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July 19, 2023: Meta makes its videos competitive with the likes of YouTube and TikTok by adding new features. It is also renaming its "watch" tab to "video" tab to bring all video experiences in one place. For instance, Meta is bringing Reels editing tools to main feed videos to enable artists create short and long videos in one place.Already, these tools are beeing rolled for Meta Business Suite users. Other features rolled by the company included the ability to adjust speed, reverse or replace a clip<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/17/facebook-is-trying-to-be-bullish-on-video-again-with-new-discovery-and-editing-tools/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACR_eY3LQa_kiFgvKgQb8y0UvJv9Q6vOorFb4VrRoF56Zwbah1dUZKXicO39mQ01iE0ik6hFB2Vi3lf1Ua4nFxjI7-DdeVabtJEWqqcaYjTr5Jtd-JtWAjMs2BhBH6odf82vWsRzJrsYBql6lU4Snf__mU3mCRhsNew2Png4NGia</ref>. | July 19, 2023: Meta makes its videos competitive with the likes of YouTube and TikTok by adding new features. It is also renaming its "watch" tab to "video" tab to bring all video experiences in one place. For instance, Meta is bringing Reels editing tools to main feed videos to enable artists create short and long videos in one place.Already, these tools are beeing rolled for Meta Business Suite users. Other features rolled by the company included the ability to adjust speed, reverse or replace a clip. Users will also be able to explore videos through the search button. When they press the search button, they will see various short and long videos with hashtags. Meta will also allow users to comment on Instagram Reels they watched on Facebook through the video discovery. But they will need to add both their Facebook and Instagram accounts in the accounts centre <ref>https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/17/facebook-is-trying-to-be-bullish-on-video-again-with-new-discovery-and-editing-tools/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACR_eY3LQa_kiFgvKgQb8y0UvJv9Q6vOorFb4VrRoF56Zwbah1dUZKXicO39mQ01iE0ik6hFB2Vi3lf1Ua4nFxjI7-DdeVabtJEWqqcaYjTr5Jtd-JtWAjMs2BhBH6odf82vWsRzJrsYBql6lU4Snf__mU3mCRhsNew2Png4NGia</ref>. | ||
July 18,2023: Meta Platforms partners with Microsoft to make its LLAMA 2 free for research and commercial use. “Open source drives innovation because it enables many more developers to build with new technology,” Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post. “It also improves safety and security because when software is open, more people can scrutinize it to identify and fix potential issues. I believe it would unlock more progress if the ecosystem were more open, which is why we’re open sourcing Llama 2.” Meta said people can downoad the model dircectly or access it on Microsoft's cloud platform Azure. Additionally, the model will be available in Amazzon Web Services as well as Hugging Face. The financial terms associated with its partnership with Microsoft were not disclosed<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-parent-meta-makes-public-171427924.html</ref>. | July 18,2023: Meta Platforms partners with Microsoft to make its LLAMA 2 free for research and commercial use. “Open source drives innovation because it enables many more developers to build with new technology,” Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post. “It also improves safety and security because when software is open, more people can scrutinize it to identify and fix potential issues. I believe it would unlock more progress if the ecosystem were more open, which is why we’re open sourcing Llama 2.” Meta said people can downoad the model dircectly or access it on Microsoft's cloud platform Azure. Additionally, the model will be available in Amazzon Web Services as well as Hugging Face. The financial terms associated with its partnership with Microsoft were not disclosed<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-parent-meta-makes-public-171427924.html</ref>. | ||