This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 26)

Meta is developing an AI-powered 'universal language translator' called SeamlessM4T, Walmart partners with Alphabet's Wing for drone deliveries in Texas, and India successfully lands on the moon with plans to send astronauts to space and explore Mars and Venus.

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8/22/2023

Meta releases an AI model that can transcribe and translate close to 100 languages

Meta has developed an open-source AI model called SeamlessM4T that can translate and transcribe close to 100 languages across text and speech, representing a breakthrough in the field of AI-powered language translation and transcription.

9/14/2023

Meta's AI and Metaverse Push Lifts Stock as Earnings Top Views

Meta Platforms (META) has leveraged the metaverse and the AI boom to secure a spot on the IBD 50 and IBD Leaderboard, joining other AI companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon.com. Meta Platforms has released Code Llama, a large language model aimed at innovating in generative AI and making workflows faster for developers, further solidifying its partnership with Microsoft.