Meta AI's image generation is unlike anything ChatGPT can do

bgr.com It’s official: Meta is ready to join the AI fray. Meta AI received a massive update this week. Llama 3 is Meta’s new large language model that powers Meta AI, which Mark…

MarketForce winds down its B2B e-commerce arm

techcrunch.com Kenyan B2B e-commerce company MarketForce is winding down its B2B e-commerce business that served informal merchants (mom-and-pop stores) after a turbulent two-year period…

Meta Integrates Real-Time Bing And Google Search With Llama 3 AI Assistant

mediapost.com Bing and Google search results now serve real-time information in the Meta AI assistant built on the company’s largest language model (LLM) Llama 3, which is being…

TikTok is fighting a potential ban in Kenya

semafor.com The News TikTok is putting up a fight as Kenya’s parliament considers a petition to ban the app in the country. Describing TikTok as “a serious threat to the cultural and…

How to Use Meta AI on Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and the Web

tech.co It’s turning into a significant week in the AI arms race, with Meta launching a web chatbot that’s similar to ChatGPT, expanding its AI within Facebook, Messenger,…

Meta Brings Advanced AI Chatbot to All of its Apps

socialmediatoday.com With major investment in AI, and significant resources at its disposal, Meta’s now making a bigger move to challenge OpenAI, and others, within the generative AI space. From…

Meta Brings its Most Advanced AI Chatbot to All of its Apps

socialmediatoday.com With major investment in A.I., and a huge amount of resources at its disposal, Meta’s now making a bigger move to challenge OpenAI, and others, within the generative AI…

Meta Brings its Most Advanced AI Chatbot to All of its Aps

socialmediatoday.com With major investment in A.I., and a huge amount of resources at its disposal, Meta’s now making a bigger move to challenge OpenAI, and others, within the generative AI…

State financial officers put Bank of America on notice for allegedly 'de-banking' conservatives

aol.com FIRST ON FOX: A group of 15 financial officers representing 13 states issued a warning to Bank of America over its alleged practices of "politicized de-banking" targeting…

Meta adds its AI chatbot, powered by Llama 3, to the search bar across its apps

techcrunch.com Meta’s making several big moves today to promote its AI services across its platform. The company has upgraded its AI chatbot with its newest Large Language Model, Llama 3,…

Meta launches new versions of Llama and its AI assistant

axios.com Meta today released a compact version of its latest open source AI model, Llama 3, as well as a new update for Meta AI, its assistant, which can now answer questions using…

Meta’s battle with ChatGPT begins now

theverge.com To that end: the Meta AI assistant, introduced last September, is now being integrated into the search box of Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger. It’s also going…

The 30 Countries With The Highest Birth Rates

247wallst.com Since the mid-twentieth century, the global fertility rate has fallen by over 50%. In many countries — including Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United States — birth rates…

Inside LemFi’s play to be fintech to the Global South diaspora

techcrunch.com Inside LemFi’s play to be fintech to the Global South diaspora First, the Nigerian startup focused on migrants from Africa. Now, its target is all emerging markets The…

Hellas Construction Expands into the Caribbean, Lighting the Way for Cricket World Cup

benzinga.com AUSTIN, Texas, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hellas Construction is proud to announce its expansion into the Caribbean bringing lighting solutions to cricket venues in…

Diplo, Ellie Goulding & Andrea Bocelli Honored at Playing for Change Foundation’s 2024 Impact Awards

billboard.com Diplo, Ellie Goulding and Italian singing legend Andrea Bocelli and his wife, Veronica, were honored at The Playing for Change Foundation’s 2024 Impact Awards, held on…

Is the Biden Administration Trying To Destroy the Dollar?

tftc.io Confidence in Western financial markets has already been shaken enough by the 20% devaluation of the dollar over the last few years. But now the European Commission wants to…

On growth, education and immigration

thegpi.org Today’s post strays a little from our usual format. We hope to write more articles that highlight small organisations working on innovative solutions to big development…

Sudan’s war is escalating a year after fighting began

semafor.com The News Exactly one year into the war in Sudan, prospects for peace in the near future are getting dimmer. Fighting between the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the…

Ghana’s ruling party presidential candidate takes strong anti-gay stance

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Bloomberg, Amnesty International, and NBC News The News The presidential candidate for Ghana’s ruling party said Thursday that he…

Reading glasses could be an economic boost to people in low-income countries

theweek.com It has been estimated that more than 4 billion people across the world wear some type of glasses, with reading glasses chief among those. However, while it is no secret that…

Investigation Into Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Arm Underscores Scrutiny of AML and Onboarding Efforts

pymnts.com Anti-money laundering (AML) defenses might begin at the point of onboarding. The needs are for all manner of firms — and especially banks and investment management companies…

Navigating the future: How CargoX is transforming African trade with Blockchain

africa.businessinsider.com The transition from paper-based to digital trade documentation is more than a technological upgrade; it's a necessary evolution to address the inefficiencies holding back…

Nigerian bank mergers loom after regulator’s rule change

semafor.com The News LAGOS — Nigerian banks are racing to meet new capital requirements imposed by the central bank which could trigger the biggest mergers and acquisitions shakeup in…

Gen Z, Infected with Antisemitism, Is Spreading the Very Disease It's Committed to Eradicating

newsweek.com If, in the eyes of a generation, social justice is the highest good and racism the greatest evil, shouldn't that generation fiercely oppose history's oldest and deadliest…

World Bank’s funding of ‘hog hotel’ factory farms under fire over climate effect

theguardian.com The private sector arm of the World Bank is facing claims that it contributes to global heating and the undermining of animal welfare by providing financial support for…