Tech Meme

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. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Meta updates Meta AI in WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram Direct, and the Meta.AI website with Llama 4 in 40 countries; multimodal features are US-only in English  —  Meta has released a new collection of AI models, Llama 4, in its Llama family — on a Saturday, no less. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta: Meta launches Llama 4 models: Behemoth with 2T total parameters, Maverick with 400B parameters, and Scout with 109B parameters and a 10M context window  —  Takeaways  — We’re sharing the first models in the Llama 4 herd, which will enable people to build more personalized multimodal experiences. Lees verder op Tech Meme

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 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Harry Alston / TheGamer: Schedule 1, a drug-dealing simulator made by a single developer, tops Steam charts with an estimated 2M+ copies sold after going viral on streams and TikTok  —  I keep my eyes on new game releases because I have to: it’s a part of my job.  For those who are a bit more casual when it comes to playing games … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: Turbine Finance, which allows LPs to borrow funds secured against their positions in venture funds, emerges from stealth with a $13M Series A and an $8.75M seed  —  Since IPOs slowed to trickle a few years ago, limited partners who invest in venture capital funds have had one giant problem: a dearth of liquidity. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Amazon debuts a Kindle Recaps feature that uses generative AI and moderators to create short recaps of books in a series “that accurately reflect book content”  —  Amazon is introducing a new “Recaps” feature for Kindle users to help them recall plot points and character arcs before picking up the latest book in a series. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Crunchbase: global startup funding reached $113B in Q1 2025, up 54% YoY, buoyed by OpenAI’s $40B deal; PitchBook says 77% of US deal value in Q1 2025 went to AI  —  New reports out today from Crunchbase Inc. and PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor reveal that global venture capital rebounded sharply … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica: New Jersey’s governor signs a law criminalizing creating and sharing “deceptive and dangerous deepfakes”, like fake AI nudes of minors, with up to a $30K fine  —  When Francesca Mani was 14 years old, boys at her New Jersey high school used nudify apps to target her and other girls. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anna Tong / Reuters: A US federal judge decides Elon Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit will go to a jury trial on March 16, 2026; in February, Musk and OpenAI agreed to fast-track the trial  —  – Billionaire Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will go to a jury trial in spring 2026, the federal judge presiding over the case decided on Friday. Lees verder op Tech Meme