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Meta releases Llama 2, a more ‘helpful’ set of text-generating models

July 18, 2023
The generative AI landscape grows larger by the day. Today, Meta announced a new family of AI models, Llama 2, designed to drive apps such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Bing Chat and other modern chatbots. Trained on a mix of publicly available data, Meta claims that Llama 2’s performance improves significantly over the previous generation of […]

Samsung teases latest foldables ahead of Unpacked

July 18, 2023
Samsung’s never been great with a secret. At some point the company leaned into the unceasing deluge of leaks by teasing out its big products ahead of launch. Since then, blog posts by mobile head TM Roh have become a tradition. The latest Unpacked event is a week away, set for the company’s backyard of […]

Threads update adds translation and a flurry of minor improvements

July 18, 2023
Threads exploded onto the crowded scene of aspiring Twitter rivals earlier this month, but it’s still very early days for the Instagram-adjacent text-first social network. Meta released an update to the iOS version of the app on Tuesday, the second since its debut two weeks ago and the first to add any noteworthy features. According […]

Sources: Lensa AI backer exits Servers.com for $200M

July 18, 2023
A backer of the Lensa AI app, which sent AI-generated images from Stable Diffusion rocketing into mainstream social media, has just exited a company for a substantial amount of money, say well-placed sources speaking on the condition of anonymity. CloudOne Digital has today announced its acquisition of Servers.com, a provider of ‘bare metal’ services with […]

TikTok launches its music streaming service in Australia, Mexico and Singapore

July 18, 2023
TikTok is launching its new subscription-only music streaming service called “TikTok Music” in Australia, Mexico and Singapore. Today’s expansion comes almost two weeks after TikTok debuted the music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia. The streaming service lets users sync the service to their existing TikTok accounts and listen, download and share songs. The service […]

Logitech buys editing console maker Loupedeck

July 18, 2023
One day after competitor Corsair announced that it acquired mechanical keyboard maker Drop, Logitech has revealed a big purchase of its own. The accessory giant just bought Loupedeck, a Helsinki-based manufacturer of consoles for creative pros. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but the deal comes as Logitech looks to expand its appeal […]