TechCrunch's Equity podcast discusses recent developments in AI, robotics, and regulation, with particular focus on Meta's augmented reality initiatives and California's renewed AI safety efforts. The episode covers majo...
Meta's $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI is showing signs of strain just two months after the partnership began, with key executives departing and Meta's TBD Labs preferring competitors like Surge AI and Mercor for da...
OpenAI is requesting court intervention to compel Meta to provide evidence related to potential coordination with Elon Musk and xAI regarding a $97 billion unsolicited takeover bid of OpenAI made in February. The legal f...
Meta has officially reorganized its AI division into a new structure called Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), comprising four groups focused on foundation models, research, product integration, and infrastructure. The r...
Canadian AI startup Cohere has hired Joelle Pineau, Meta's former VP of AI research who helped develop Llama models, as its new Chief AI Officer to revamp its AI strategy. The hire comes as Cohere seeks $500 million in f...
Meta is reportedly offering compensation packages exceeding $1 billion over multiple years to attract top AI talent, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally recruiting from startups like Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab....
Meta plans to spend $66-72 billion on AI infrastructure in 2025, more than doubling its previous investment to build massive data centers and AI superclusters. The company is constructing "titan clusters" including Prome...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will be selective about open-sourcing its most advanced AI models as it pursues "superintelligence," citing novel safety concerns. This represents a significant shift f...
Google has announced it will sign the European Union's voluntary AI code of practice to comply with the AI Act, despite expressing concerns about potential negative impacts on European AI development. This comes as Meta...
Meta has named Shengjia Zhao, a former OpenAI researcher who contributed to ChatGPT, GPT-4, and the o1 reasoning model, as Chief Scientist of Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). The company has been aggressively recruitin...
