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Meta Provides Llama AI Models to US Government and Military Contractors

2024-11-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Meta announced a groundbreaking policy shift, making its open-source Llama AI models available to US government agencies and defense contractors. Partnering with companies like Accenture, AWS, Anduril, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Oracle, Scale AI, and others, Meta opened its technology for national …

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Oracle Completes Sun Microsystems Acquisition for $7.4 Billion, Gains Java and MySQL

2010-01-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Oracle Corporation completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems on January 27, 2010, for approximately $7.4 billion ($9.50 per share in cash), gaining control of critical software infrastructure including the Java programming language, MySQL open-source database, and Sun’s hardware systems …

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