GeekWire November 27, 2023
Annapurna Labs co-founder Nafea Bshara knows semiconductors and appreciates a good red wine. Amazon distinguished engineer James Hamilton has an affinity for industry-changing ideas, and likes meeting with smart entrepreneurs.
That’s how they ended up at the historic Virginia Inn restaurant and bar at Seattle’s Pike Place Market 10 years ago, in the fall of 2013, engaged in a conversation that would ultimately change the course of Amazon’s cloud business.
Their meeting, and Amazon’s eventual acquisition of Annapurna, accelerated the tech giant’s then-fledgling initiative to create its own processors, laying the foundation for a key component of its current artificial intelligence strategy.
Amazon’s custom silicon, including its chips for advanced artificial intelligence, will be in the spotlight this week as...
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