Meta’s Llama 3.1 shows that open models can at least go toe to toe with proprietary AI models. Why did the Google-Wiz deal fall apart? Was the CrowdStrike outage a part of it? Kamala Harris, AI czar? And what do the reviews of the recent Samsung foldable phones say to us about those Apple foldable phone rumors?

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Meta puts open source AI on the podium. (Ben's Bites)
The first GPT-4-class AI model anyone can download has arrived: Llama 405B (ArsTechnica)
Google’s Aborted Deals Show Antitrust’s Long Shadow Over Tech (Bloomberg)
Google’s $23 Billion Snub From Wiz Will Sting Them Both (Bloomberg)
A Kamala Harris Presidency Could Mean More of the Same on A.I. Regulation (NYTimes)
Apple Moves Forward With Foldable iPhone (The Information)
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 is a great phone that’s out of ideas (The Verge)

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Wed. 07/24 – Llama 3.1 Bests The “Frontier Models”?