2026-08-21
Meta pays Microsoft hundreds of millions a year to rent AI models
Meta is spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year buying access to AI models through Microsoft’s cloud. The company runs trillions of tokens a week through Azure, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. That makes Meta one of Microsoft’s largest AI customers. Both companies declined […]<br /> This story continues at The Next We [...]
2026-08-21
Meta launched Pocket in the US, and the app it came from shut down the same day
Meta has launched Pocket across the United States. The app it is based on shut down the same day. Pocket had been testing quietly in Brazil since July. It is now available to everyone in the US. Pocket lets people type a prompt and get back a small interactive thing, which Meta calls a gizmo. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-08-21
China is recalling millions of EVs because the emergency release blends into the trim
China’s market regulator has ordered a recall of more than 4 million vehicles, including nearly 2.98 million Teslas, because interior emergency door releases blend into the surrounding trim. The remedies are warning labels and software updates, ahead of a 2027 standard banning concealed handles. China has recalled more than four million cars because a lever […]<br /> This story continues [...]
2026-08-21
Anthropic’s enterprise venture has bought its second consultancy in four months
Ode, the enterprise AI company Anthropic set up with Blackstone, has bought an AI consultancy called Casper Studios. Casper helps companies put Claude to work inside software their staff already use, Ode said on Thursday. The announcement gives no price. It is the second consultancy Ode has absorbed in four months. The company Anthropic built […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
