As the AI bubble continues to inflate—for better or worse—two titans of the tech industry, Microsoft and Meta, have unveiled the second generation of LLaMA, and they’re giving competitor OpenAI a run for its money by making it open source. Meta announced the new open-access Llama, which stands…
Link: Meta and Microsoft Introduce Llama 2 AI and It’s Open Source
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With the growth in cloud adoption and the increasing cloud based threats, it’s important to set up the right network security controls in place to protect the workloads deployed in the cloud. One of the key technologies that organizations are implementing to protect against network based threats is the Next Generation Firewall (NGFW).
Link: Secure Google Cloud VPC Networks with Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Firewall
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WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – Twenty-two Republican lawmakers urged the Federal Trade Commission to drop its fight against Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O), calling it “an example of the FTC’s rejection of sound antitrust policy.”The lawmakers, all…
Link: Republican lawmakers urge FTC to drop fight against Microsoft deal for Activision
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A pair of custom-made Omega Sports Apple Computer Sneakers from the mid-1990s are now available for purchase — and they cost about as much as an electric car. Another rare Apple collectible has been spotted online — this time, it’s a pair of custom-made sneakers that were given away at a National Sales Conference in the mid-1990s.
Link: Rare 1990s Apple-branded sneakers on sale for $50,000
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Meta Platforms is releasing a commercial version of its open-source artificial intelligence model Llama, the company said Tuesday, giving start-ups and other businesses a powerful free-of-charge alternative to pricey proprietary models sold by OpenAI and Google.
The new version of the model,…
Link: Meta, Microsoft team up to offer AI model Llama for commercial use
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Organizations in every industry and every geography have an opportunity to harness the power of today’s technological advancements to solve their biggest challenges and create a positive impact in society as the landscape around us continues to evolve rapidly. At Microsoft, we understand that…
Link: Turn your vision into impact with Microsoft Azure
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went big on artificial intelligence with its multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, whose chatbot technology is being used alongside search and other key products. But Microsoft is making clear that it’s not strictly an OpenAI shop when it comes to generative AI. On Tuesday at its Inspire conference, the company said it’s making new AI large language model, dubbed Llama available on its Azure cloud computing service.
Link: Microsoft goes beyond OpenAI, makes Meta’s new A.I. model available to Azure customers
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Apple has been preparing the iOS 16.6 software update for iPhone all summer, and now the upcoming release is almost ready for primetime. The release candidate for iOS 16.6 is now available as an over-the-air software update for iPhone users on the iOS 16 beta train.
iOS 16.6 has been in developer…
Link: Apple releases iOS 16.6 RC for beta testers
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The rumors of a commercially-oriented Meta AI model were true. Meta and Microsoft have teamed up to unveil Llama 2, a next-generation large language (very generalized) AI model intended for both commercial and research purposes. The upgraded open source code places a greater emphasis on…
Link: Meta and Microsoft release Llama 2, an AI language model for commercial use
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT plans to release a new version of Meta Platforms Inc.’s META AI language model that will make the software available to companies for the first time. Meta’s AI model, called Llama will be free and available to developers building software on Microsoft’s Azure cloud-computing platform, the companies said in a statement announcing the partnership Tuesday.
Link: Microsoft and Meta team up on AI language model for commercial use
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Even though it defeated other tech companies in a lengthy antitrust lawsuit, Apple is asking the Supreme Court to cement its victory. The lawsuit, originally filed by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games, sought to weaken Apple’s rules regarding payment through the App Store. Under those rules, Apple receives 15%-30% of all payments in apps sold through the App Store.
Link: Apple appeals to Supreme Court to keep App Store payments exclusive
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Spain has fined Amazon and Apple a total of 194.1 million euros (over $218 million) for antitrust violations. According to Reuters, the penalties relate to a deal the companies made in 2018 that made Amazon an authorized Apple dealer but also included alleged anti-competitive clauses. “The two…
Link: Spain fines Amazon and Apple for alleged price-fixing
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