Llama has now been downloaded over 1 Billion times! A note to:
The researchers at Meta training these models — and those building on the research in other labs.
The developers and enthusiasts on r/LocalLlama, @huggingface and more; experimenting with new models and creating
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Llama Surpasses 1 Billion Downloads Milestone
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Quantum Computing and Metaverse Career Impact
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How Quantum Computing And The #Metaverse Will Transform Your Career via @forbes
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AI’s Future Impact: Productivity Gains or Industry Disruption?
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We’re heading toward a fundamental shift in how we work and live—and no one has a clear roadmap for what comes next. Some argue AI will supercharge productivity, others say it will eliminate entire industries. Some believe regulation can keep it in check, others think we’re
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Moving Goalposts: Defining On-Device AI Technology
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feels like the goalposts of "on-device" are constantly changing Is this on-device?
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AI Transformation Across Manufacturing Healthcare Retail Finance Industries
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AI is reshaping industries—are you keeping up? Manufacturing → AI-driven robotics & predictive maintenance Healthcare → AI-powered diagnostics & drug discovery Retail → Personalized recommendations & smart AI chatbots Finance → AI fraud detection & risk
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Tesla’s EV Dominance Challenged by Competition and Market Turbulence
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Tesla has been a trailblazer in EVs, but 2025 has been turbulent—global sales have plummeted, and competition is rising. Some blame Elon Musk’s political ties and controversial comments, while others point to cheaper, more advanced rivals like #BYD. So, what do you think?
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Figure Launches BotQ Facility for Humanoid Robot Production
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Figure announced the launch of BotQ, a new automation-driven manufacturing facility
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 18 mars 2025
It can churn out 12,000 humanoids a year—and will be scaled to build a fleet of 100,000 humanoids within four yearspic.twitter.com/lgTkq9HtQ2Figure announced the launch of BotQ, a new automation-driven manufacturing facility It can churn out 12,000 humanoids a year—and will be scaled to build a fleet of 100,000 humanoids within four years
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Baidu releases ERNIE 4.5 and X1 models at aggressive prices
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Chinese giant Baidu released two aggressively priced multimodal AI models
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 18 mars 2025
— ERNIE 4.5 with enhanced EQ outperforms GPT-4.5 at just 1% of its price
—ERNIE X1 deep thinking model matches DeepSeek's R1 at half the price
China continues to cook!pic.twitter.com/FSrmEgiF8rChinese giant Baidu released two aggressively priced multimodal AI models — ERNIE 4.5 with enhanced EQ outperforms GPT-4.5 at just 1% of its price
—ERNIE X1 deep thinking model matches DeepSeek's R1 at half the price China continues to cook! -
Perplexity Partners SoftBank Japan Enterprise Pro Growth
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Perplexity signed an agreement with SoftBank to grow Perplexity Enterprise Pro in Japan
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 18 mars 2025
SoftBank will deploy its 7,000-member sales team to accelerate Perplexity's adoption within businesses.
They have also been using Perplexity internally!pic.twitter.com/IS4AeyXVowPerplexity signed an agreement with SoftBank to grow Perplexity Enterprise Pro in Japan SoftBank will deploy its 7,000-member sales team to accelerate Perplexity's adoption within businesses. They have also been using Perplexity internally!
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xAI Acquires Hotshot for Advanced Video Generation Capabilities
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xAI acquired Hotshot, a startup developing AI for generating videos in various styles
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 18 mars 2025
Terms of the deal remain undisclosed, although founder Aakash says they'll continue training on xAI's Colossus cluster
Expect strong video generation from Grok soon!pic.twitter.com/epEc60n46dxAI acquired Hotshot, a startup developing AI for generating videos in various styles Terms of the deal remain undisclosed, although founder Aakash says they'll continue training on xAI's Colossus cluster Expect strong video generation from Grok soon!