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The Metaverse Meltdown: Meta's $80B Pivot to AI
Meta's ambitious Metaverse dream is dead, killed by harsh economic realities and lack of user traction. The tech giant is shifting focus to generative AI and social commerce, leaving behind a trail of billions in losses and a dwindling VR industry. Is this the end of the virtual frontier?
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Does the water resistance stay intact once the phone has been opened and repaired?
When a phone is manufactured, it is sealed with specialised, machine-pressed adhesives and gaskets that meet specific IP (Ingress Protection) ratings, like IP68. Once the phone is opened for a repair, that factory seal is broken
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Project Sauron: building a two-tower retrieval model for personalized recommendations at daily.dev
Project Sauron by daily.dev leverages two-tower retrieval models to power personalized recommendations for developers. This system processes various user and content features to deliver highly relevant posts in “My Feed” and Digest emails. With notable engagement increases, daily.dev continues refining the model to enhance relevance and diversity, ensuring developers get the content they need to thrive.
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Meta Defends BitTorrent Seeding of Pirated Books as Fair Use in Llama AI Training Lawsuit
Meta is facing a copyright lawsuit after downloading over 80TB of books from sites like Anna’s Archive and LibGen to train its Llama AI models. While a U.S. court ruled that using the books for AI training qualifies as fair use, the company is now arguing that the automatic sharing of those files through BitTorrent during downloads should also be considered fair use, saying it was necessary to gather data for advancing AI development
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HIT proposes AI, blockchain to guard national supply chains
The Harare Institute of Technology is leveraging AI and blockchain technology to insulate Zimbabwe’s economy from counterfeit goods, proposing a new National Anti-Counterfeit R&D Hub to protect public safety and industrial integrity.
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What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology that enables machines and computers to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. It helps systems learn from data, recognize patterns and make decisions to solve complex problems. It is used in healthcare, finance, e-commerce and transportation offering personalized recommendations and enabling self-driving cars.