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Monthly Archives: April 2025
SpaceX loses bid to control beach access near launch facility in Texas
SpaceX may soon have its company town along the Texas Gulf Coast, but lawmakers have declined to give it control over a public beach.
Shift4 shares surge 11% on earnings beat as fintech stocks climb on results and upgrades
Fintech stocks moved higher Tuesday following a wave of earnings and analyst calls. Shift4 Payments, Upstart and PayPal each saw gains.
Meta says its Llama AI models have been downloaded 1.2B times
In mid-March, Meta said that its “open” AI model family, Llama, hit 1 billion downloads, up from 650 million downloads as of early December 2024. On Tuesday at its inaugural LlamaCon developer conference, Meta revealed that figure has reached 1.2 billion … Continue reading
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Amazon’s first 27 internet satellites launch to space
The first 27 satellites in Amazon’s effort to create a space-based internet network have finally made it to orbit, paving the way for the company to attempt to compete with Elon Musk’s well-established Starlink service. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) … Continue reading
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UK announces draft rules for crypto industry, touts greater collaboration with U.S.
U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Tuesday announced plans for a “comprehensive regulatory regime for crypto assets.”
Google launches AI tools for practicing languages through personalized lessons
Google on Tuesday is releasing three new AI experiments aimed at helping people learn to speak a new language in a more personalized way. While the experiments are still in the early stages, it’s possible that the company is looking … Continue reading
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Google Wallet to add support for digital IDs in more states
Google announced on Tuesday that digital IDs are coming to more states and services in Google Wallet. The company also shared that Wallet is getting a way to privately verify age and that the app is expanding to 50 more … Continue reading
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Meta launches standalone AI app to take on ChatGPT
Meta Platforms is launching a standalone artificial intelligence app and going head-to-head with OpenAI maker ChatGPT.
Meta launches a standalone AI app to compete with ChatGPT
After integrating Meta AI into WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, Meta is rolling out a standalone AI app. Unveiled at Meta’s LlamaCon event on Tuesday, this app allows users to access Meta AI in a standalone app, similar to the … Continue reading
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Meta needs to win over AI developers at its first LlamaCon
On Tuesday, Meta is hosting its first-ever LlamaCon AI developer conference at its Menlo Park headquarters, where the company will try to pitch developers on building applications with its open Llama AI models. Just a year ago, that wasn’t a … Continue reading
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