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Mark Zuckerberg went all in on Meta’s AI strategy this year. The pressure builds in 2025
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters “Aut Zuck Aut Nihil” spanned the front of Mark Zuckerberg’s loose-fitting black shirt during his keynote at Meta’s Connect event in September. […]
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Tech companies most threatened by Trump are donating to his inauguration fund
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump smiles at the crowd during the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference & Exhibition at Huntington Place Convention Center on Aug. 26, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Emily Elconin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos have a particularly […]
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Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund: Reuters
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta Platforms has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed response. The Wall Street Journal, which […]
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The limits of intelligence — Why AI advancement could be slowing down
Generative artificial intelligence has developed so quickly in the past two years that massive breakthroughs seemed more a question of when rather than if. But in recent weeks, Silicon Valley has become increasingly concerned that advancements are slowing. One early indication is the lack of progress between models released by the biggest players in […]
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What’s next for Meta’s metaverse
In October 2021, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent his trillion-dollar social media company into a new direction. Facebook changed its name to Meta and Zuckerberg set his sights on a new horizon, the metaverse. “There was genuinely a need and a desire at the time for Facebook, the company, to rebrand into something else,” said […]
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Meta shares rise on potential TikTok ban in U.S., closing at record alongside Amazon
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta shares continued their extended rally on Friday, rising 2.4% and closing at a record after a federal appeals court upheld a law requiring China’s ByteDance […]
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How Bluesky rose out of Twitter’s ashes to challenge X and Threads
Rose Wang, COO of Bluesky. Courtesy: Bluesky It only took a high-profile U.S. presidential election to introduce millions of people to Bluesky. The micro-blogging startup said it has gained 8.7 million new users since Election Day, underscoring consumer appetite for an alternative to Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, and Meta’s Threads. And while these […]
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is ‘billionaire proof’
Bluesky has surged in popularity since the presidential election earlier this month, suddenly becoming a competitor to Elon Musk’s X and Meta’s Threads. But CEO Jay Graber has some cautionary words for potential acquirers: Bluesky is “billionaire proof.” In an interview on Thursday with CNBC’s “Money Movers,” Graber said Bluesky’s open design is intended to […]
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Trump victory may provide TikTok a lifeline to remain in the U.S.
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, (C) greets attendees during a campaign stop to address Pennsylvanians who are concerned about the threat of Communist China to U.S. agriculture at the Smith Family Farm September 23, 2024 in Smithton, Pennsylvania. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images After Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency last week, […]
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Even Mark Zuckerberg seems surprised by Meta’s pace of spending on AI
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta has been so quick to build out its massive data center and computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence projects that CEO Mark Zuckerberg is even a […]
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