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🚫 TikTok faces US ban after legal loss
🦙 Meta’s new Llama model outperforms competitors
📱 Apple’s custom modems are coming
🤖 OpenAI seeks to remove “AGI clause” in Microsoft deal
💥 Grok is now free for all X users
🎁 + 6 other news you might like
🔮 + 4 handpicked research papers and tools
🚫 TikTok faces US ban after legal lossLINK
The US appeals court upheld a law that could lead to TikTok being banned in the United States, rejecting the argument that the law violates the Constitution.
By January 19, 2025, TikTok must be sold to a non-Chinese owner, or risk being banned, as the ruling aligns with US government concerns over national security risks associated with ByteDance.
TikTok plans to appeal the decision, arguing the ban infringes on Americans' First Amendment rights, while experts suggest the ban could reshape the social media industry and harm small businesses reliant on the app.
🦙 Meta’s new Llama model outperforms competitorsLINK
Meta has unveiled the Llama 3.3 70B model, offering similar performance to its largest model, Llama 3.1 405B, but at a reduced cost, enhancing core functionalities.
The Llama 3.3 70B outperformed competitors like Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro and OpenAI’s GPT-4o on industry benchmarks, with improvements in language comprehension and other functionalities like math and general knowledge.
Meta announced plans to construct a $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana to support the development and training of future Llama models, aiming to scale up its computing capabilities significantly.
📱 Apple’s custom modems are comingLINK
The upcoming iPhone SE is expected to include Apple's first in-house 5G modem, which will reportedly not match the performance capabilities of Qualcomm's existing chips.
The new modem, named “Sinope,” will focus on Sub-6 5G and lack mmWave support, offering slower speeds compared to Qualcomm’s models but with benefits like better battery life for cheaper devices.
Apple plans to first integrate this modem in the iPhone SE to minimize risk, with advancements to follow in future models, eventually aiming to surpass Qualcomm's technology by 2027.
🤖 OpenAI seeks to remove “AGI clause” in Microsoft dealLINK
OpenAI is negotiating with Microsoft to remove a clause that restricts Microsoft's access to advanced AI models upon achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), aiming for potential future profit opportunities.
The AGI clause was initially included to keep AGI technology under OpenAI’s non-profit board oversight, aiming to prevent its commercial exploitation, but its removal might allow broader commercial use.
OpenAI is also planning to transform from a non-profit to a public benefit corporation to attract more investment, sparking criticism from co-founder Elon Musk, who filed a lawsuit against this organizational shift.
💥 Grok is now free for all X usersLINK
X's Grok AI chatbot is now free for everyone to use, offering limited interactions like ten messages every two hours and three image analyses each day.
The Grok-2 chatbot replaces the previous mini version and is known for being less accurate, sometimes producing incorrect or controversial outputs.
This move by X comes amid stiff competition from other free chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot, possibly aiming to win back users who have switched platforms.
Other news you might like
OpenAI unveils Reinforcement Fine-Tuning to build specialized AI models for complex domains.LINK
Researchers put bird legs on a drone so it can take off by jumping.LINK
Amazon isn't seeing enough demand for AMD's AI chips to offer them via its cloud.LINK
Silicon Valley hitters take over Trump transition team: “a dozen Musk allies”.LINK
Booking.com says typos giving strangers access to private trip info is not a bug.LINK
Teen creates memecoin, dumps it, earns $50,000.LINK
Latest research and tools
Organic Maps: a free open-source mapping app that offers offline navigation and detailed maps for travelers and outdoor enthusiasts.LINK
How to use Postgres for everything: a repository demonstrating various ways to use Postgres for different applications and track new tools and methods for its utilization.LINK
Invisible Interview Helper: an invisible desktop application that assists in preparing for technical interviews by capturing and analyzing question text and code through screenshots, utilizing global keyboard shortcuts, with settings stored locally for convenience.LINK
Real-Time YOLO Object Detection in Elixir: an Elixir library that simplifies real-time object detection by integrating YOLO models, offering speed, ease of use, and extensibility for various applications like autonomous driving and surveillance.LINK
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