By using a reduced instruction set, hardware designs can become more energy efficient and cost-effective. However, the licensing cost for designing your own instruction set can be expensive, with some companies paying tens of millions of dollars.
Apple's attempt to build a self-driving car has been unsuccessful. Their focus on design and divided machine learning engineers have resulted in slow technological development.
The podcast discusses Microsoft's success despite competition from tech giants such as Google and its innovations under the leadership of the new CEO, including the acquisition of GitHub.
Machine learning tooling and techniques are transforming various industries other than generative media applications. Funding, liquidity, and progress on actual products driven by machine learning systems are generating real value across many verticals and segments.
The iPhone was created by combining technological innovations from several sources including the Frankenstein OS, low-level software from the iPod, and phone technology, resulting in a completely new era of computing that differed from other smartphones of the time that had reduced functionalities.