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Meta:
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.
More: Livemint, The Decoder, WinBuzzer, Microsoft Azure, Digital Trends, iClarified, About Amazon, The Economic Times, Moneycontrol, The Verge, The Cloudflare Blog, Research & Development World, AIN, VentureBeat, Simon Willison's Weblog, Simon Willison's Weblog, CNBC, Analytics India Magazine, Bloomberg, TipRanks Financial, and Android Central
Bluesky: @chirag, @jeremymorrell.dev, @seldo.com, @simonwillison.net, @timkellogg.me, @ericflo, and @taumuyi
Threads: @chriscox, @rpn, @ajassy, @satyanadella, @latentchat, @latesttechtalk, @russsalakhutdinov, @nvidiadeveloper, @zuck, @alphasignal.ai, @omarsar0, @natolambert, @arunsasi99, @aaldahle, @natolambert, @1ar.io, @han_fang_, @vthallam, @doreturn.in, @documentingmeta, @zuck, @aaldahle, @zuck, @ericflo, and @yannlecun.  Instagram: Mark Zuckerberg
X: @ahmad_al_dahle, @aiatmeta, @jeremyphoward, @deanwball, @cfgeek, @brbcatonfire, @natolambert, @miles_brundage, @cloudflare, @middleclassdesi, @miles_brundage, @emollick, @charliebholtz, @basetenco, @clementdelangue, @iscienceluvr, @krishnanrohit, @xlr8harder, @levie, @michaelsayman, @miles_brundage, @ashter_haider, @dylan522p, @simonw, @bindureddy, @deryatr_, @levelsio, @deanwball, @nearcyan, @giffmana, @matthewberman, @rsalakhu, @abhisk_kadian, @madiator, @bindureddy, @_arohan_, @redhat_ai, @loredanacrisan, @emollick, @dorialexander, @tomosman, @andymstone, @jpineau1, @manohar_paluri, @bradthilton, @emollick, @alew3, @btibor91, @frameworkputer, @burny_tech, @bhutanisanyam1, @miles_brundage, @dorialexander, @emollick, @rishdotblog, @deanwball, @dextersjab, @astonzhangaz, @nearcyan, @naklecha, @natalianeverova, @_impl, @iscienceluvr, @maximelabonne, @eliebakouch, @openrouterai, @ariaurelium, @rsdgpt, @risphereeditor, @clementdelangue, @maximelabonne, @togethercompute, @cloudflaredev, @jconorgrogan, @drjimfan, @asaddhamani, @eaccelerate_42, @miles_brundage, @huggingface, @groqinc, @maximelabonne, @ritakozlov_, @sharan0909, @lmarena_ai, @dorialexander, @lmarena_ai, @4xiom_, @sharan0909, @openrouterai, @the_ai_investor, @nearcyan, and @simonw
LinkedIn: Andrew Feldman and Sean Bell
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/ABoringDystopia, r/artificial, r/technology, r/singularity, r/LocalLLaMA, and Lobsters
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft unveils a demo of Quake II generated using its Muse AI model, with limited playability in a browser, as part of the company's Copilot for Gaming push  —  Microsoft's Muse AI model is now available as an AI-generated Quake II tech demo. … Microsoft unveiled its Xbox AI era earlier …
Joseph Bambridge / Politico:
OpenAI and Google reject the UK's proposal to allow training AI on copyrighted work without permission unless rights holders opt out to “reserve their rights”  —  The U.K. government's AI copyright plans can't seem to please anyone.  —  LONDON — Leading AI companies OpenAI …
Makena Kelly / Wired:
Sources: DOGE is hosting a “hackathon” in Washington DC next week to build a “mega API” for accessing all IRS data, with Palantir as a possible partner  —  DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
In backing Trump, effective accelerationists like Musk and Andreessen got a “Decel-in-Chief”, who instigated a brain drain and tariffs that hurt tech companies  —  In October of 2023, Marc Andreessen, founder of the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) …
Wall Street Journal:
Analysis: newly announced US tariffs for goods from China could raise the bill of materials for the iPhone 16 Pro with 256GB of storage from ~$550 to ~$850  —  This is what the company pays for components inside its bestselling phone, and how Trump's China tariffs could raise the bill.
More: Daily Mail.  Bluesky: @joannastern.  Threads: @joannastern.  X: @orgetorix, @bowtiedmara, and @wsj.  LinkedIn: Paul Hodges
Charles Martin / AppleInsider:
The BBC complains to the UK CMA that Apple and Google's news aggregators weaken its relationship with the public by downplaying the BBC branding  —  The British Broadcasting Corporation has complained to a UK antitrust authority that Apple and Google's news services, such as Apple News …
More: Telegraph
Krystal Hu / Reuters:
SandboxAQ, which uses quantum computing to develop AI, raised a $150M Series E extension from Google, Nvidia, and others, taking its total funding to $950M+  —  SandboxAQ, a startup drawing on quantum computing techniques to develop quantitative artificial intelligence models for enterprises …
Reuters:
Sources: a TikTok US deal, which was largely finalized by April 2, was put on hold after China indicated it would reject the deal over President Trump's tariffs  —  A deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated that it would not approve …
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Trump says he signed an executive order to keep TikTok running for 75 more days, as “the deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed”

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Associated Press:
Judge Timothy Kelly heard arguments in the lawsuit over White House access for three news outlets but didn't immediately rule on a restraining order request

Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
An Iowa judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Barry Diller withdraws People's bid to buy the stake in MGM Resorts it didn't already own, in a deal valuing the company at ~$12.4B; People holds ~27% of MGM

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