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Meta has announced it is training Llama 3.1, a powerful 405B parameter model designed to surpass the capabilities of top-tier rivals like OpenAI’s GPT-4o and advance AI features across its products.

Microsoft has reversed its decision to launch the AI-powered “Recall” feature as a default component of its new Copilot+ PCs, moving it to an opt-in preview program following widespread criticism from cybersecurity experts.

AI data infrastructure leader Scale AI has raised $1 billion in a new funding round, doubling its valuation to nearly $14 billion, to expand its services and meet the soaring demand for high-quality data to train advanced AI models.

Amazon has completed its $4 billion investment in AI startup Anthropic, deepening their strategic partnership to compete with rivals like Microsoft and OpenAI. The deal makes AWS the primary cloud provider for Anthropic’s future AI model development.

The European Commission has accused Microsoft of illegally bundling its Teams application with its widely used Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites, a move that could lead to significant fines and structural changes for the tech giant.

TikTok has launched Symphony, a comprehensive suite of generative AI tools designed to help marketers script, produce, and enhance video advertisements directly on the platform using features like digital avatars and AI dubbing.

The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit against Adobe, accusing the software giant of harming consumers by hiding expensive cancellation fees and making it intentionally difficult to end subscriptions for its Creative Cloud suite.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of creating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market through restrictive and anticompetitive practices.

Cloud data platform Snowflake has acknowledged a series of data breaches targeting its customers, attributing the intrusions to compromised customer credentials rather than a vulnerability in its own systems. The attacks have impacted high-profile companies, highlighting significant security challenges in the cloud ecosystem.