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Internal memos: Meta said Avocado is its “most capable pre-trained base model” and achieves 10x compute efficiency “wins” on text tasks vs. Llama 4 Maverick
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (50+ words) Jyoti Mann / The Information: Internal memos: Meta said Avocado is its "most capable pre-trained base model" and achieves 10x compute efficiency "wins" on text tasks vs. Llama 4 Maverick This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at…...
Sam Altman says the Anthropic Super Bowl ads are funny but “dishonest”, and Anthropic serves a “product to rich people” while OpenAI is committed to free access
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (50+ words) Sam Altman / @sama: Sam Altman says the Anthropic Super Bowl ads are funny but "dishonest, and Anthropic serves a "product to rich people while OpenAI is committed to free access This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the…...
Lunar Energy, which develops software that syncs home batteries into “virtual power plants” and began deploying its own batteries last year, raised $232M
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (46+ words) Coco Liu / Bloomberg: Lunar Energy, which develops software that syncs home batteries into "virtual power plants" and began deploying its own batteries last year, raised $232M This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 2:45 PM ET,…...
GitHub integrates Claude and Codex AI coding agents directly into GitHub, GitHub Mobile, and Visual Studio Code, for Copilot Pro Plus and Enterprise users
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (48+ words) Tom Warren / The Verge: GitHub integrates Claude and Codex AI coding agents directly into GitHub, GitHub Mobile, and Visual Studio Code, for Copilot Pro Plus and Enterprise users This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared…...
Microsoft says cybersecurity head Charlie Bell will move into a position focused on engineering quality; Hayete Gallot will return from Google to run security
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (47+ words) Jordan Novet / CNBC: Microsoft says cybersecurity head Charlie Bell will move into a position focused on engineering quality; Hayete Gallot will return from Google to run security This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at…...
Roblox launches a 4D creation feature in open beta, allowing creators to generate interactive objects with individual moving parts rather than static 3D models
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (47+ words) Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Roblox launches a 4D creation feature in open beta, allowing creators to generate interactive objects with individual moving parts rather than static 3D models This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:40 PM ET,…...
Mistral debuts Voxtral Transcribe 2, a family of speech-to-text models with speaker diarization and ultra-low latency, under the Apache 2.0 open-weight license
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (51+ words) Sabrina Ortiz / The Deep View: Mistral debuts Voxtral Transcribe 2, a family of speech-to-text models with speaker diarization and ultra-low latency, under the Apache 2.0 open-weight license This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:15 AM ET,…...
Sources: Amazon and OpenAI are discussing a deal that could require OpenAI to dedicate researchers and engineers to developing customized models for Amazon
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (45+ words) The Information: Sources: Amazon and OpenAI are discussing a deal that could require OpenAI to dedicate researchers and engineers to developing customized models for Amazon This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:15 AM ET,…...
Amazon rolls out Alexa+ to all Prime members in the US via any Alexa-enabled device, Alexa.com, and the Alexa app, and launches a free tier for non-Prime users
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (56+ words) Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Amazon rolls out Alexa+ to all Prime members in the US via any Alexa-enabled device, Alexa.com, and the Alexa app, and launches a free tier for non-Prime users This is a Techmeme archive page....
Anthropic says Claude “will remain ad-free”, users “won't see ‘sponsored’ links adjacent to” conversations, and responses won't be influenced by advertisers
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (43+ words) Anthropic: Anthropic says Claude "will remain ad-free, users "won't see "sponsored" links adjacent to conversations, and responses won't be influenced by advertisers This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 8:15 AM ET, February 4, 2026....