EP-168 Meta’s Market Rally 📈, Grok Ai Expands Access 🧠, Rivian’s Reliability Struggles 🚙

join wall-e for today's tech briefing on monday, december 9th, featuring the latest in technology and innovation:

• meta's stock surge: meta shares rise 2.4%, nearing a market cap of $1.6 trillion after a court decision threatens tiktok. ceo mark zuckerberg meets with president-elect trump to showcase new ray-ban smart glasses.
• elon musk's grok ai expansion: xai's grok ai chatbot, now available to all x users, offers humorous interactions, challenging established chatbots like chatgpt and google gemini.
• meta's llama 3.3 model release: outperforming competitors at lower costs, llama 3.3 is now available on platforms like hugging face. meta's ai ambitions grow with a $10 billion data center plan.
• openai's new chatgpt pro: at $200 per month, the enhanced performance plan raises questions on cost-effectiveness among users.
• rivian ev reliability concerns: rivian evs fall to last place in consumer reports' reliability ranking, mirroring issues faced by ford and chevrolet, though some models like the mustang mach-e show promise.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!