The artificial intelligence landscape, once characterized by collaborative innovation, has dramatically shifted into an all-out war for top talent. At the forefront of this aggressive new era stands Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms, orchestrating an unprecedented assault on rival OpenAI. This isn’t merely a recruitment drive; it’s a clear declaration of war, fueled by a staggering […]
Settlement in Meta Privacy Suit Spares Board Members Zuck, Sandberg, and Thiel From Testifying
An $8 billion shareholder lawsuit against Meta over the Cambridge Analytica scandal ended in an undisclosed settlement on Thursday. The settlement, which came at the last minute as a trial was getting underway, saved high-ranking members of Meta’s board from having to testify under oath about their roles in those alleged violations. The lawsuit, which […]
Mark Zuckerberg Interview Derailed After His Audio Doesn’t Work
The debut episode of The Information’s video podcast suffered a serious setback this week after an interview with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had to be paused because the podcasters couldn’t get the interviewee’s audio to work. The Information, which routinely publishes scoops involving the tech industry, launched TITV this week—an Amazon-sponsored live video program that […]
OpenAI Hits Pause on Its Meta Killer
OpenAI is delaying the release of its much-anticipated open-weight AI model, citing the need for “additional safety tests” and last-minute concerns over “high-risk areas,” CEO Sam Altman announced on X (formerly Twitter). The decision lands in the middle of a brutal AI arms race, particularly with Meta, which has been aggressively poaching OpenAI talent and […]
Meta Is Building Massive Gigawatt Data Centers as It Pours Billions Into AI
Meta’s AI spending spree continues. After reportedly offering tens (or in some cases, hundreds) of millions of dollars to lure away top researchers from competing artificial intelligence operations, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced via Threads that the company plans to build several multi-gigawatt superclusters to ramp up its compute power. Zuckerberg said the first of the […]
As Zuck Races to Build Godlike AI, Women and People of Color Aren’t Invited
Mark Zuckerberg has a new mission: build artificial general intelligence (AGI), a form of AI that can reason and learn like a human.To do that, he’s assembled an elite team of researchers, engineers, and AI veterans from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Apple, and more. This new unit, called Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), is tasked with building […]
OpenAI Is Trying to Reset
After weeks of internal turmoil and high-profile poaching by rivals, the company behind ChatGPT is attempting to get back on offense, starting with some poaching of its own. The past month has been especially bruising for OpenAI. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has raided the company for some of its […]
The Hidden Cost of OpenAI’s Genius
OpenAI is the undisputed poster child of the AI revolution, the company that forced the world to pay attention with the launch of ChatGPT. But behind the scenes, a desperate and wildly expensive battle is raging, and the cost of keeping the company’s geniuses in-house is becoming astronomical. According to a recent report from The […]
Apple Reportedly Loses Key AI Mind
Apple has kept a low profile in the artificial intelligence arms race. But now, a major talent loss is raising fresh questions about whether the iPhone maker is falling behind. According to Bloomberg, Meta has hired Ruoming Pang, a high-level engineer who led Apple’s foundation models team. Pang, a former Google veteran and key architect […]
Zuckerberg Was Wrong About the Metaverse. Can We Really Trust Him With Superintelligent AI?
Mark Zuckerberg once sold us the metaverse. Now he wants us to believe he’s going to lead us into the age of superintelligence. Should we fall for it again? Elon Musk once called him “Zuck the Fourteenth,” a jab comparing Meta’s CEO to France’s King Louis XIV—a monarch infamous for his ego, extravagance, and disregard […]