Meta AI: Meta releases Large Language Model Meta AI, or LLaMA, a foundational LLM designed to help AI researchers, available in sizes ranging from 7B to 65B parameters — As part of Meta’s commitment to open science, today we are publicly releasing LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI) … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: Kuo: Apple plans a cheaper second-gen AR/MR headset with two high-end and low-end models built by Luxcaseict and Foxconn, respectively, likely launching in 2025 — Apple’s cheaper second-generation AR/VR headset will come in two high-end and low-end models, according to Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Source: the US DOJ is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition as soon as March; Adobe expects to close the deal in 2023 — The Justice Department is preparing an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Adobe Inc.’s $20 billion acquisition of startup Figma Inc., people familiar with the matter said. Lees verder op Tech Meme
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: Block reports Q4 revenue up 14% YoY to $4.65B, vs. $4.61B est., Square gross profit up 22% YoY to $801M, and Cash App gross profit up 64% YoY to $848M — – Block stock rose slightly in extended trading after the payments company reported fourth-quarter revenue and gross profit that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Lees verder op Tech Meme
RT Watson / The Block: Document: Vancouver-based NFT startup Dapper Labs, which raised $600M+, cuts 20% of its staff, after laying off ~134, or ~22% of its workforce, in November 2022 — – Dapper Labs lays off another 20% of staff. — CEO says company is restructuring and has a “strong cash position.” Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Financial institutions like BofA, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase are restricting internal use of tools like ChatGPT — Wall Street is clamping down on ChatGPT as a slew of global investment banks impose restrictions on the fast-growing technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Stephen Chen / South China Morning Post: Chinese military researchers say China plans to build and deploy a network of 12,992 low Earth orbit satellites before Starlink’s network is complete in 2027 — Researchers say China plans to build a huge satellite network in near-Earth orbit to provide internet services to users around the world – and to stifle Elon Musk’s Starlink . Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jon Porter / The Verge: MWC Barcelona, which starts on February 27, feels more Europe-focused with likely launches of Chinese phones already selling in China and unlikely to hit the US — In less than a week, some of the world’s biggest mobile players will be crowded into the Fira de Barcelona convention center … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Vauhini Vara / Wired: How the founders of Buy Nothing, a project that grew via Facebook Groups of neighbors exchanging free stuff, built their own app and nearly killed the community — How an idealistic community for exchanging free stuff tried to break away from Facebook and ended up breaking apart. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ron Miller / TechCrunch: London-based Metomic, which uses AI to detect data leaks in SaaS apps like Slack, Jira, and Notion, raised a $20M Series A led by Evolution Equity Partners — As more companies shift to work-from-home or hybrid environments, it becomes increasingly important to make sure that employees … Lees verder op Tech Meme