Mark Zuckerberg has consistently championed Meta’s Llama AI model as a leader in generative AI technology, positioning it as a strong competitor to OpenAI and Google. However, behind the scenes, Meta is complementing Llama with a rival AI model to meet its internal needs. Meta’s internal AI-powered coding assistant, Metamate, uses both Meta’s Llama model…
Back in the 1990s, when Bill Clinton was president, people figured out they might just want to be on the internet, and Intel and Microsoft were the major technology powers. Between them, they owned the PC market and you’d have been laughed at if you told someone that “WinTel” would collapse like a house of…
Apple has been accused of spying on its employees in a lawsuit filed in a California court. Among other things, the company is alleged to control staffers’ personal devices and iCloud accounts and requires employees to install special software that allows the tech giant to access their email, image library, and other information. Apple reportedly…
Dr. Adam Rodman, a physician and researcher at Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston, was shocked by the results of an experiment he ran comparing the diagnostic abilities of doctors to generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools. The data showed that physicians, even when assisted by the technology, were worse at correctly diagnosing patients than genAI…
What processors will be running the Apple bargains we’ll be seeking to purchase on Cyber Monday 2025? Presumably, Apple’s M5 chips will be inside some of them, with work already under way on the next amazing Apple Silicon processor. Apple has requested that TSMC begin production/development of M5 chips with the aim of beginning production in…
July was another rough month for the tech sector, with a worse-than-expected jobs report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analysis of that data by industry experts. And on top of that, uncertainties around tech talent remain, according to a recent pulse survey from consultancy and professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY)…
Security company Oligo is warning that hackers can bypass firewalls and gain full access to local networks with the help of a bug found in most browsers for macOS and Linux. According to Oligo, the bug has been around for 18 years and all the hackers have to do is use the 0.0.0.0 address instead of 127.0.0.1….
Like me, analysts expect Apple to eventually charge for access to some Apple Intelligence features, which is why I think the biggest opportunity for the company involves AI-augmented fitness and healthcare. First, the thesis: Analysts Neil Shah (Counterpoint Research) and Ben Wood (CCS Insight) both told CNBC they believe Apple will eventually attempt to monetize Apple…
A recent discovery has revealed a serious flaw in Microsoft’s Windows Update. Instead of protecting computers, it can be tricked into installing older, vulnerable operating system versions. This allows hackers to bypass security measures and attack computers even if they have the latest updates installed. It’s like dialing back time to find the perfect vulnerability…
Nvidia scraped huge amounts of data from YouTube to train its AI models, even though neither Youtube nor individual YouTube channels approved the move, according to leaked documents obtained by 404 Media via Futurism. Among other things, Nvidia reportedly used the YouTube data to train its deep learning model Cosmos, an algorithm for automated driving, a human-like…