Meta sheds more light on how it is evolving Llama 3 training — it relies for now on almost 50,000 Nvidia H100 GPU, but how long before Meta switches to its own AI chip?

Meta sheds more light on how it is evolving Llama 3 training — it relies for now on almost 50,000 Nvidia H100 GPU, but how long before Meta switches to its own AI chip?

Meta has unveiled details about its AI training infrastructure, revealing that it currently relies on almost 50,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs to train its open source Llama 3 LLM.  The company says it will have over 350,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs in service by the end of 2024, and the computing power equivalent to nearly 600,000 H100s … Read more

Meta, Microsoft, X and Match Join Epic Games in Protesting Fees for Non-App Store Purchase Links

Meta, Microsoft, X and Match Join Epic Games in Protesting Fees for Non-App Store Purchase Links

Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match today joined Epic Games to protest the way Apple complied with a court ruling requiring it to walk back its anti-steering rules. In an amicus brief in support of ‌Epic Games‌ (via The Wall Street Journal), the four companies said that the fees Apple is charging are too high, and … Read more

We may have our first look at the more affordable Meta Quest 3 Lite

We may have our first look at the more affordable Meta Quest 3 Lite

Open up our Meta Quest 3 review and you’ll see the virtual reality headset has a not-unreasonable starting price of $499.99 / £479.99 / AU$799.99 – certainly way below the $3,499 (or higher) you’ll pay for the Apple Vision Pro. However, it seems an even more affordable Meta headset is on the way. After teasing … Read more

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Again Disparages Apple Vision Pro

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Again Disparages Apple Vision Pro

Shortly after the Vision Pro launched, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made it clear that he believes the Quest 3 is the better VR headset, and over the weekend, he again took to Threads to reiterate his belief that the $3,500 Vision Pro is inferior to the $500 Quest 3 (via 9to5Mac). Analyst Benedict Evans said … Read more

This Senator Wants to Know What Meta and TikTok Are Doing About Parent-Run Girl Influencer Accounts

This Senator Wants to Know What Meta and TikTok Are Doing About Parent-Run Girl Influencer Accounts

In January, the CEOs of X, TikTok, Meta, Snap, and Discord testified in front of a congressional committee about child exploitation on their platforms. “Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us, I know you don’t mean it to be so, but you have blood on your hands,” Senator Lindsey Graham said at the time. … Read more

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest compared in interview with Mark Zuckerberg

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest compared in interview with Mark Zuckerberg

Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has stepped into the spotlight to discuss the company’s latest endeavors and the competitive landscape of virtual reality and augmented reality, with the release of Apple’s Vision Pro. As a main competitor to the  Meta’s Quest 3 Zuckerberg explains why the headset is a strong competitor that offers exceptional value and … Read more

Meta stockpiling powerful NVIDIA GPUs for AGI development

Meta stockpiling powerful NVIDIA GPUs for AGI development

In the rapidly evolving world of technology, Meta, the tech giant formerly known as Facebook, has taken a bold step by pouring resources into NVIDIA’s powerful graphics processing units (GPUs). This move is not just a financial decision; it’s a statement of intent. Meta is diving headfirst into the deep waters of artificial intelligence (AI), … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg announces new Meta open source AGI

Mark Zuckerberg announces new Meta open source AGI

In a bold move that could significantly impact how we interact with technology, Meta AI CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company’s plans to develop an open-source Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) system. This ambitious project aims to take artificial intelligence to the next level by creating a system that can think, learn, and understand like … Read more