2026-02-05
Scoop: Meta says its next-gen AI model, Avocado, is its “most capable pre-trained base model to date,” according to an internal memo. It finished pretraining the model, which outperformed top open-source base models.
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Internal memos: Meta said Avocado is its “most capable pre-trained base model” and achieves 10x compute efficiency “wins” on text tasks over Llama 4 Maverick
Meta Platforms is sounding an increasingly bullish note about the first major AI model expected to emerge from its new AI group.
In a separate memo from mid-December, Meta said it is seeing 10 times compute efficiency “wins” with Avocado on text-related tasks compared to Maverick and over 100 times efficiency gains over Behemoth, a version of Llama 4 that Meta delayed last year https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
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Internal memos: Meta said Avocado is its “most capable pre-trained base model” and achieves 10x compute efficiency “wins” on text tasks over Llama 4 Maverick
Meta Platforms is sounding an increasingly bullish note about the first major AI model expected to emerge from its new AI group.
2026-02-04
In a separate memo from mid-December, Meta said it is seeing 10 times compute efficiency “wins” with Avocado on text-related tasks compared to Maverick and over 100 times efficiency gains over Behemoth, a version of Llama 4 that Meta delayed last year https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
The Information
Internal memos: Meta said Avocado is its “most capable pre-trained base model” and achieves 10x compute efficiency “wins” on text tasks vs. Llama 4 Maverick
Meta Platforms is sounding an increasingly bullish note about the first major AI model expected to emerge from its new AI group.
Scoop: Meta says its next-gen AI model, Avocado, is its “most capable pre-trained base model to date,” according to an internal memo. It finished pretraining the model, which outperformed top open-source base models.
The Information
Internal memos: Meta said Avocado is its “most capable pre-trained base model” and achieves 10x compute efficiency “wins” on text tasks vs. Llama 4 Maverick
Meta Platforms is sounding an increasingly bullish note about the first major AI model expected to emerge from its new AI group.
2025-12-07
SCOOP: Meta is delaying the release of its mixed reality glasses, code-named ‘Phoenix,’ from 2026 to 2027. It also plans to release a “limited edition” new wearable device code-named ‘Malibu 2’ in 2026.
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Leaked memos: Meta is delaying the release of its MR glasses codenamed “Phoenix” from H2 2026 to H1 2027 for “more breathing room to get the details right”
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2025-12-06
SCOOP: Meta is delaying the release of its mixed reality glasses, code-named ‘Phoenix,’ from 2026 to 2027. It also plans to release a “limited edition” new wearable device code-named ‘Malibu 2’ in 2026.
Business Insider
Leaked memos: Meta is delaying the release of its MR glasses codenamed “Phoenix” from H2 2026 to H1 2027 for “more breathing room to get the details right”
- Meta delays the release of its “Phoenix” mixed reality glasses to 2027, aiming to “get the details right.”