Mark Zuckerberg says that Meta’s Llama models have hit 1B downloads

Topics Latest AI Amazon Image Credits:Larysa Amosova via Getty Apps Biotech & Health Climate Image Credits:Larysa Amosova via Getty Cloud Computing mercantilism Crypto Enterprise EVs Fintech fund raise Gadgets gage Google Government & Policy Hardware Instagram Layoffs Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft privateness Robotics surety societal Space Startups TikTok Transportation Venture More from TechCrunch Events Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC Podcasts Videos Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard meet Us In a brief message Tuesday morn on Threads , Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company ’s “ exposed ” AI model family , Llama , hit 1 billion downloads ....

March 18, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Joshua Acosta

NASA astronauts return from long Space Station stay prompted by Boeing problems

Topics late AI Amazon Image Credits:SpaceX Apps Biotech & Health Climate Image Credits:SpaceX Cloud Computing Commerce Crypto endeavour EVs Fintech fund raise Gadgets Gaming Google Government & Policy computer hardware Instagram layoff Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft concealment Robotics Security societal Space Startups TikTok Transportation speculation More from TechCrunch Events Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC newssheet Podcasts video Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard Contact Us Sunita “ Suni ” Williams and Barry “ Butch ” Wilmore have returned to Earth after a nine - month stay on the International Space Station ( ISS ) — a trip that lasted far longer than originally project thanks toleaks and pusher problemson the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they used to get there ....

March 18, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · Brittany Duncan

New $5M fund aims to lure founders from universities

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March 18, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Brittney Robinson

Nvidia and Google DeepMind will help power Disney’s cute robots

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March 18, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Andrew Reynolds

Pebble creator unveils two new Pebble-inspired smartwatches

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March 18, 2025 · 4 min · 756 words · Jackie Lee

Stability AI’s new AI model turns photos into 3D scenes

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March 18, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Crystal Webb

Tesla and Rivian charging networks have fewest problems by far, according to Consumer Reports

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March 18, 2025 · 3 min · 571 words · Allen Frost

Trump fires FTC commissioners, setting up a legal battle

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March 18, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Brian Patterson

Waymo’s milestone SFO mapping permit comes with strings attached

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March 18, 2025 · 4 min · 693 words · Peggy Hoffman

What Tesla can and can’t do in California with its new passenger transportation permit

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March 18, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Ricky Ward

WhatsApp will soon limit number of broadcast messages users and businesses can send

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March 18, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Anna Daniels

YC-backed food supply startup Vendease restructures employees’ salaries

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March 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1035 words · Christina Huff

Bumble heightens safety measures with new ID verification feature

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March 17, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Autumn Lewis