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Behind Mark Zuckerberg’s sweeping recruitment effort for Meta’s Superintelligence lab, including hundreds of reach outs, $100M+ offers and counter offers, more (Wall Street Journal)

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TECH

A look at the US Army Reserve’s Detachment 201, which lets tech executives, like Meta’s Bosworth, give advice as senior officers while keeping their day jobs (Steven Levy/Wired)

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BUSINESS

Self-made billionaire college dropout Alexandr Wang signs $14.3 billion deal to bolster Meta’s AI efforts: ‘There’s a huge premium to naivete’

Alexandr Wang, once the youngest self-made billionaire in the world, has agreed to join Meta to work on AI “superintelligence,”…

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SCIENCE

Meta’s AI memorised books verbatim – that could cost it billions

In April, book authors and publishers protested Meta’s use of copyrighted books to train AI Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News Billions…

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TECH

Meta’s AI team is facing a talent drain, with just three of the 14 authors credited on the landmark 2023 Llama paper still at Meta; several joined Mistral (Pranav Dixit/Business Insider)

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Meta’s antitrust trial is about to begin. Here’s what to know : NPR

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, at President Trump’s inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025. Meta faces…

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TECH

Arguments start Monday in the FTC’s antitrust suit targeting Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, amid reports Zuckerberg asked Trump to intervene (Washington Post)

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TECH

Meta’s $800M Offer To Chip Startup Was Rejected — Here’s Why

Image: James Martin/CNET Cutting‐edge South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has turned down Meta’s $800 million acquisition offer, choosing its…

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BUSINESS

Mark Zuckerberg is $40 billion richer this year on Meta’s winning streak

Mark Zuckerberg is the world’s third-richest person.Manuel Orbegozo/REUTERS Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth is up $40.7 billion this year, leaving him…

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WORLD

The Closure of Metas US Fact-Checking Programme Is a Major Setback in the Fight Against Disinformation — Global Issues

Olivia Sohr by CIVICUS Friday, January 24, 2025 Inter Press Service Jan 24 (IPS) –  CIVICUS speaks with Olivia Sohr…

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