meta Meta Unveils Orion, a True AR Glasses Prototype With Neural Control Meta reveals Orion, a compact true augmented reality glasses prototype featuring a neural wristband interface and a wide field of view. The device remains in the fine-tuning phase and launches exclusively for developers.
meta Meta Demos AI Clone of Human Creator Live Onstage Mark Zuckerberg showcases Meta's AI Studio by chatting with an AI clone of creator Don Allen Stevenson III while the real person stands nearby. The surreal demo highlights how creators use AI avatars to manage fan messages.
linkedin LinkedIn Trains AI on User Data Before Updating Privacy Terms LinkedIn scrapes user data to train generative AI models but only updates its terms of service after the fact. The platform currently offers an opt-out toggle for U.S. users, while European users remain exempt due to strict regional privacy laws.
openai OpenAI Unveils Reasoning-Focused o1 Model in Busy Tech Week OpenAI introduces its new Strawberry o1 model designed to improve math and science reasoning. Other major tech news includes Apple's iPhone 16 launch and an AI-focused special hosted by Oprah Winfrey.
meta Meta Hides AI Edit Labels While Keeping Full AI Generation Tags Visible Meta is moving its "AI info" label for edited content into a hidden menu on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. Fully AI-generated posts will still display the label prominently beneath the author's name.
ftc Democratic Senators Urge FTC to Investigate AI Summaries as Anticompetitive A group of senators led by Amy Klobuchar asks federal regulators to examine whether AI-generated content summaries harm publishers and violate antitrust laws. They argue that dominant platforms force creators to either surrender their work to AI or lose essential search traffic.
meta Meta Unveils WhatsApp and Messenger Interoperability Timeline Under EU Law Meta outlines a multi-year plan to let third-party messaging apps connect with WhatsApp and Messenger, with voice and video calling arriving by 2027. The changes aim to satisfy European Digital Markets Act requirements while maintaining strict end-to-end encryption standards.
x X Ends EU Legal Battle Over Unauthorized AI Training Data Ireland's Data Protection Commission drops its court case against X after the platform agrees to permanent limits on using European user data for AI training.
nvidia Nvidia Delays Next-Gen Blackwell GPUs Into 2025 Due to Packaging Snags Nvidia is pushing back shipments of its highly anticipated Blackwell GPUs to early 2025 because of manufacturing complexities with TSMC's advanced CoWoS-L packaging technology.
nvidia Nvidia Blackwell GPU Launch Delayed by Design Flaw A late-stage design flaw in Nvidia's highly anticipated Blackwell GPUs pushes the launch back by at least three months. The delay disrupts massive orders from major tech companies relying on the chips for next-generation AI data centers.
nvidia Nvidia Blackwell AI Chips Face Months-Long Delay Over Design Flaw Nvidia's highly anticipated Blackwell AI chips experience a major delay of three months or more due to an undisclosed design flaw. The setback pushes massive shipments into early 2025 and impacts major tech giants like Microsoft, Meta, and Google.
meta Meta Launches AI Studio to Let US Creators Build Custom Chatbots Meta is expanding its AI Studio tool to all US creators, allowing them to build personalized AI chatbots for fan engagement and content creation across Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.
mistral Mistral Unveils Large 2 Model to Rival Meta and OpenAI French AI startup Mistral launches its new Large 2 model, claiming it matches or beats recent releases from Meta and OpenAI in coding and math while using fewer parameters. The 123-billion-parameter model focuses on reducing hallucinations and offers a massive 128,000-token context window.
mistral Mistral Unveils Large 2 to Rival Meta and OpenAI Models Mistral introduces its new Large 2 AI model, claiming it matches or beats competitors in coding and math while using fewer parameters. The model also focuses on reducing hallucinations and offering broad multilingual support.
meta Meta Unveils Llama 3.1 to Rival Top Closed AI Models Meta releases its largest open-source AI model to date, Llama 3.1 405B, which directly competes with leading closed models like GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet. The updated model family also features an expanded context window and new multilingual capabilities.