Corey Quinn
@quinnypig.com
Snarkmonger. Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group.
he/him.
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he/him.
Get my opinionated take on AWS news: http://lastweekinaws.com/t/
Signal: 833-AWS-BILL (833-297-2455)
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Something something we need to go deeper into the scuba memes.
March 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Something something we need to go deeper into the scuba memes.
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Please don't ask me why my brain works like this, because I don't have an answer
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Please don't ask me why my brain works like this, because I don't have an answer
Micron is building a big memorial or something; I dunno I just skimmed it.
Micron breaks ground in New York for its memory manufacturing complex, announced in 2022, that it says will be the largest semiconductor facility in the US (Glenn Coin/Syracuse Post-Standard)
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January 17, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Micron is building a big memorial or something; I dunno I just skimmed it.
“We’re going to scrutinize these to make sure that they’re not what they very obviously are.”
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson says the agency is examining Big Tech's acqui-hires to make sure "they are not an attempt to get around" its merger review process (Bloomberg)
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January 17, 2026 at 1:54 AM
“We’re going to scrutinize these to make sure that they’re not what they very obviously are.”
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I do hope everyone in tech is subscribed to @quinnypig.com
"I construct the MIME message manually. It's fine. Everything is fine. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?" 😂
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"I construct the MIME message manually. It's fine. Everything is fine. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?" 😂
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I Hope This Email Finds You Before I Do
I Hope This Email Finds You Before I Do
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January 15, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I do hope everyone in tech is subscribed to @quinnypig.com
"I construct the MIME message manually. It's fine. Everything is fine. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?" 😂
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"I construct the MIME message manually. It's fine. Everything is fine. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?" 😂
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Huh, Scott Adams died.
January 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Huh, Scott Adams died.
Good thing they didn’t rename the whole company to chase the boondoggle.
Meta confirms it is laying off Reality Labs staff and will "reinvest the savings" in wearables; CTO Andrew Bosworth says 1,000+ staff will be notified Tuesday (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)
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January 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Good thing they didn’t rename the whole company to chase the boondoggle.
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I mostly agree with @quinnypig.com on this
I can't stop laughing about "Moron Cloud" 💀 and a little sad he didn't address Azure's capacity problems. A big reason why I believe they can't/won't grow.
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I can't stop laughing about "Moron Cloud" 💀 and a little sad he didn't address Azure's capacity problems. A big reason why I believe they can't/won't grow.
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AWS in 2026: The Year of Proving They Still Know How to Operate
AWS in 2026: The Year of Proving They Still Know How to Operate
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January 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I mostly agree with @quinnypig.com on this
I can't stop laughing about "Moron Cloud" 💀 and a little sad he didn't address Azure's capacity problems. A big reason why I believe they can't/won't grow.
www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/aws-in-...
I can't stop laughing about "Moron Cloud" 💀 and a little sad he didn't address Azure's capacity problems. A big reason why I believe they can't/won't grow.
www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/aws-in-...
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Humongous 52-inch Dell monitor will make you feel like king of the internet with four screens in one
Humongous 52-inch Dell monitor will make you feel like king of the internet with four screens in one
Also: The XPS brand is back
If you like to separate your workflow onto multiple monitors but hate the gap and bezel between screens, Dell’s new display was made for you. Announced on Tuesday at CES, the Dell UltraSharp 52 (U5226KW) offers 52 inches of 6K resolution screen real estate that you can divide into up to four virtual monitors, supporting input either from up to four different devices, or one computer that creates that many desktops.…
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January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Humongous 52-inch Dell monitor will make you feel like king of the internet with four screens in one
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Latest from @quinnypig.com ought to raise some eyebrows:
AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention
AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention
An anomaly or the beginning of a new trend? My bet's on the latter
I've been tracking AWS for a long time, with a specific emphasis on pricing. "What happens if AWS hikes prices" has always been something of a boogeyman, trotted out as a hypothetical to urge folks to avoid taking dependencies on a given provider.…
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January 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Latest from @quinnypig.com ought to raise some eyebrows:
Aw yiss, a keyboard that screams when I throw it.
