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  • The Rise of Open-Source AI: How Meta’s Llama 3 Changed Everything

    The Rise of Open-Source AI: How Meta’s Llama 3 Changed Everything

    When Meta released Llama 3 weights publicly last spring, few predicted it would catalyse such a dramatic shift in the AI landscape. Within three months, over 4,000 derivative models appeared on HuggingFace. Startups are now building production products on fine-tuned Llama 3 variants at a fraction of the cost of GPT-4 API calls.

  • Flutter 4.0 Released: What’s New for Mobile Developers

    Flutter 4.0 Released: What’s New for Mobile Developers

    Google has shipped Flutter 4.0, the biggest release since the framework went stable. The headline feature is Dart macros — a compile-time code generation system that eliminates boilerplate for JSON parsing, dependency injection, and reactive state. Riverpod and Bloc both ship updated packages on day one.

    Other highlights include a redesigned Material 3 widget catalogue, native Swift interop for iOS, and a 40% reduction in release APK size thanks to a new tree-shaker for fonts and assets.