WhatsApp rolls out ads in its Updates tab, a first for the app, and Meta will collect some data to target the ads, but says it has no plans to put ads in chats
here's where you'll see them (and where you won't) Capital Brief : Meta to roll out ads on WhatsApp and offer paid subscriptions Katie Hicks / Marketing Brew : Ads are coming to WhatsApp Colin Kirklan...
Google's Gemma models passed 150M downloads and 70K+ variants on Hugging Face, after its February 2024 launch; Meta's Llama passed 1.2B downloads in April 2025
I may have little love for this ‘revolution,’ but there are bright spots. techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/g... X: Omar Sanseviero / @osanseviero : Gemma just passed 150 million downloads and over 70k varian...
Google unveils Gemma 3, the “world's best single-accelerator model”, running on a single GPU, in 1B, 4B, 12B, and 27B sizes, and says it outperforms Llama-405B
Following version 1 in February 2024 and 2 in May, Google today announced Gemma 3 as its latest open model for developers.
YouTube says YouTube Music and YouTube Premium now have 125M+ subscribers globally, including trials, after passing 100M subscribers in February 2024
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Sources: Apple and Sony could add PlayStation VR2 controller support to visionOS; Apple has sold fewer than 500K Vision Pro units since its February 2024 debut
Apple and Sony have discussed forging a partnership that could change gaming on the Vision Pro.
Amazon says its AI shopping assistant Rufus is live in the Amazon mobile app for all US customers, after launching in beta for select customers in February 2024
Amazon's AI-powered shopping assistant, named “Rufus,” is now live for all U.S. customers in the Amazon mobile app, the retailer announced on Friday.
A survey of 10,133 US adults: 43% of those aged 18-29 used ChatGPT in February 2024, up from 33% in July 2023, compared to 27% of 30-49 and 23% of all adults
It's been more than a year since ChatGPT's public debut set the tech world abuzz. And Americans' use of the chatbot is ticking up … X: @johngramlich X: John Gramlich / @johngramlich : NEW from @pewin...
Sources: in a first, Apple is working with China's BYD to move iPad product development to Vietnam, with test production set to begin around mid-February 2024
China's BYD helps American giant with shift to alternative tech hubs — Vietnam is emerging as an increasingly important production hub …