Boom 🚀, Meta’s Hate Speech Policy Review 🧐, and Amazon’s Alexa+ Debut 🗣️

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, february 27th! dive into today's top tech stories:

• nvidia's optimism amid competition: ceo jensen huang praises deepseek's r1 model's innovative use of fewer chips, promising increased demand for nvidia’s resources. nvidia hits a revenue record, reporting $39.3 billion last quarter, with data center sales nearly doubling in 2024.
• meta's policy scrutiny: the oversight board reviews changes to hate speech policies, potentially impacting protections for immigrant and lgbtq communities on platforms like facebook and instagram.
• amazon's alexa+ launch: introducing an upgraded virtual assistant with generative ai capabilities, alexa+ aims to handle everyday tasks autonomously, marking amazon's renewed effort in the consumer agent market.
• google's gemini suite: enhancing generative ai with the gemini ultra and nano models for various applications, integrating ai capabilities across services like gmail, maps, and docs.
• apple's iphone 16e introduction: launching at $599 with the a18 chip and the apple intelligence platform, this budget model focuses on competitive pricing by omitting features like magsafe and dynamic island.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!