Defining What Is Open Source AI Is Proving to Be a Nightmare, and Purists Are Refusing to Budge
Robotics and AIThe OSI already has a preliminary definition, but it’s not final.
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Google Used to Dominate Online Advertising. Now, That’s Changing, and It’s Great News
Business and EconomicsMeta and Amazon are gaining strength, but so are Apple and TikTok.
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Harvard Students Modified Ray-Ban Meta Glasses to Identify Strangers on the Street. This is a Warning of the Dangerous Type of Doxing We’re in For
PrivacyImagine walking down the street and being stopped by a stranger that knows your name, what you like, and where you live.
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Microsoft Abandons HoloLens, Essentially Telling Meta and Apple That Investing in AR Is a Mistake
Virtual/Augmented RealityThe company will focus on software and its alliance with Meta. However, it will almost completely ignore the hardware segment.
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Mark Zuckerberg Saw the Future in 2016. His Roadmap for Meta Is Succeeding With Great Accuracy
Robotics and AIMark Zuckerberg’s vision is much more important than improving quarterly results.
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Meta Wants to Integrate Llama Into Users’ Smartphones, But It Won’t Be Easy. Just Look at What Happened With Pre-installed Web Browsers
Robotics and AIIf Google, Apple, and Microsoft offer their own AI by default, using other options will be complicated.
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Silicon Valley Millionaires Made ‘Dressing Boring’ a Symbol of Power. Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Change That
Business and EconomicsThere was a time when Mark Zuckerberg’s wardrobe was austere and monotonous, consisting only of simple gray cotton T-shirts and blue jeans. Not anymore.
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Meta Quest 3S: Mark Zuckerberg Introduces a Mixed Reality Headset for $300
Virtual/Augmented RealityA product that comes with few differences compared to Meta Quest 3, which was announced last year.
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Meta Is Reportedly Developing a Competitor to the Vision Pro. It’ll Be Ultracompact and Ultralight, but Won’t Be Available for Several Years
Virtual/Augmented RealityThe Puffin project is promising, and is expected to arrive alongside the Quest 4s in 2026.
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We Still Have No Idea What Constitutes ‘Open Source AI,’ But That’s About to Change
Robotics and AIThe OSI, which is responsible for the classic definition, is now working to adapt the concept for the AI world.
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EssilorLuxottica Used to Be a Traditional Eyewear Company. Now, It’s Embracing Technology, and Meta and Google Want a Slice of It
WearablesMeta is looking at acquiring a stake in the company behind the smart Ray-Bans that have been in the market since 2021. Google is also interested in it.
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The Metaverse Isn’t Dead, but It’s Making Meta Lose Money, Specifically, $50 Billion Since 2020
Virtual/Augmented RealityHowever, Meta will continue to invest in its Reality Labs division.
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Meta Takes a Strong Step Forward in the AI Race, Unveiling Its SAM 2 Video Editor
Robotics and AIMeta’s new model, an evolution of the 2023 version, allows you to detect and track any element in a photo or video.
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Meta Will Pay Texas $1.4 Billion for Violating User Privacy. It Used Facial Recognition Without Permission
PrivacyThe “suggested tags” feature is already costing Meta dearly: Texas fined it $1.4 billion.
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Instagram Creators Will Be Able to Chat With All Their Followers. Except They Won't Be Doing It, Their Bots Will
Robotics and AIAnd that, of course, raises an inevitable question.
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OpenAI Will Reportedly Lose $5 Billion This Year. Without Investment, It’s Impossible to Sustain the Ruinous AI Business
Robotics and AIAt this rate, it has 12 months left unless it finds new sources of investment.
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Mark Zuckerberg Keeps Saying That His AI Model Is Open Source, But He's Misusing the Term
Robotics and AIFor some, such indiscriminate use of the term ‘open source’ is an act of cultural vandalism.
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Meta Has Unveiled the ‘World’s Largest and Most Capable’ AI Model, Surpassing OpenAI’s GPT-4o in Various Aspects
Robotics and AILlama 3.1 boasts 405 billion parameters.
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Meta's Ray-Bans Have Been Such a Hit That the Company Is Reportedly Thinking About Investing in That Makes Them
Business and EconomicsThe social media giant could invest $4.9 million in the company behind Ray-Ban.
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The EU Won't Receive Meta’s Next Major AI Models. The Reason: Local Regulations
Robotics and AIAnother sign that we’re heading for a two-speed AI.
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