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THE DAILY INDEX

Technology, AI, software, security, crypto and business

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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POSTGRES IS EATING THE DATABASE WORLD

PostgreSQL is a data management framework with the potential to engulf the entire database realm. Using Postgres for everything is becoming a mainstream best practice. ParadeDB and DuckDB add more performance, propelling PostgreSQL's analysis capabilities to the top tier of OLAP. Pigsty is a PostgreSQL distribution that aims to harness the collective power of PostgreSQL ecosystem extensions and democratize access to production-grade database services.

SAUDI ARABIA PLANS $40 BILLION PUSH INTO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The government of Saudi Arabia plans to invest around $40 billion into artificial intelligence. It is in talks to create a tech fund through a partnership with Andreessen Horowitz and other financiers. The fund would make Saudi Arabia the world's largest investor in artificial intelligence. It will back an array of tech startups tied to artificial intelligence, including chip makers, data centers, and AI companies.

HOW TO START GOOGLE

Building a company is not a trick for avoiding work, but it avoids many of the annoying things that come with a job. You need three things to build a successful startup: technology skills, an idea, and cofounders. This article talks about how to get all three. Making things for friends is a great source of ideas for young founders, who have the least amount of knowledge about what other people want and whose own wants are most predictive of future demand.

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