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Meta is reportedly working on new multimedia model with H1 2026 release date in mind
TechCrunch· 2025-12-19 16:05
公司AI战略与产品路线图 - Meta公司正在其由Scale AI联合创始人Alexandr Wang领导的超级智能实验室下全力开发新AI模型 [1] - 公司正在开发代号为“Mango”的图像视频模型以及内部称为“Avocado”的新文本模型 [1] - 计划在2026年上半年发布这些新模型 [2] - 文本模型的目标是提升编码能力 并探索能够理解视觉信息、进行推理、规划和行动 且无需对所有可能性进行训练的新世界模型 [2] 公司AI业务现状与挑战 - 在AI竞赛中 Meta已落后于OpenAI、Anthropic和Google等竞争对手 [3] - 公司AI部门今年经历了重大重组 包括领导层变动以及从其他顶级公司挖角研究人员 [3] - 然而 多名加入Meta超级智能实验室的研究人员已经离职 [3] - 上个月 公司首席AI科学家Yann Lecun也宣布将离职创办自己的初创公司 [3] - Meta目前尚未拥有成功的AI产品 [4] - Meta AI助手的数据表现得益于其覆盖数十亿用户的现有社交网络 因为公司将助手内置在其应用的搜索栏中 [4] - 这意味着从超级智能实验室推出的首批项目和模型将承载巨大期望 [4]
Meta is developing a new image and video model for a 2026 release, report says
TechCrunch· 2025-12-19 16:05
公司战略与产品路线图 - 公司正在其超级智能实验室(由Scale AI联合创始人Alexandr Wang领导)下全力开发新的人工智能模型 [1] - 公司正在开发代号为“Mango”的图像和视频模型,以及内部称为“Avocado”的新文本模型 [1] - 公司计划在2026年上半年发布这些新模型 [2] - 文本模型的目标是提升编码能力,并探索能够理解视觉信息、进行推理、规划和行动,且无需对所有可能性进行训练的新世界模型 [2] 行业竞争与公司现状 - 在人工智能竞赛中,公司已落后于OpenAI、Anthropic和谷歌等竞争对手 [3] - 公司的人工智能部门在今年进行了重大重组,包括领导层变动以及从其他顶级公司挖角研究人员 [3] - 然而,加入公司超级智能实验室的几名研究人员已经离职 [3] - 上个月,公司的首席人工智能科学家Yann Lecun也宣布将离职创办自己的初创公司 [3] - 公司目前尚未拥有成功的人工智能产品 [4] - 公司的人工智能助手(Meta AI)的数据表现主要得益于其覆盖数十亿用户的现有社交网络,因为该助手被内置在应用的搜索栏中 [4] - 这意味着从超级智能实验室推出的首批项目和模型将承载巨大期望 [4]
TikTok agrees to deal to cede control of U.S. business to American investor group
TechCrunch· 2025-12-19 00:56
TikTok has reached a deal to cede a substantial portion of its U.S. operation to a group of American investors, thus ending a years-long tussle in which the federal government has sought to force the platform to do just that.The new partnership is described as a “new TikTok U.S. joint venture” in an internal memo from ByteDance CEO Shou Chew, which was viewed by TechCrunch. That arrangement will see major American investors take over significant control of the U.S.-based business. The newly formed investo ...
Apple becomes a debt collector with its new developer agreement
TechCrunch· 2025-12-18 23:56
Apple on Wednesday released an updated developer license agreement that gives the company permission to recoup unpaid funds, such as commissions or any other fees, by deducting them from in-app purchases it processes on developers’ behalf, among other methods. The change will impact developers in regions where local law allows them to link to external payment systems. In these cases, developers must report those payments back to Apple to pay the required commissions or fees. The changed agreement seemingly ...
Instacart to pay $60M to settle FTC claims it deceived consumers
TechCrunch· 2025-12-18 21:07
Instacart will pay $60 million in refunds to settle allegations by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it deceived consumers with false advertising. The federal agency alleged Instacart misled consumers with unlawful tactics, causing them to pay higher fees while also denying refunds.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated Instacart’s ‘free delivery’ claims are misleading because customers are still required to pay a mandatory service fee, which can add up to 15% to their total order. The agency also ...
