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Arcane Season 2 streaming on Netflix
Arcane Season 2, launched on Netflix on November 23, stands as a masterpiece in storytelling and visual artistry, even for those unfamiliar with League of Legends. Remarkably, the show cost $250 million for just 18 episodes over two seasons, taking nine years to develop.
Anthropic Launches Computer Use
As Large Language Models (LLMs) demonstrate increasingly powerful reasoning capabilities, enabling AI to decompose tasks independently has become the next crucial development phase. AI Agents represent the next frontier that all major tech companies pursue, exemplified by Anthropic's launch of Computer Use and Microsoft's announcement of customizable Copilot Studio.
LoveFrom x MONCLER: Revolutionary Button from Apple’s Legendary Designer
In 2019, after a 27-year stint at Apple, Jony Ive and former colleague Marc Newson co-founded the design consultancy LoveFrom. Although LoveFrom initially maintained a partnership with Apple, this collaboration ended in June 2022.
OpenAI Releases o1-preview model
In a significant power move, OpenAI unleashed its o1-preview model on September 12, 2024, touting it as an AI powerhouse capable of complex reasoning. The model is now available for a test drive in ChatGPT and via API.
xAI Releases Grok-2
In the AI race, a new contender is rising. On August 13, Elon Musk's xAI launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini, reshaping the market landscape with these new AI model iterations.
Meta Releases Llama 3.1
Meta released the Llama 3.1 large language model (LLM) on July 23. This new model is undoubtedly a game-changer in open-source AI.
Tesla Shareholder Meeting and Musk’s Compensation Package
In a bullish move, Tesla shareholders gave a resounding thumbs up to Elon Musk's controversial 2018 compensation package, worth a whopping $46-56 billion, at the 2024 annual meeting.
Electricity Shortage of AI
Electricity shortages have become a critical bottleneck as AI's rapid development leads to soaring power demands. Explores potential power sources like solar, wind, and nuclear energy while also examining how pursuing efficiency in AI algorithms and chips could help alleviate the power crunch in the long run.
Meta Releases Llama 3
One of the highlights of this week's AI news is that Meta officially released partial versions of its open-source model, Llama 3. Although some argue that Llama's current license agreement is not fully open source, it can be considered open source to a certain extent, with Meta retaining some profit potential.
