Colombia earthquake death toll rises above 130 as rescuers search rubbleTrump demands Iranian reparations as Hormuz stays shutUkrainian drones kill 13 in Tatarstan as Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia and KyivNvidia and Wall Street line up $500bn for AI data centresNetanyahu holds out against US-backed Gaza roadmapEngland under amber heat alerts as drought spreads across EuropeOil holds gains as Hormuz stays shutMeta releases open AI model as Zuckerberg sets out superintelligence visionTurkish parliament clears path for PKK dissolution, Ocalan's status openRecord rain floods Shanghai after Typhoon Dolphin landfallWHO dates Congo's Ebola outbreak to February, months before it was declaredRussia's Supreme Court bars antiwar Yabloko from Duma ballotTrump cuts childhood vaccine recommendations and splits MMR shotRhine low water threatens to split Germany's main waterwayUS intelligence points to Russia over Leipzig airport drone bombSixteen Bangladeshi workers killed in Riyadh factory fireChina ships 97 percent of the world's humanoid robotsChinese EVs set new sales records in western Europe despite EU dutiesUS appeals court lets social media addiction suits proceedUS yields at crisis-era highs as Fed's Hammack floats rate risesIAEA to remove nuclear material from secret Syrian site under US-brokered dealCeuta mayor demands internment centre as border checks stayUS judge dismisses fraud and bribery case against AdaniIntel to raise $15 billion in stock sale as AI strains chip supplyZelensky asks Seoul for air defence, warning of North Korean troops in RussiaPope Leo calls for immediate ceasefire after Sudan's army vows to fight onOil slick nears Oman after blasts on Russia-linked tankerUS troops prepare to leave Iraqi Kurdistan by end of SeptemberMoldova recalls ambassador from Moscow after drone crashAttackers kill Libya's military intelligence chief in BenghaziColombia recognises Israeli sovereignty over the Golan HeightsUS ammunition shortage weighs on alliesUS-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks set for RomeVenezuela's government and opposition begin election talksJapanese bond yields rise on bets for faster BOJ rate hikesLong March 7A rocket fails, destroying communications satelliteIran welcomes Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish defence pact as shift away from WashingtonHouthis plan escalation in Yemen in support of IranThree confederations press Infantino to resign as Fifa presidentChina opens new trade fronts against WashingtonKosovo and Albania call Vucic's Ibar remarks destabilisingUS visa revocations pass 175,000Russia's share of India's oil imports climbs to record 48 percentTaiwan tests public resilience with simulated disruptionEurope moves toward drafting women for military serviceChinese shipping company opens Arctic route around the Strait of HormuzComponent in British naval drones sent signals to ChinaRussia's central bank tells lenders to ease terms for firms hit by drone strikesBritish man shot dead by Pakistani security forces in KashmirUS pledges $2 billion for battery and materials producersWildfires spread across IndonesiaEnterprise AI costs hit 2026 low as Chinese open models spreadIndian police fire teargas at job-exam protesters in JharkhandKurdish film-maker describes months of force-feeding in ICE detentionSanders urges Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic to pause AI developmentGunman shoots Thai provincial official days after teenager's killing spreeBacklash grows against Flock's licence-plate camera networkArab states warn of eroding status quo at Al-AqsaAirbus and Boeing plan record production ramp-upHanwha makes $1bn push into US naval shipbuildingFDA orders ingredient disclosure but delays ultraprocessed food curbsViolence mars return of displaced Kurds to Syrian border townUS records hottest month in 132 yearsColombia earthquake death toll rises above 130 as rescuers search rubbleTrump demands Iranian reparations as Hormuz stays shutUkrainian drones kill 13 in Tatarstan as Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia and KyivNvidia and Wall Street line up $500bn for AI data centresNetanyahu holds out against US-backed Gaza roadmapEngland under amber heat alerts as drought spreads across EuropeOil holds gains as Hormuz stays shutMeta releases open AI model as Zuckerberg sets out superintelligence visionTurkish parliament clears path for PKK dissolution, Ocalan's status openRecord rain floods Shanghai after Typhoon Dolphin landfallWHO dates Congo's Ebola outbreak to February, months before it was declaredRussia's Supreme Court bars antiwar Yabloko from Duma ballotTrump cuts childhood vaccine recommendations and splits MMR shotRhine low water threatens to split Germany's main waterwayUS intelligence points to Russia over Leipzig airport drone bombSixteen Bangladeshi workers killed in Riyadh factory fireChina ships 97 percent of the world's humanoid robotsChinese EVs set new sales records in western Europe despite EU dutiesUS appeals court lets social media addiction suits proceedUS yields at crisis-era highs as Fed's Hammack floats rate risesIAEA to remove nuclear material from secret Syrian site under US-brokered dealCeuta mayor demands internment centre as border checks stayUS judge dismisses fraud and bribery case against AdaniIntel to raise $15 billion in stock sale as AI strains chip supplyZelensky asks Seoul for air defence, warning of North Korean troops in RussiaPope Leo calls for immediate ceasefire after Sudan's army vows to fight onOil slick nears Oman after blasts on Russia-linked tankerUS troops prepare to leave Iraqi Kurdistan by end of SeptemberMoldova recalls ambassador from Moscow after drone crashAttackers kill Libya's military intelligence chief in BenghaziColombia recognises Israeli sovereignty over the Golan HeightsUS ammunition shortage weighs on alliesUS-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks set for RomeVenezuela's government and opposition begin election talksJapanese bond yields rise on bets for faster BOJ rate hikesLong March 7A rocket fails, destroying communications satelliteIran welcomes Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish defence pact as shift away from WashingtonHouthis plan escalation in Yemen in support of IranThree confederations press Infantino to resign as Fifa presidentChina opens new trade fronts against WashingtonKosovo and Albania call Vucic's Ibar remarks destabilisingUS visa revocations pass 175,000Russia's share of India's oil imports climbs to record 48 percentTaiwan tests public resilience with simulated disruptionEurope moves toward drafting women for military serviceChinese shipping company opens Arctic route around the Strait of HormuzComponent in British naval drones sent signals to ChinaRussia's central bank tells lenders to ease terms for firms hit by drone strikesBritish man shot dead by Pakistani security forces in KashmirUS pledges $2 billion for battery and materials producersWildfires spread across IndonesiaEnterprise AI costs hit 2026 low as Chinese open models spreadIndian police fire teargas at job-exam protesters in JharkhandKurdish film-maker describes months of force-feeding in ICE detentionSanders urges Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic to pause AI developmentGunman shoots Thai provincial official days after teenager's killing spreeBacklash grows against Flock's licence-plate camera networkArab states warn of eroding status quo at Al-AqsaAirbus and Boeing plan record production ramp-upHanwha makes $1bn push into US naval shipbuildingFDA orders ingredient disclosure but delays ultraprocessed food curbsViolence mars return of displaced Kurds to Syrian border townUS records hottest month in 132 years
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Meta's open AI models

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Where things stand

Meta released Muse Glimmer on Monday, a freely downloadable model that runs on laptops, published alongside a 6,500-word Zuckerberg essay arguing superintelligence should empower individuals and rejecting the idea that concentrating power makes AI safe.

Meta gives its AI models away for free download instead of keeping them behind a closed service, putting it at odds with rival labs. Mark Zuckerberg argues the point of the technology is personal empowerment and invention, and that a balance of power, not concentration of it, is what keeps AI safe.

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