Meta’s Llama 3.2 launches with vision to rival OpenAI, Anthropic
Source: Venture Beat Llama 3.2 includes small and medium-sized models, as well as more lightweight text-only models that fit onto select mobile and edge devices. Read Full Article
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Suunto’s new bone conduction headphones are up to $30 off right now
Source: The Verge I’m a big fan of noise-canceling earbuds in most situations, but when it comes to running, I’ve always preferred something that doesn’t drown out the sound of approaching cars, dogs, and other obstacles. Luckily, if you’re in the same camp as me, Suunto’s new Sonic headphones are on sale at Amazon and…
How Intuit plans to use agentic AI to automate complex business tasks
Source: Venture Beat Intuit is expanding its GenOS platform with agentic AI capabilities to help businesses get more done. Read Full Article
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Why California is suing ExxonMobil for ‘perpetuating the lie’ of plastic recycling
Source: The Verge California is going after ExxonMobil over what it calls a “campaign of deception” about plastic recycling. The Golden State filed suit against the oil giant this week, alleging that it has misled consumers for years by marketing recycling as a way to prevent plastic pollution. Plastic is difficult and relatively costly to…
Ubisoft says Star Wars Outlaws missed, delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Source: Venture Beat Ubisoft has shifted its financial targets for the fiscal year and delayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows due to Star Wars Outlaws’ tepid launch. Read Full Article
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Finally, HP is adding AI to its printers
Source: The Verge The new HP Print AI experience is rolling out today in an “exclusive” beta and comes with a Perfect Output feature that’s supposed to clean up printouts of webpages. HP says it will automatically detect unwanted content like ads or weird formatting, allowing it to print just the “desired text and images.”…
AI for all: Meta’s ‘Llama Stack’ promises to simplify enterprise adoption
Source: Venture Beat Meta’s Llama Stack transforms enterprise AI deployment with cross-platform compatibility, simplified integration, and partnerships with major cloud providers, lowering barriers to advanced AI adoption for businesses of all sizes. Read Full Article
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Meta’s VR app store is about to fill up with phone-style 2D apps
Source: The Verge Meta’s Quest headsets and app store have been around for a while, but with a software experience largely limited to 3D and AR apps and games. But now, the company says it’s opening things up — Horizon OS and Quest VP Mark Rabkin said during Meta Connect that from today, the Meta…
FTC crackdown on DoNotPay and others is warning for all AI-powered companies
Source: Venture Beat If a product or service is marketed as AI-driven, it must deliver clear and measurable benefits rather than vague promises. Read Full Article
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Meta is working on recreating influencers with AI
Source: The Verge Meta has big ambitions for using AI to help creators, and it showed two impressive demos of what that could look like onstage at Connect today. One version of this involves fully recreating real influencers as AI figures. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presented a live demo of a creator-based AI persona, which…