Tech talent war heats up: Meta poaches Apple AI researchers after OpenAI

[ad_1] Meta, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, recently created a new division called Superintelligence Labs, which will focus on developing artificial general intelligence and work on next-gen large language models. Led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang and ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, in the last few days, Meta has […]

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Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy violations

[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy, a lawyer for the shareholders told a Delaware judge on Thursday. The parties did not disclose details […]

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XAI in talks to lease data center capacity in Saudi Arabia: Report

[ad_1] Elon Musk’s xAI is in discussions to lease data center capacity in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The startup is in discussion with two potential partners: Humain, a Saudi-backed AI company offering xAI several gigawatts of capacity, and another company building a smaller but more immediately […]

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Former OpenAI engineer on the culture at the ChatGPT-maker

[ad_1] Amid a talent war between Meta and OpenAI, Calvin French-Owen, an engineer who worked at the ChatGPT-maker and left the startup three weeks ago, described what it’s like to work there. The MIT graduate, who joined OpenAI in May 2024 and left in June, published a detailed blog post reflecting on his journey at […]

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Cognition AI to buy Windsurf, doubling down on AI-driven coding

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence startup Cognition AI on Monday agreed to acquire Windsurf, an integrated development environment platform, strengthening its position in the rapidly evolving enterprise software market. The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion deal with Windsurf last week aimed at acquiring top talent and securing licensing rights to its technology. The deal with Google marks […]

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Meta won’t tweak pay-or-consent model further despite risk of EU fines, sources say

[ad_1] Meta Platforms is very unlikely to offer more changes to its pay-or-consent model, meaning it is almost certain to be hit by fresh EU antitrust charges and hefty daily fines, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The European Commission last month warned Meta of possible daily fines after being told […]

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EU’s top court adviser sides with Italy in Meta Platforms dispute

[ad_1] EU member states have the right to impose their own measures to strengthen the position of publishers in their dealings with large online platforms as long as these do not undermine freedom of contract, an adviser to the EU’s highest court said on Thursday. The European Union’s Court of Justice (CJEU) is handling a […]

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EU sticks with timeline for AI rules

[ad_1] The European Union’s landmark rules on artificial intelligence will be rolled out according to the legal timeline in the legislation, the European Commission said on Friday, dismissing calls from some companies and countries for a pause. Google owner Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and other U.S. companies as well as European businesses such as Mistral […]

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Sutskever to lead Safe Superintelligence after Meta poaches CEO Gross in AI talent war

[ad_1] Ilya Sutskever has taken over the reins of Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the artificial intelligence startup he launched last year, after losing CEO Daniel Gross to an intensifying talent war in the industry. Gross has joined Meta Platforms to lead its AI products division, sources told Reuters. The development comes as tech giants such as […]

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