Razer plans to invest $600M in AI over "the next couple of years", as the gaming peripherals maker unveils new AI products like headphones with built-in cameras (Dana Wollman/Bloomberg)
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January 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Aw yiss, a keyboard that screams when I throw it.
How upscale are the Groq offices? Just wondering how fancy next year’s Spirit Halloween is gonna be.
Disruptive CEO Alex Davis says Nvidia has agreed to buy assets from Groq for $20B in cash; leaked email: Jensen Huang says Nvidia is not acquiring Groq (David Faber/CNBC)
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December 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
How upscale are the Groq offices? Just wondering how fancy next year’s Spirit Halloween is gonna be.
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oh man, I can't believe I missed out annually on slightly less than a bank makes from a single returned check
![An ad proclaiming "You could have saved [33 USD] in the past year with Amazon Business"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i4s26pdwhk4t2hnyvfv7ogky/bafkreidahxvodf5lhnzavo2bcrqdpfroc7ilg7fv3uhfuobnhzkib7pghi@jpeg)
December 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
oh man, I can't believe I missed out annually on slightly less than a bank makes from a single returned check
Microsoft, even more than most companies, comes off as if they’re legit mad for having to deal with us in order to get to our money.
Xbox had a terrible 2025: Microsoft canceled games and raised console and Game Pass prices, Costco stopped selling Xbox, and Valve's Steam Machine upstaged it (Devindra Hardawar/Engadget)
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December 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Microsoft, even more than most companies, comes off as if they’re legit mad for having to deal with us in order to get to our money.
Casino buys new slot machine.
Coinbase agrees to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company for an undisclosed sum; the startup was founded in 2025 and raised a $15M seed (Yogita Khatri/The Block)
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December 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Casino buys new slot machine.
“Except for the ones that just stopped in intersections for funsies. Who among us…”
Waymo resumes robotaxi service in San Francisco after a blackout, and says most active trips were completed before vehicles returned to depots or pulled over (CNBC)
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December 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Except for the ones that just stopped in intersections for funsies. Who among us…”
Thou shalt not embarrass the regime
Sources: The US DHS is investigating whether 6 CISA staffers who were suspended in July misled CISA's acting director into taking a polygraph, which he failed (John Sakellariadis/Politico)
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December 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Thou shalt not embarrass the regime
I’m not sure what publishers need to hear this, but a pull quote from @scalzi.com on a book cover is an instant read.
December 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I’m not sure what publishers need to hear this, but a pull quote from @scalzi.com on a book cover is an instant read.
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Here's @quinnypig.com to help you decode today's Amazon reorg: www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/j...
Amazon's big AGI reorg decoded by Corey Quinn
: Amazon bets that by making AI its own group, it can outpace Microsoft and Google
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Here's @quinnypig.com to help you decode today's Amazon reorg: www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/j...
Blue Owl Capital bucks current trends by having two neurons to bang together and make a spark.
Sources: Blue Owl Capital will not invest in Oracle's $10B, 1GW data center in Michigan after funding talks stalled due to concerns over debt terms and delays (Financial Times)
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December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Blue Owl Capital bucks current trends by having two neurons to bang together and make a spark.
Man with no ideas attempts to lead the herd from behind.
Sources detail Mark Zuckerberg's all-in bet to make Meta an AI leader, with some saying Alexandr Wang finds Zuckerberg's micromanagement of AI work suffocating (Financial Times)
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December 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Man with no ideas attempts to lead the herd from behind.
Enterprise can't wait to sign contracts with company who famously views contractual obligations as mere suggestions.
Sources: xAI has created an enterprise AI sales group, but xAI's lack of experience in selling to big businesses is holding potential customers back (Theo Wayt/The Information)
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December 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Enterprise can't wait to sign contracts with company who famously views contractual obligations as mere suggestions.
Company that can’t get AI to clearly explain its own data transfer pricing is gonna take a whack at summarizing “Finnegan’s Wake.”
Amazon rolls out Ask This Book to the Kindle iOS app, letting readers ask questions about plot or characters; authors can't opt out (Will McCurdy/PCMag)
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December 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Company that can’t get AI to clearly explain its own data transfer pricing is gonna take a whack at summarizing “Finnegan’s Wake.”