#TechFriday n°1️⃣4️⃣7️⃣- Issue of 21/07/2023

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Hollywood wants to replace actors with digital clones 🤖

While many professions are threatened by AI, Hollywood actors and screenwriters don’t seem to be spared. Hollywood producers have proposed AI-related measures that have drawn their ire. Actors and writers are currently on strike. Click here for full article

Meta unveils its Llama 2 AI: A direct competitor to Google and OpenAI ? 🤖

At a time of fierce competition between generative artificial intelligence models, technology giant Meta has launched a new language model called LLama 2. And for the first time, this new GPT-4 competitor is available free of charge for commercial use. Click here for full article

Netflix’s « Basic » plan coming to an end soon? 📺

Netflix has discontinued its « Basic » plan, leaving only three other options: « Standard with Ads », « Standard » and « Premium ». It seems that the ad-supported offer is more profitable for Netflix, and the roll-out of this new pricing in major markets suggests that other countries will also be affected. Click here for full article

TikTok launches passkeys as an alternative to passwords 📱🗝️

That’s it for this week. We wish you a good weekend and look forward to hearing from you in the comments.

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