The Morning After: Is Zuckerberg reassessing Meta's approach to open-source AI?
In fact, his comments differ from what he wrote almost exactly a year ago in a different memo titled "Open Source AI is the Path Forward." In that, he said that open source is crucial for both Meta and developers.
The new memo is pretty meandering, and Zuckerberg followed up with comments on Meta's Q2 earnings call, saying that nothing had particularly changed. He said the company had always 'open-sourced some of our models and not open-sourced everything that we've done.'
This Friday, we've got a barrage of reviews with more coming later today. Are Meta's Oakley glasses worth the extra money? Should Insta360 be scared of DJI's new camera? Read on!
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Get Engadget's newsletter delivered direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! The news you might have missed Skechers' new kids shoes have a hidden AirTag compartment The helicopter parent's dream sneaker.
Find My Skechers is a new line of children's shoes that encourages parents to hide an Apple AirTag under the heel. A commercial for the new line of shoes describes the "clever secure hidden compartment" where parents can hide the AirTag and notes that your child won't be able to feel it in their shoes.
AirTags and distrust sold separately.
Continue reading. DJI Osmo 360 review A capable action cam that's a real threat to Insta360.
DJI is finally taking on rising rival Insta360 with its first panoramic action camera. The company has tried to one-up the competition with a new sensor design, up to 8K 50 fps 10-bit log recording and a smaller, lighter body. It also matches or beats its rival in other areas, with similar battery life and superior low-light capability. However, the editing app still needs some work.
Continue reading. A familiar formula.
Meta's newest smartglasses collaboration taps Oakley instead of Ray-Ban. Some solid upgrades here will appeal to serious athletes and power users, but with a starting price of nearly $400, are those upgrades worth an extra $100 - $200 compared to the Ray-Ban iteration? Maybe not. We know that Meta will add displays and, eventually, full augmented reality capabilities to its wearable glasses. They are also likely to cost significantly more than these.
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