Google says Gemma has passed a billion downloads
Google says its Gemma family of open models has passed a billion downloads. Developers have published more than 100,000 Gemma variants over the past two
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Meta launched Pocket in the US, and the app it came from shut down the same day
Meta has launched Pocket across the United States. The app it is based on shut down the same day. Pocket had been testing quietly in
Trump’s space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land
A new national space transportation policy signed by President Tweety McTreason on Thursday calls for the development of more spaceports to support more than 1,000
Anthropic Could Aim to Raise $100 Billion in Blockbuster I.P.O.
The offering could value the five-year-old A.I. start-up at $2 trillion, its bankers have told potential investors, which would exceed Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging
Most of what we know about the Earth’s interior comes from observing seismic waves. These travel at somewhat different speeds depending on the details of
TikTok Settles With U.S. Over Child Privacy Concerns for $400 Million
The Justice Department resolved a lawsuit that accused the social media company of illegally gathering children’s information.
OpenAI adds an AI safety layer to detect misuse without retaining enterprise data
OpenAI is adding a new safety capability that allows enterprises to detect misuse of its AI systems across multiple interactions without retaining prompts or responses
4 super smart shifts proving privacy is software’s new killer feature
For the longest time, the tech industry’s unofficial motto was “if the product is free, you are the product.” Most of us just accepted it.
Anthropic will give defenders what its strongest model finds, but not the model itself
Anthropic has made Claude Mythos 5 available for code scanning in Claude Security and is integrating it into partners’ defensive products, with users receiving outputs
Mark Zuckerberg Buys an Irish Castle
The prominent landowner has added a nearly 200-year-old estate to his holdings. Archival information says it can take “a brisk walk of 4½ minutes to
Apple cuts more than 200 jobs across Siri and Vision Pro
Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs, roughly 100 from the Vision Pro organisation and 100 from Siri and software teams, largely shutting the headset’s
Aptera has found someone to build its solar car, and it is in Shanghai
Aptera has partnered with Shanghai’s Launch Design on a manufacturing programme worth up to $44mn, covering tooling, testing and pilot production. Aptera pays two-thirds of
Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber
Waymo has sharply increased its lobbying spending as it seeks to persuade US regulators to clear a path for fully autonomous taxi services, intensifying its
As demand for Meta AI glasses explodes, it’s harder to avoid creepy recordings
Can you tell when someone nearby is wearing Meta AI glasses? As millions of people buy into the smart glasses fad each year, the odds