Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally
Last week, Google quietly released an app that lets users run a range of openly available AI models from the AI dev platform Hugging Face on their phones. Called Google AI Edge Gallery, the app is available for Android and will soon come to iOS. It allows users to find,
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Read moreA guide to using Edits, Meta’s new CapCut rival for short-form video editing
Meta shared that it was working on Edits in January after ByteDance-owned CapCut was removed from U.S. app stores.
Read moreElon Musk is lobbying lawmakers on driverless vehicle rules
Musk and others in his orbit have been calling members of Congress directly, according to Bloomberg.
Read moreYep, X was down again
People reported that photos weren't loading, its banking service XMoney wasn't working, and search wasn't returning any results, among other things.
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Read moreElon Musk departs DC with a black eye and a tattered reputation
Elon Musk appeared in the White House with a black eye he said he got from rough-housing with his young son. Elon Musk appeared alongside President Trump for a press conference in the Oval Office Friday, perhaps for the last time, with a noticeable black eye that he says he
Read moreDOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches
The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says Elon Musk's DOGE left the nonprofit's Washington, D.C., headquarters in disarray.
Read moreIt’s not your imagination: AI is speeding up the pace of change
Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page report to describe the speed at which AI is being developed, adopted, spent on, and used.
Read moreTrump administration to claw back $3.7B in clean energy and manufacturing awards
Large corporations and growing startups were wrapped up in the latest move by the Trump administration to undo Biden-era contracts.
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