Meta may hold back its next-gen AI models from Europe

There’s a lot of confusion over Europe’s privacy rules.                               [The Morning After]( It's Thursday, July 18, 2024. Meta has reportedly decided not to offer its upcoming multimodal AI model and future versions to customers [in the European Union]( citing a lack of clarity on the European regulators’ data protection rules. These newer AI models process not only text but also images and audio, and power AI capabilities across Meta’s platforms. Meta’s move follows a similar decision by Apple, which recently announced it would not release its Apple Intelligence features in Europe due to regulatory concerns. Meta told Axios it still plans to release Llama 3, the company’s text-only model, in the EU. The company’s primary concern stems from the challenges of training AI models using data from European customers while complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU’s data protection law. That said, Meta still plans to launch these new AI models in the UK, which has similar data protection laws to the EU. — Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed [The best SSDs in 2024]( [EA Sports FC 25 brings women’s soccer to the career modes for the first time]( [Fallout’s Emmy nominations show that successful gaming adaptations are no longer a fluke]( ​​You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. [Subscribe right here!]( [Dyson ditches the air purifier in its new headphones]( 55 hours of battery life for $500. [[TMA] Dyson]( In early 2022, Dyson combined its air filtration expertise with noise-canceling headphones. Aimed at providing less-polluted air, the Zone headphones had an extremely short battery life and a heady $949 price. Now, the company is focusing on audio, with its new OnTrac headphones: noise-canceling headphones with a decidedly Dyson design and a premium $500 price tag. Unsurprisingly, there’s a bigger focus on the audio tech — check out our deep-dive. [Continue reading.]( [The tinyPod transforms your old Apple Watch into an iPod-like minimalist phone]( The $80 case can control the Digital Crown. [TMA] tinyPod The tinyPod is a case for your Apple Watch, which probably doesn’t sound too exciting on its own. However, its click wheel, which controls the watch’s Digital Crown, makes Apple’s wearable look and feel (at least in its marketing) like an iPod, back from the dead. [Continue reading.]( The Morning After is a daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Craving even more? [Like us on Facebook]( or [follow us on Twitter](. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? [Send us a note.]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you opted in at [engadget.com](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe]( from this newsletter. Copyright © 2024 Yahoo. All rights reserved.