THE STEALTHY LAB COOKING UP AMAZON'S SECRET SAUCE

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Annapurna Labs was a secretive Israeli chip-design startup purchased by Amazon for about $350 million a decade ago. Amazon's entire AI strategy is now built on a foundation of chips designed by Annapurna. The company has planned more than $100 billion of capital expenditures for this year, mostly on AWS infrastructure required for AI systems using homemade silicon. This article looks at the history of the startup and how a discussion over beer and wine eventually led to one of the most consequential deals in tech history.