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Meta’s new Glimmer AI model offers a hint at Zuckerberg’s personal intelligence vision

Meta’s new Glimmer AI model offers a hint at Zuckerberg’s personal intelligence vision: Meta’s new open-weight Muse Glimmer model offers a glimpse of Mark Zuckerberg’s personal superintelligence vision, as well as the emerging divide between AI users can own and access. Read More

YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money: Creators who want to start earning on the platform will need at least 8,000 qualified watch hours over the past year or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days. Read More

Clicks' Power Keyboard brings BlackBerry-style typing to any phone — with some compromises: Clicks’ $99 Power Keyboard brings a customizable, slide-out physical keyboard to MagSafe and Qi2 smartphones, but its added heft can make larger phones awkward to use. Read More

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