SOXL drops 1%, Meta's 816B open model runs on a Mac, agent vs. workflow interview
My Daily AI & Markets BriefingShow Notes
Meta drops an 816B open-weight model that runs on a Mac — and semis are sliding while BTIG calls every rebound a sell.
Markets: SOXL -1.12% to $97.55; QQQ -0.10% to $717.63; VGT -0.11% to $120.20; VUG -0.17% to $88.67.
AI news: Meta releases Muse Spark Open, an 816B-parameter open-weight model that runs on consumer Apple silicon, claiming the most capable US open model title.
Interview Tip of the Day: When should you hard-code an LLM pipeline versus building a true agent that chooses its own next step?
Did You Know: Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program in 1843 — for a machine that was never built.
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