Rivian rolls out new ‘Universal Hands-Free' driving feature
TechCrunch· 2025-12-18 15:57
Rivian’s new second-generation R1 EVs are receiving an update today that brings the new “Universal Hands-Free” driving software, which the company revealed last week at its first-ever “Autonomy & AI Day.”The company says the new feature allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel on more than 3.5 million miles of roads in the United States and Canada, including a mix of highways and surface streets, as long as there are visible lane lines. Owners will still have to supervise the driving system and, c ...
Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan
TechCrunch· 2025-12-18 15:02
Apple announced it will allow alternative app stores in Japan and will permit developers to process payments for digital goods and services outside of its own in-app purchase system in iOS. The iPhone maker is not making these changes because it wants to be more open; it’s being forced — in this case, to comply with the country’s Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA), which is now going into effect.With this update, Apple’s App Store revenues are being impacted in another major market due to anticompetitio ...
Trump Media is merging with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6B+ deal
TechCrunch· 2025-12-18 14:59
President Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), said on Thursday that it’s merging with TAE Technologies, a Southern California-based company that has been chasing the dream of fusion power for nearly 30 years.The all-stock transaction, valued at more than $6 billion, would expand Trump Media’s presence into the nascent fusion power space while data centers clamor for more electricity amid the ongoing AI boom. TMTG is the parent company of Truth Social, the microblo ...
Instacart's AI-driven pricing tool attracted attention — now the FTC has questions
TechCrunch· 2025-12-18 02:23
核心事件 - 美国联邦贸易委员会已向生鲜杂货配送平台Instacart发出民事调查要求 正在就其人工智能定价工具Eversight展开调查[1] - 调查的核心关切在于为何部分消费者为相同的有机食品支付了显著更高的价格[1] 定价差异发现 - 一项研究揭示 消费者在同一商店购买完全相同的杂货时看到了差异巨大的价格 某些情况下价格高出达23%[2] - Instacart声称这些价格测试是随机化的 并非基于算法针对消费者的浏览历史进行定向定价[2] 动态定价行业背景 - 动态定价并非新生事物 也未必是恶意的 哈佛商学院认为这是数字平台保持竞争力的方式[3] - 航空、酒店行业以及Uber等公司普遍采用动态定价[3] - 公司方主张动态定价有助于平衡供需、实现利润最大化并创造双赢局面[3] 调查的潜在影响与公众情绪 - 为从酒吧回家的打车支付高峰定价与为必需品杂货支付额外费用存在本质区别 因为食品是必需品[4] - 在当前经济环境下 公众普遍感到财务压力 对厨房必需品进行人工智能驱动的价格测试注定会引发关注[4] - FTC此前已调查过其他公司的数据驱动定价策略 因此此次展开调查并不令人意外[4]
Adobe hit with proposed class-action, accused of misusing authors' work in AI training
TechCrunch· 2025-12-18 00:44
核心观点 - 软件公司Adobe因涉嫌使用盗版书籍训练其AI模型SlimLM而面临集体诉讼 这可能对其全面拥抱AI技术的战略带来法律麻烦 [1][2] 诉讼指控详情 - 诉讼由俄勒冈州作家Elizabeth Lyon代表提出 指控Adobe使用盗版书籍训练其SlimLM程序 其中包含Lyon本人的作品 [2] - 诉讼称 Adobe使用的SlimPajama-627B数据集是对RedPajama数据集的复制和操纵 而RedPajama包含了名为Books3的数据集 Books3内含原告及集体诉讼成员的受版权保护作品 [4] - Books3是一个包含191,000本书籍的大型数据集 已被用于训练生成式AI系统 并成为科技界持续的法律纠纷源头 [4] 涉事AI产品与技术背景 - Adobe将SlimLM描述为一个小型语言模型系列 可针对移动设备上的文档辅助任务进行优化 [3] - 公司称SlimLM是基于Cerebras于2023年6月发布的开源数据集SlimPajama-627B进行预训练的 该数据集经过去重且包含多语料库 [3] - Lyon女士撰写了多本非虚构写作指南 她发现自己的部分作品被包含在Adobe所使用的预训练数据集中 [3] 行业法律环境与类似案例 - 针对AI训练数据使用版权材料的法律诉讼在科技行业已变得司空见惯 [5] - 2024年9月 Anthropic同意向起诉其使用盗版作品训练聊天机器人Claude的作家们支付15亿美元 此案被视为AI训练数据版权法律战的一个潜在转折点 [5] - RedPajama数据集已在多起诉讼案件中被引用 例如2024年9月针对苹果的诉讼指控其使用版权材料训练Apple Intelligence模型 以及2024年10月针对Salesforce的类似诉讼 [4]