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Facebook parent Meta announces AI partnership with Microsoft: What it means and why its important
Facebook parent company Meta is making its artificial intelligence chatbot, Llama 2, available for commercial use through partnerships with major cloud providers including Microsoft. For those unaware, Meta has built an artificial intelligence system that rivals the likes of ChatGPT and Google's Bard. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the…Read More
Is Anjali Sud Leaving Vimeo Get All the Details You Need Here! – Publicist Paper
Anjali Sud, CEO of video platform Vimeo, has announced her departure from the company to take on the role of CEO at Tubi, a popular free TV and movie streaming service. About Anjali Sud A seasoned business leader, Anjali Sud has been at the helm of Vimeo since 2017, after…Read More
Dress that broke the internet: The twisted backstory behind “the Dress.”
Downtime The Curse of the Dress Years after its viral moment, it’s still destroying everything it touches. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by NOAA and Caitlin McNeill/Tumblr. In 2015 the online world briefly tilted off its axis as we all gazed into a beguiling photo of a blue-and-black dress. The photograph,…Read More
Kennesaw councilman Robert “Trey” Sinclair charged with DUI, hit and run
By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council member Robert Sinclair, better known as Trey Sinclair, is facing misdemeanor charges for DUI, hit and run, and following too closely after a June 28 wreck involving two other vehicles. Sinclair, 34, was first elected to Post 5 in 2021. His term runs through…Read More
'Now, we have to park our cars' Uber and Bolt drivers groan as fuel price hit N617/Ltr
Uber and Bolt drivers, still dealing with the pains of a previous fuel price increase occasioned by a fuel subsidy removal back in May, have been dealt yet another blow as fuel price is reported to have increased even further. According to several reports, the NNPC filling stations in Abuja…Read More
Valkyrae's net worth in 2023 is over $4,000,000 – Here's how – The SportsRush
Rachell “Valkyrae” Hoffstetter has set her fame on earth as just Valkyrae, a Twitch streamer turned YouTuber and one of the co-owners of 100 Thieves. Other than Twitch and YouTube, she also has a huge fan following on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms. As of 2023, Valkyrae’s net…Read More
New Honkai: Star Rail Twitch Drops Campaign Starts Tomorrow – Siliconera
Image via HoYoVerse HoYoVerse offered details about the next Honkai: Star Rail Twitch Drops event. As usual, it’s kicking off when the version update appears. Between July 19, 2023 and August 16, 2023, people will be able to watch streams on Twitch and get in-game items as a bonus for…Read More
East Hampshire mum shares story after falling victim to WhatsApp 'Hi Mum' scam – Farnham Herald
(Alfredo Rivera / Pixabay)Subscribe newsletterSubscribe to our email and get updates right in your inbox. I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Farnham Herald. Read our privacy noticeAn East Hampshire woman left embarrassed and out of pocket by an online scam-artist has shared her experience…Read More
The Daily Breeze: In which Snapchat AI offers mental health advocacy – Oil City News
Photo Credit: Marc Sanford, Oil City News I’m going to be completely honest with you, dear reader. I’m feeling rather uninspired today. I’m tired, grumpy, and kind of blue. So for the intro of today’s edition of The Breeze, I was just going to consult my old standby, Alfred the…Read More
Instagram to pay $68.5M in Illiniois biometric privacy settlement – Chicago Tribune
Millions of Illinois Instagram users may be eligible for a cut of a new $68.5 million class-action biometric privacy settlement.The lawsuit alleges facial recognition technology used on the app until November 2021 violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law, which is considered the strictest in the nation.Any person who used Instagram while…Read More
Threads Continues to Copy Twitter's Worst Elements With New Rate Limits – Gizmodo
Both Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram lead Adam Mosseri have been adamant they were not simply copying Twitter wholesale. And yet, that’s exactly what they seem to be doing as the company’s latest move has been to limit the number of posts users can see on the Instagram-based app,…Read More
Opinion: “Instagram” tourists should drop the act, stay on the trail and enjoy reality
A spectacular picture recently appeared on social media of a young lady in Arizona. She was poised on the edge of a cliff emblazoned with sunset colors. Immediately her online followers clamored to know where the picture was taken, so “I can get one just like it.” Turns out that…Read More
Great care! Anyone with your phone number could deactivate your WhatsApp account
The vulnerability has been temporarily disabled by Meta, but it is important that users are aware of the risk and take steps to protect their accounts. WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging applications in the world, and a clear example is its more than 2,000 million active…Read More
“I Shouldn't Have Left, I Apologize” | Le'Veon Bell Apologizes To Steelers Fans For How He …
Former Pittsburgh Steelers star running back Le’Veon Bell was on his way to superstardom. That is until he and the Steelers couldn’t agree on a long-term extension following the 2017 season. The Steelers placed the franchise tag on the star back, but he never signed it, and decided to sit…Read More
Elizabeth Warren urges SEC to investigate Tesla over Twitter ties and corporate governance
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent a letter urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate Tesla and its board of directors over possible “conflicts of interest, misappropriation of corporate assets, and other negative impacts to Tesla shareholders” related to CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover.In the letter sent to SEC Chair Gary Gensler on Monday,…Read More
Houthis say YouTube's ban on its channels in Yemen is part of West-imposed media blockade
(Photo: SABA) YouTube closed dozens of channels on its platform belonging to various groups in Yemen on Monday, July 17. The groups affected by the ban include the Houthi militia, the Ansar Allah band, its artistic and documentary production units, along with the Revolutionary Media Center (RMC) based in Sana’a,…Read More
Are Facebook Quizzes a Cybersecurity Risk? – MakeUseOf
That fun “all about you” quiz on Facebook might seem harmless, but it could actually be a serious cybersecurity risk. Quizzes, challenges, and questionnaires on Facebook (and indeed other social media sites) can trick you into giving away valuable personal information. Some are straight-up scams. How can you spot scam…Read More
Facebook will make its latest Llama AI model free to use – The Washington Post
Facebook will make its cutting edge artificial intelligence technology freely available to the public to use for research and building new moneymaking products, doubling down on an “open source” approach to the tech that has garnered both praise and criticism.Facebook’s Llama 2 is a “large language model” — a highly…Read More
