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The cute ‘agents’ Meta and OpenAI want to run your life – and the sinister motive behind them

Tech companies have long claimed that personal agents could be the future of how we interact with computers – and now they are desperately trying to make them adorable

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Meet Noah Shinn: The 23-year-old college dropout whose viral AI assistant is emerging as a new challenger to Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta

This week, Instinct raised an additional $1 billion in a Series C that shot his company’s valuation up to $10 billion.

Fortune · Sep 30

Meta bets big on wearable AI, Muse as Mark Zuckerberg pushes back against AI doom

Zuckerberg has distanced himself and Meta from recent calls by rival companies for a coordinated slowdown in the development of advanced artificial intelligence, arguing that individual labs can and should ensure their technology is safe.

The Economic Times · Sep 24

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Shopify Teams Up With Meta's Muse As AI Shopping Expands. Its Stock Is Falling.

The partnership will integrate Muse with Shop Pay, Shopify's one-tap checkout service, which securely stores customers' payment and shipping information to simplify future transactions.

International Business Times · Sep 23

Meta's Muse rekindles fears over winners and losers as personal AI agent emerges

Meta's Muse, the first major consumer product to emerge under Alexandr Wang since he was hired to head its AI efforts last year, has split the fortunes of US stocks this week.

The Economic Times · Sep 23

Dear Meta Platforms Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for Sept. 23

Meta’s AI momentum is heating up, and its Sept. 23 Connect event could bring another catalyst for META stock.

Barchart · Sep 20

Why Cathie Wood Is Selling Google and Buying More Meta Platforms Stock

Cathie Wood is swapping Google for Meta as AI takes center stage. But is Meta the better bet now?

Barchart · Sep 12

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Meta's $17 billion child-safety settlement is the biggest tech payout ever—or 3x what it paid to acquihire a 28-year-old AI superstar

Meta's settlement is roughly 27% of last year's profit and about 8% of annual revenue—a little more than three Alexandr Wang's.

Fortune · Aug 26

Billionaire Gen Zer dropped out of high school to launch his start-up at 17—now he’s the richest self-made 25-year-old in the U.K and all of Europe

James Dacombe, the 25-year-old behind AI chipmaker Olix and brain monitoring startup CoMind, says being young and “naive” was a career advantage.

Fortune · Aug 17

Meta Seeks To Take on OpenAI and Anthropic With a New AI Agent For Software Developers

Meta is making a major push into AI-powered software development with the debut of Muse Code, its first dedicated coding agent.

International Business Times · Aug 5

Scale AI taps former Google Cloud executive as CEO

Scale AI appointed Francis DeSouza as chief executive officer, effective August 10. DeSouza brings over thirty years of enterprise technology experience to the AI company. He previously led Google Cloud's security products and served as Illumina's CEO. Scale AI recently added BP and Mayo Clinic as new enterprise customers. The…

The Economic Times · Jul 30

Meta Platforms Stock Rises as Muse Spark 1.1 AI Model Debuts

Meta Platforms stock is rallying as its new Muse Spark 1.1 AI model shows improved intelligence scores and marks Meta's first push to monetize AI models via per-token pricing.

MarketBeat · Jul 13

Meta releases latest update of AI model Muse Spark as tech giant accelerates AI push under Alexandr Wang

Meta says Muse Spark 1.1 surpasses models from OpenAI and Anthropic on certain benchmarks—but didn’t include comparisons to rival AI labs’ most recent releases.

Fortune · Jul 9

Meta Announces Its 'Strongest' AI Model Yet, Emphasizes 'Aggressive And Attractive' Pricing

Meta released an update to its Muse Spark artificial intelligence model, with top official Alexandr Wang calling its pricing strategy as "aggressive and attractive."

International Business Times · Jul 9

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International Business Times UK · Jul 8

The $145 Billion Lie? Zuckerberg's Leaked Town Hall Audio Exposes Massive AI Failures After Mass Layoffs

Leaked audio from a Meta town hall reveals AI struggles and credibility issues after mass layoffs, questioning the $145 billion investment's effectiveness.

The Economic Times · Jul 6

Meta's next model 'Watermelon' matches GPT-5.5 performance: Report

According to the report, Watermelon is still in training and is expected to succeed Meta's previous frontier AI model, codenamed Avocado, which was released publicly earlier this year as Muse Spark, the company's flagship large language model.

Benzinga · Jul 5

Weekend Round-Up: Amazon's Leo Satellites, Burry's Micron Short, Meta's AI Developments and More

This week has been a whirlwind of activity in the tech and finance sectors. From Amazon’s latest satellite launch to Michael Burry’s controversial short on Micron, there’s plenty to catch up on. Let’s dive into the top stories of the week.

Benzinga · Jul 3

Meta's Upcoming 'Watermelon' AI Model Matches OpenAI's GPT-5.5 on Key Benchmarks, Alexandr Wang Reportedly Tells Employees

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) forthcoming AI model, Watermelon, has reportedly reached the same performance level as OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 model, as per the company’s Superintelligence Chief, Alexandr Wang.

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MarketBeat · Jul 1

Meta’s WhatsApp Shakeup Could Put India at the Center of Its Next Growth Push

Meta is investing $900 million in Indian fintech Cred to bring founder Kunal Shah on to lead WhatsApp, aiming to boost monetization of the platform's 3 billion users.

The Economic Times · Jul 1

Fear and anger brew inside Meta amid AI frenzy

A frenzied push for artificial intelligence dominance comes with a different kind of cost for Meta, where massive layoffs, employee surveillance and departures have fueled reports of a heated internal climate. For those who remain, an internal AI training initiative has drawn accusations of surveillance.

The Economic Times · Jun 5

Meta AI chief sees opportunity in models’ giving health advice

The 29-year-old founder of data-labeling startup Scale AI joined Meta after Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg overhauled his company’s AI efforts, including through a $14 billion investment in Scale that was widely viewed as a bid to recruit Wang.

Euronews · May 19

Million-dollar salaries, billion-dollar stakes: Top AI talent every tech giant is fighting over

As Big Tech and a whole cohort of new-generation AI start-ups race towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), elite researchers and engineering leaders have become the equivalent of franchise athletes.

MarketBeat · Apr 14

Meta's Muse Spark Model: Big Improvements Reinvigorate Investors

Meta Platforms' Muse Spark AI model just injected investors with a much-needed boost of confidence, with shares spiking after its release.

Fortune · Apr 8

Meta unveils Muse Spark, its first new model since its botched Llama 4 debut. But will Muse Spark measure up to expectations?

The new model is competitive with rival AI models, according to data from Meta, but won’t be widely available outside Meta’s own product ecosystem.

Fortune · Mar 13

Billionaire Vinod Khosla says ‘follow your passion’ is bad career advice for kids today—but could be the best in 15 years

Sun Microsystems cofounder Vinod Khosla says AI could upend career advice for Gen Alpha—shifting away from college and “safe” jobs.

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