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xAI open sources the base model weights and network architecture of Grok-1, a 314B parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, under the Apache 2.0 license — We are releasing the base model weights and network architecture of Grok-1, our large language model. Grok-1 is a 314 billion parameter Mixture …
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A look at issues and monetization options for Apple CarPlay; sources: Apple plans to produce 20M-25M units of the entry and mid-tier AirPods launching this fall — Apple's new CarPlay interface was originally designed to fend off Android, but now it's Apple's last hope to conquer the automotive industry.
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| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Apple researchers detail MM1, a series of multimodal LLMs with up to 30B parameters they say achieve state-of-the-art performance across multiple AI benchmarks — Apple researchers have developed new methods for training large language models on both text and images, enabling more powerful …
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| Rachel Graf / Bloomberg: |
A US judge rules Apple must face a class-action suit over AirTag stalking, as three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence and liability claims under CA law — - Judge says three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence claims — Apple had argued it couldn't be held responsible for misuse
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| Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
In a company blog post, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan acknowledged “unease” among VMware customers and partners after making sweeping post-acquisition changes — “There's more to come.” — Broadcom CEO and President Hock Tan has acknowledged the discomfort VMware customers and partners …
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| Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Sony made 2M+ PSVR2 units since the Feb. 2023 launch but paused production amid dropping sales; recently Sony said it was testing PSVR2 PC game support — - $550 accessory has suffered from lack of compelling content — Sony testing PC compatibility to expand gadget's appeal
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In the years since Trump was booted from Facebook and Twitter after Jan. 6's Capitol attack, he and his allies have beaten down efforts to filter election lies — Their claims of censorship have successfully stymied the effort to filter election lies online.
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| Angus Whitley / Bloomberg: |
To settle a class action suit, Uber agreed to pay ~$178M to compensate taxi drivers in Australia who claimed they lost income when Uber entered the local market — - Class action was filed on behalf of thousands of taxi drivers — Uber Technologies has battled with taxi drivers worldwide
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| Washington Post: |
Experts say forcing a TikTok US sale within 180 days, as the bill requires, would be too complicated and costly, and likely mean the app would be banned — A deal probably would be too complicated and costly for such a short time frame, experts say. Opponents of the bill say that means …
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A profile of server maker Supermicro, whose flexibility in offering custom servers has been an advantage in the AI boom, as the company joins S&P 500 on Monday — Super Micro Computer has gone from an obscure server maker to a $60 billion company set to join the S&P 500 Monday| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
An interview with Aaron Levie about Box's acquisition of Crooze, as Box embraces the content management industry's shift toward AI and workflow automation — It's part of a shift across the content management industry — Box began life almost 20 years ago in a dorm room at USC … | Echo Wang / Reuters: |
Sources: Reddit's IPO is currently between four and five times oversubscribed, making it more likely the company will reach its targeted $6.5B valuation — Reddit's (RDDT.N) initial public offering is currently between four and five times oversubscribed, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday …
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