FRIDAY PRESS REVIEW - July 26th 2024
Here are some of the most interesting articles of the last weeks selected by The Consultancy Group:
META’S NEW LLAMA 3.1 AI MODEL IS FREE, POWERFUL, AND RISKY
TECH - Most tech moguls hope to sell artificial intelligence to the masses. But Mark Zuckerberg is giving away what Meta considers to be one of the world’s best AI models for free. Meta released the biggest, most capable version of a large language model called Llama on Monday, free of charge. Meta has not disclosed the cost of developing Llama 3.1, but Zuckerberg recently told investors that his company is spending billions on AI development... More HERE
ANDY MURRAY CONFIRMS PARIS OLYMPICS WILL BE HIS LAST EVENT BEFORE RETIRING
OLYMPICS - Two-time Olympic men’s singles champion Andy Murray confirmed Tuesday he will end his career next week at the Paris Games. “Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament,” the 37-year-old Murray posted on the X social media platform. Tennis at the Paris Olympics starts Saturday on the clay courts at Roland Garros. Murray won his first gold medal on grass at Wimbledon at the 2012 London Olympics — beating Roger Federer in three straight seats — and retained his title in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, beating Juan Martin del Potro on hard courts... More HERE
THE L.A. CLIPPERS’S NEW STADIUM WILL SHOWCASE $11 MILLION WORTH OF ART
ART - The new home of the Los Angeles Clippers will give basketball fans a side of culture with their hot dogs and beer. The $2 billion Intuit Dome, set to open in Inglewood next month, will feature $11 million worth of art around the epic, 18,000-seat arena. Created by seven artists with deep ties to Los Angeles, the pieces run the gamut from large-scale murals to immersive digital installations. Each artwork was made specifically for the site and celebrates the local Inglewood community....More HERE
