OpenAI has lost ground to rivals
Published in AI
Monday, 21 October 2024 11:49

OpenAI has lost ground to rivals


Still the leader for now

OpenAI's lead over other AI labs has largely eroded as Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Google's Gemini 1.5, X's Grok 2, and even Meta's open-source Llama 3.1 405 B model have equalled, or narrowly surpassed on some benchmarks,

Developers spurn Apple’s Vision Pro as if it were a rabid dog  
Published in IoT


New apps have slowed further

Apple’s Vision Pro is struggling to attract significant software makers to develop apps for its overpriced, poorly designed chocolate teapot.

A.I. is dumber than a cat, claims Meta man
Published in AI
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 11:08

A.I. is dumber than a cat, claims Meta man


Cat says Meta Man is dumber than AI

Meta senior researcher Yann LeCun told the Wall Street Journal that humanity has nothing to fear from A.I. and that it is “dumber than a cat.”

EU wallops Facebook’s data retention policies
Published in News


Zuckerberg can’t use your lunch pictures forever

The European Union's top court ruled on Friday that social networks like Facebook cannot indefinitely use people's information for ad targeting.

Meta pays Texas $1.4 billion
Published in News
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 11:21

Meta pays Texas $1.4 billion


Will make privacy charge go away

Meta will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit claiming the company used personal biometric data without user consent.

Meta faces EU scrutiny over ad model
Published in News
Tuesday, 02 July 2024 11:13

Meta faces EU scrutiny over ad model


Sniffs of anti-trust

 Meta is encountering obstacles while striving to comply with the European Union's stringent online competition law, the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Zuck slams Apple's pricey face gadget
Published in News
Thursday, 15 February 2024 10:32

Zuck slams Apple's pricey face gadget


The emperor has no clothes

Apple's Vision Pro is getting a lot of stick now that it can be stuck to faces and now Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has joined in.

Experts warn quantum computers are overhyped and far away
Published in News


Neither dead nor alive yet

While quantum computing companies have said their machines could be doing amazing things in just a few years, some top experts say they don't believe the hype.

Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft snub Nvidia
Published in AI
Thursday, 07 December 2023 10:16

Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft snub Nvidia


Moving to AMD's Instinct MI300X

Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft told an AMD investor event today that they will use AMD's newest AI chip, the Instinct MI300X, as an alternative to Nvidia's expensive graphic processors.

MediaTek and Meta team up on glasses
Published in News
Friday, 17 November 2023 11:07

MediaTek and Meta team up on glasses


Next generation

MediaTek executive Vince Hu announced a new partnership with Meta that would allow it to develop smart glasses capable of augmented or mixed reality.