Meta launches Llama 4 Maverick with 400B parameters and Scout with 109B parameters and a 10M context window, and previews Behemoth with 2T total parameters
Takeaways — We're sharing the first models in the Llama 4 herd, which will enable people to build more personalized multimodal experiences.
HP plans to acquire assets from Humane for $116M, wind down Humane's Ai Pin business, and add Humane's team, including its founders, as an AI-focused division
- Humane's Ai pin business to be wound down after rocky launch — New unit at HP will focus on implementation of AI in devices
Sources: Apple canceled a project to build AR glasses that would require a connection with a Mac; the company is still working on successors to the Vision Pro
- Headset group struggles to find path forward after Vision Pro — Canceled device would have rivaled Meta's future AR glasses
Rather than weakening China's AI capabilities, US sanctions appear to be driving startups like DeepSeek to innovate by prioritizing efficiency and collaboration
The AI community is abuzz over DeepSeek R1, a new open-source reasoning model. — The model was developed by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek …
Yann LeCun says DeepSeek “profited from open research and open source” like Meta's Llama and is proof that open source models are surpassing proprietary ones
“Marc Andreessen, a co-inventor of the pioneering Mosaic web browser, co-founder of the Netscape browser company and current general partner at the famed Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)...
In email to X staff, Musk says “user growth is stagnant, revenue is unimpressive, and we're barely breaking even”; sources: banks plan to sell their debt in X
Banks are hoping to sell the X debt at around 90 to 95 cents on the dollar — Wall Street banks are getting ready …
Yann LeCun says DeepSeek “profited from open research and open source” like Meta's Llama and is proof that open source models are surpassing proprietary ones
If you hadn't heard, there's a new AI star in town: DeepSeek, the subsidiary of Hong Kong-based quantitative analysis …
Google acquihires “some of the HTC VIVE engineering team” in Taiwan with “a proven track record in VR” for $250M in cash, to “accelerate” Android XR development
Abner Li / 9to5Google :
Donald Trump says he will “be making the decision” about TikTok and confirms he talked with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the app
The US Supreme Court ruled today that Congress could outlaw TikTok … AsiaOne : Trump, China's Xi hold call on TikTok, trade, Taiwan The Korea Times : Trump, Chinese leader Xi talk ...
TikTok says it will go dark in the US on Sunday unless the Biden admin provides a “definitive statement” to critical service providers assuring non-enforcement
TikTok said its services will go dark on Sunday without a guarantee from the Biden administration that it won't punish Apple …
After a backlash, Meta says newly viral AI-generated profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting them
and what you can do with it Mia Sato / The Verge : Meta's AI-generated bot profiles are not being received well Josh Kerwick / Star Observer : Meta Wipes Scrutinised AI Accounts, I...
After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles
Earlier this week, Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times that the company is going to roll out AI character profiles …
Sources: Meta plans to build a fiber-optic subsea cable that is 40,000+ kilometers long and extends around the world, a project that could cost more than $10B
Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is the second-biggest driver of internet usage globally.
Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, and more quietly courted Trump before the election, laying the groundwork for improved Silicon Valley and DC relations
The executives of tech's biggest companies largely ignored Donald Trump before the 2016 election. This time around, they're far more friendly.
Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Michael Dell, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on his election victory
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Anil Dash / @anildash : Absolutely pathetic behavior. He said he was going to throw you in prison and you still can't help sucking up to a fascist....
Hands-on with Meta's Orion: needs a wireless processor puck, weighs only 100g, is packed with sensors, and has good eye tracking and a wide FoV for AR glasses
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls them “The most advanced glasses the world has ever seen.” — I wore Mark Zuckerberg's contact lenses.
Meta unveils an Orion prototype, its first AR glasses, with a 70-degree FoV, a wireless neural input wristband, silicon carbide lenses, and micro-LED projectors
they could put the iPhone on notice Peter Kafka / Business Insider : I tried out Meta's Orion computer glasses. I'd buy them in a heartbeat — if they were actually for sale. Jon Ke...
Threads needs to foster community builders rather than get celebrity creators from platforms like Instagram, who tend not to do well on a microblogging platform
It's been just over a year since Meta launched Threads, a microblogging platform built upon Instagram's foundation. Threads: @laurenlopes.author , @saramontourlewis , @thetechsavvy...
Q&A with Adam Mosseri on Threads' first year, not leaning into political content, driving engagement, focusing on real-time content, the fediverse, and more
and even Threads is warming to it Leo Grieco / Proactiveinvestors UK : Meta's Threads hits milestone but lags social media giants Sean Tilley / We Distribute : A Beginner's Guide t...
Q&A with Adam Mosseri on Threads' first year, not leaning into political content, driving engagement, focusing on real-time content, the fediverse, and more
and even Threads is warming to it Leo Grieco / Proactiveinvestors UK : Meta's Threads hits milestone but lags social media giants Sean Tilley / We Distribute : A Beginner's Guide t...