From TechCrunch: Meta has announced the newest addition to its Llama family of generative AI models: Llama 3.3 70B.

In a post on X, Ahmad Al-Dahle, VP of generative AI at Meta, said that the text-only Llama 3.3 70B delivers the performance of Meta’s largest Llama model, Llama 3.1 405B, at lower...

From PC Mag: A Ukrainian nonprofit is opposing SpaceX’s renewed push to operate over 30,000 Starlink satellites, and urging the Federal Communications Commission to hit the brakes.

The demand comes from the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), which previously called on the FCC to...

From Tom's Hardware: TSMC is negotiating with Nvidia to produce its Blackwell GPUs for AI at its Fab 21 near Phoenix, Arizona, reports Reuters. If the companies ink an appropriate agreement, Nvidia might get additional Blackwell GPUs produced in the U.S., undoubtedly pleasing its customers and...

From TechCrunch: OpenAI’s “12 days of shipmas” event doesn’t kick off for a while, but the first big announcement might’ve been revealed early.

A “feature gated” webpage on OpenAI’s website refers to a “ChatGPT Pro” plan that includes all the benefits of ChatGPT Plus, as well as new goodies...

From CRN: Intel said it has added two veteran semiconductor executives to its board of directors: former ASML CEO Eric Meurice and interim Microchip Technology CEO Steve Sanghi.

The semiconductor giant announced the board appointments on Thursday, three days after it said that CEO Pat Gelsinger had...

From The Verge: Bitcoin has passed $100,000, marking its highest price since the cryptocurrency launched more than a decade ago, and as of this writing, it has reached $103,359.00, according to Kraken. Despite its triumphs, Bitcoin’s value is still being measured in USD, emerging as an alternate...

From PC Mag: No more landlines? In a sign of the times, AT&T is preparing to retire its old-school copper networks across the country by the end of the decade.

AT&T mentioned the plan during Tuesday’s investors' day as it prioritizes expanding more modern and far-faster fiber networks. “While...

From TechCrunch: Bluesky has blown up this year thanks to a vibrant community of posters, user customization choices, and a decentralized protocol that doesn’t lock users into the choices of a billionaire CEO. But one question mark hanging over Bluesky is how the platform will eventually make money...

From PC Mag: National Public Data, the Florida-based company behind a major leak of Social Security numbers, has officially shut down, according to the data broker’s website.

“It is with sincere regret that we inform you that National Public Data, after two decades serving the data industry, has...

From Forbes: Redwood City-based Electronic Arts (EA) announced on Thursday it has pledged more accessibility-centric patents and open-sourced more technologies. There are six audio and sound technologies and a photosensitivity analysis plugin—and 23 in total—which are intended to “open gaming for...