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Jul 5, 2024

Threads reach 175M MAUs 1 year after launch

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  1. Threads reaches 175M MAUs 1 year after launch
  2. Meta releases LLMs trained using new multi-token prediction
  3. OpenAI fixes ChatGPT Mac issue which stored chats in plain text

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0. Data and calendar

Values as of 12 AM ET / 9 PM PT, other than S&P500 and NASDAQ close (4 PM ET / 1 PM PT).

All times are ET.

1. Threads reaches 175M MAUs 1 year after launch

The Verge.

  • No DAU numbers, which suggests that most visitors are not addicted users, unlike X.

2. Meta releases LLMs trained using new multi-token prediction

X: AI at Meta.

  • 4 7B models released on a non-commercial license.

  • April: Meta first outlined this new technique.

  • Unclear whether this can be the Transformers 2.0 that language models need to take quality to the next level.

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4. OpenAI fixes ChatGPT Mac issue which stored chats in plain text

The issue had been identified on Monday by an engineer on Threads:

Threads: Pedro Vieito.

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