Tag: computing
Meta purportedly trained its AI on more than 80TB of pirated content and then open-sourced Llama for the greater good
Zuckerberg reportedly pushed for AI implementation despite employee objections Employees allegedly discussed ways to conceal how the company acquired its AI training data Court filings suggest Meta took steps to unsuccessfully mask its AI training activities Meta is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging copyright infringement and unfair competition over the…
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Quordle hints and answers for Friday, February 14 (game #1117)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday,…
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Google Maps is ramping up its Waze-like incident reports – and that could split opinion among users
Google Maps is testing the rollout of more incident reports These are weather-related options such as ‘flooded road’ or ‘low visibility’ The growing library of incidents is a source of annoyance for some drivers Google Maps is introducing new incident reporting options, fresh additions that pertain to weather-related conditions. Android…
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I pitted Gemini 2.0 Flash against DeepSeek R1, and you might be surprised by the winner
I’ve enjoyed pitting various AI chatbots against each other. After comparing DeepSeek to ChatGPT, ChatGPT to Mistral’s Le Chat, ChatGPT to Gemini 2.0 Flash, and Gemini 2.0 Flash to its own earlier iteration, I’ve come back around to match DeepSeek R1 to Gemini 2.0 Flash. DeepSeek R1 sparked a furor…
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Google Gemini adds its personal AI researcher to your iPhone – if you have the right subscription
Google Gemini has added its Deep Research AI model to iPhones Deep Research searches the web, compiles, and reports back to Gemini Advanced subscribers The information is refined and organized into results viewable on Google Docs iPhone users who love Google’s Gemini AI assistant have a new tool to help…
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I can’t tell if it’s just a coincidence, but Nvidia’s RTX 5070 is now reportedly set for March alongside AMD’s RDNA 4 series launch
Nvidia’s RTX 5070 is reportedly delayed for a launch in March instead of February There are supposedly no embargo details on the RTX 5070, but only for its RTX 5070 Ti variant AMD’s Radeon RX 9000 series is also set to launch in early March At CES 2025, Nvidia made…
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