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Meta May Delay 'Avocado' As Tech Underwhelms In Tests Against Google, Anthropic: Report benzinga.com · Ananya Gairola Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) upcoming foundational AI model, code-named "Avocado," has reportedly underperformed compared with systems from …

Who is really footing the AI energy bill? Inside the debate about data center electricity costs CNBC · Matthew Chin, Dylan Butts The companies racing to build the massive infrastructure needed for the artificial intelligence boom are facing growing backlash over electricity … Silicon Valley's New Obsession: Watching Bots Do Their Grunt Work The Wall Street Journal. · Kate Clark At a holiday gathering in San Francisco, partygoers sipped Celsius and kept sneaking glances at their cracked-open laptops with a mix of pride and fear.... US jury to begin deliberations in social media addiction trial AFP NEWS US · Jury deliberations are set to begin Friday in a landmark social media addiction trial accusing Meta and YouTube of intentionally trying to hook young …

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What do coders do after AI? anildash.com · Anil Dash Get new posts by email (free, no spam) For the New York Times Magazine this Sunday, I talked to Clive Thompson about one of the conversations that I'm … How Child Safety Laws Are Changing the Internet flipboard.com · The Tech Desk Age verification is spreading across social media sites in an effort to protect children online, but some experts warn it could come with serious... '50 years of thinking different': Apple announces major anniversary celebrations techradar.com · By Lance Ulanoff Apple is ready to celebrate 50 years of innovation. The company has been tight-lipped about how it will mark this half-century milestone, but now it … Anthropic's Claude AI can respond with charts, diagrams, and other visuals now The Verge · Emma Roth Claude will automatically generate interactive visuals based on your conversation, or you can ask it directly, too. Anthropic's latest update to Claude... The xAI exodus: Another cofounder gone, and one more has told people he's leaving Business Insider · By Grace Kay The exodus of cofounders from Elon Musk's AI startup continues. Zihang Dai left xAI earlier this week, according to people familiar with the matter. His...

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