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Founded2004

Key PeopleMark Zuckerberg, Alexandr Wang

HeadquartersMenlo Park, USA

ProductsLlama, Meta AI

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China Blocks Manus Founders After Meta's $2 Billion Deal Exposes AI Talent Exodus

Beijing has barred Manus co-founders Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao from leaving China while reviewing whether Meta's $2 billion acquisition violated foreign investment rules. The intervention signals a crackdown on Chinese AI startups relocating offshore and highlights intensifying tensions in the US-China tech rivalry over AI dominance.

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China Blocks Manus Founders After Meta's $2 Billion Deal Exposes AI Talent Exodus

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Arm AGI CPU takes on x86 with first server chip as Meta and OpenAI join agentic AI push

Arm has launched its first in-house production silicon, the AGI CPU, marking a historic shift from IP licensor to compute provider. The 136-core processor targets agentic AI workloads in data centers, with Meta as lead partner and OpenAI among early adopters. Intel's leadership questions whether specialized chips are necessary, pointing to its own Clearwater Forest as a competitor.

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Arm AGI CPU takes on x86 with first server chip as Meta and OpenAI join agentic AI push

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Meta cuts 700 jobs across Reality Labs and recruiting as AI spending doubles to $135 billion

Meta laid off approximately 700 employees across Reality Labs, recruiting, and social media divisions as it accelerates its strategic shift to AI. The workforce reductions come as the company plans to spend up to $135 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026, nearly double last year's investment. Meanwhile, Meta unveiled a stock compensation program worth up to $921 million for six top executives.

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Meta cuts 700 jobs across Reality Labs and recruiting as AI spending doubles to $135 billion

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Meta launches initiative to support entrepreneurship with AI tools for 250 million small businesses

Meta unveils Meta Small Business, a company-wide initiative focused on driving AI adoption among its 250 million global small business users. Led by Dina Powell McCormick and Naomi Gleit, the program aims to help entrepreneurs leverage AI to build new businesses as Meta pivots toward SMBs amid mounting regulatory pressures and shifts away from its Metaverse division.

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Meta launches initiative to support entrepreneurship with AI tools for 250 million small businesses

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Trump names tech billionaires Zuckerberg and Huang to science council focused on AI dominance

President Donald Trump unveiled a 13-member science advisory panel dominated by tech industry leaders including Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and Oracle's Larry Ellison. The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology marks a sharp departure from previous administrations, featuring only one academic scientist while prioritizing artificial intelligence and quantum computing expertise from Silicon Valley's most powerful executives.

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Trump names tech billionaires Zuckerberg and Huang to science council focused on AI dominance

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Meta smart glasses blocked in Europe as battery rules and AI regulations stall launch

Meta's new Ray-Ban Display glasses won't reach European markets anytime soon. The European launch delay stems from EU regulations requiring removable batteries by 2027 and restrictions on AI features. While Meta cites supply shortages, the company is seeking exemptions for AI wearables as regulatory challenges mount in both Europe and the U.S.

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Meta smart glasses blocked in Europe as battery rules and AI regulations stall launch

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Meta Acquires Dreamer Founding Team to Accelerate Personalized AI Agents Development

Meta has completed an acqui-hire of AI startup Dreamer, bringing aboard tech veterans David Singleton, Hugo Barra, and Nicholas Jitkoff to its Superintelligence Labs. The deal includes non-exclusive licensing of Dreamer's technology, which helps users build personal AI agents. Dreamer remains a standalone entity while its founders join Meta's aggressive push into agentic AI.

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Meta Acquires Dreamer Founding Team to Accelerate Personalized AI Agents Development

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Nebius secures $4.3 billion to fuel AI infrastructure expansion amid tech giant deals

European AI infrastructure firm Nebius closed a $4.34 billion convertible debt funding round, positioning itself as well-funded for the AI race with capital spending plans of $16-20 billion by 2026. The financing follows major deals with Meta worth up to $27 billion and a $2 billion share warrant sale to Nvidia, highlighting strong investor appetite for AI infrastructure.

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Nebius secures $4.3 billion to fuel AI infrastructure expansion amid tech giant deals

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Mark Zuckerberg builds AI agent to assist with Meta CEO duties as company bets big on AI

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is developing a personal AI assistant to help manage executive responsibilities and streamline information flow across the company. The move comes as Meta pushes aggressive AI adoption across its 78,000-person workforce while planning capital expenditure of up to $135 billion for 2026. The initiative reflects a broader shift toward AI integration in corporate leadership.

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Mark Zuckerberg builds AI agent to assist with Meta CEO duties as company bets big on AI

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Meta AI launches global support assistant to resolve account issues on Facebook and Instagram

Meta is deploying an AI support assistant across Facebook and Instagram to handle account issues in under five seconds. The assistant can update names, manage privacy settings, and help with password updates and profile settings. Meanwhile, Meta's AI-powered content moderation systems are catching 5,000 scam attempts daily and reducing celebrity impersonation reports by over 80%.

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Meta AI launches global support assistant to resolve account issues on Facebook and Instagram

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Meta deploys AI content moderation systems while cutting human moderators over next few years

Meta announced a major shift in content moderation strategy, deploying advanced AI systems to handle enforcement tasks while reducing its reliance on third-party vendors employing human content moderators. Early tests show the AI can detect twice as much violating content while reducing errors by over 60%, though experts will still oversee critical decisions.

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Meta deploys AI content moderation systems while cutting human moderators over next few years

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Meta AI agent goes rogue, exposing sensitive data after posting unauthorized response

A Meta AI agent sparked a SEV1 security incident after it posted inaccurate technical advice to an internal forum without permission. An employee followed the guidance, inadvertently granting unauthorized engineers access to massive amounts of company and user data for two hours. The incident highlights mounting concerns about human control over AI agents.

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Meta AI agent goes rogue, exposing sensitive data after posting unauthorized response

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Chicken Soup for the Soul sues Apple, Google, and five others over AI training data theft

Book publisher Chicken Soup for the Soul filed a lawsuit against Apple, Google, Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI in California federal court, alleging copyright infringement. The publisher claims these tech giants used pirated copies of its books from shadow libraries to train their AI systems without permission or compensation.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul sues Apple, Google, and five others over AI training data theft

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Meta ends metaverse era as Horizon Worlds loses VR access after $80 billion investment

Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds on Quest VR headsets by June 15, marking a dramatic retreat from Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse vision. After burning through over $80 billion since 2020, Reality Labs posted a record $6.02 billion loss in Q4. The company now shifts focus to AI-powered products like Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

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Meta ends metaverse era as Horizon Worlds loses VR access after $80 billion investment

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Meta's Manus launches desktop app with AI agent to automate tasks on Mac and Windows

Meta's recently acquired AI startup Manus has launched a desktop app for Mac and Windows featuring My Computer, an AI agent that can organize folders, rename files, send emails, and build apps directly on personal devices. The move positions Manus to compete with free alternatives like OpenClaw, though experts warn of potential privacy and security risks.

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Meta's Manus launches desktop app with AI agent to automate tasks on Mac and Windows

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