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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 …
More: arXiv, Thurrott, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Decoder, MarkTechPost, and AIModels.fyi
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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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LinkedIn: Giuliano Liguori, Hock Tan, and Mark Butcher
Forums: r/vmware and Ars OpenForum
| 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
More: Engadget, AppleInsider, iThinkDifferent, Gizchina, PCMag, United States District Court, Quartz, 9to5Mac, Benzinga, Livemint, and NewsBytes
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn confirms it is working on adding puzzle-based games; a researcher says it is testing ranking companies in the games based on the scores of employees — LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social platform, has made a name for itself primarily as a platform for people looking to network …
More: Engadget, PCMag, and The Economic Times
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LinkedIn: Ben Kvalo, Carson Taylor ➡ …, and ℝ𝕠 …
Forums: r/gaming, r/Games, and r/technology
| 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 … | Dan Primack / Axios: |
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Threads: @peard33. Mastodon: @gtbarry@mastodon.social. X: @wired, @carnage4life, and @kimbenabib. LinkedIn: Laure Carli
Forums: r/LocalLLaMA, r/OpenAI, r/technology, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Wall Street Journal: |
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| Magdalene J. Taylor / New York Times: |
A look at the collapse of dating apps' usability, which can be blamed on the paid subscription model and the near monopoly the apps have over the dating world — “The golden age of dating apps is over,” a friend told me at a bar on Super Bowl Sunday. As we waited for our drinks …
X: @gayathriv, @nytopinion, @mattsheffield, @nytopinion, @magdajtaylor, and @nytopinion. Forums: r/TrueReddit
| Axios: |
A look at a potential TikTok US sale, with an estimated valuation of $100B, or $40B without the algorithm, as Steven Mnuchin and others form investor groups — - TikTok's U.S. revenue reportedly was between $16 billion and $20 billion in 2023, but CEO Shou Zi Chew has said the company is in the red.
More: CNBC, Washington Post, PhoneArena, New York Times, Business Insider, Financial Times, and New York Times
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X: @danprimack, @businessinsider, @denimneverdies, @keithboykin, @lincolnsbible, @_whitneywebb, @machineiv, @danprimack, and @danprimack. Forums: r/politics
| Reuters: |
Sources: SpaceX's Starshield is building a network of spy satellites under a classified, $1.8B contract with the US spy agency National Reconnaissance Office — SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency …
More: Gizmodo, The Verge, Engadget, Benzinga, iTnews, Interesting Engineering, New York Post, Business Insider, and Bloomberg
| 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 … Sponsor Posts
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