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Meta Resets AI, Hardware Plans As 'Avocado' Delays, Leadership Turmoil, Cost Cuts Mount

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) is reshaping its artificial intelligence strategy with sweeping leadership changes, escalating investments and a decisive shift away from its open-source roots.

Benzinga

Who Is Alexandr Wang? The 28-Year-Old Scale AI Founder Tapped by Zuckerberg in a $14.3B Move

Alexandr Wang, the 28-year-old founder of Scale AI, has been thrust into the global spotlight after Mark Zuckerberg tapped him for a major $14.3 billion AI initiative. The partnership cements Wang as one of tech's youngest power players.

International Business Times UK

This Startup With 60% Employees On The Autism Spectrum Beat Meta-Backed $14B Scale AI For $708 Million Pentagon AI Contract

Artificial intelligence company Enabled Intelligence, with a majority neurodiverse workforce, announced on Nov. 24 that it has secured the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s largest data labeling contract.

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The World's 'Youngest Self-Made Billionaire' Shayne Coplan: A Look at the Life of Polymarket's Founder

27-year-old Shayne Coplan became one of the world's youngest billionaires through the success of his predictions platform Polymarket

International Business Times UK

Alexandr Wang's Advice To Kids Sparks Backlash — Question Raised If Mark Zuckerberg Made A 'Big Mistake' Paying $14.3 Billion For Meta's New AI Chief

Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) newly appointed Chief AI Officer, Alexandr Wang, has drawn sharp criticism after his advice to young people about "vibe coding" went viral, leaving many questioning Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's $14.3 billion investment.

Benzinga

Mark Zuckerberg's Patience 'Ran Out': Hyperbolic CTO Says Yann LeCun's Meta Exit Was Inevitable After $15 Billion Alexandr Wang Deal

On Tuesday, Hyperbolic co-founder and CTO Yuchen Jin alleged that Yann LeCun's reported decision to leave Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) was inevitable, suggesting that CEO Mark Zuckerberg's bet on Alexandr Wang and a shift in AI leadership left little room for the company's longtime chief scientist.

Benzinga

Not a 'Zombie Company': Scale AI's CFO Says People 'Mischaracterize' Deal That Sparked Founder Joining Meta, Boasts Misunderstood Trajectory

The artificial intelligence industry was sent into a tailspin in June when Meta announced a staggering $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI. The deal, widely seen as an elaborate scheme to hire the startup’s founder Alexandr Wang and key personnel, CNBC reported, left observers questioning whether the company could survive.

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The rise of Yann LeCun, the 65-year-old NYU professor who is planning to leave Mark Zuckerberg's highly paid team at Meta to launch his own AI startup

LeCun is a Turing Award winner and considered one of the pioneers of modern artificial intelligence.

Fortune

Meta's AI Chief Scientist To Reportedly Depart, Launch Own Startup Amid Zuckerberg's AI Push

Yann LeCun, the chief artificial intelligence scientist at Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), is reportedly planning to leave the company to establish his own startup.

Benzinga

Meta Platforms Is Cutting 600 AI Jobs. Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold META Stock Here?

Meta Platforms is investing heavily in AI while streamlining its workforce to maintain healthy profit margins.

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Meta to cut 600 jobs from its artificial intelligence division

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is cutting 600 jobs in its AI division, according to US media.

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Meta Layoffs AI Shock: Zuckerberg Axes 600 Engineers — but Says AI Is Still the Future

Meta cuts 600 AI staff in major restructuring, with Zuckerberg reaffirming his commitment to building the world's most advanced AI systems.

International Business Times UK

Meta's AI Shakeup: 600 Jobs Cut To Speed Up Progress

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) confirmed on Wednesday that about 600 roles will be eliminated from its artificial intelligence division as part of an effort to streamline operations and become more agile.

Benzinga

Behind the scenes: Meta still on prowl for AI talent

A source said Meta is paying Andrew Tulloch less than an earlier offer

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9 Entrepreneurs from Non-Hollywood Backgrounds Who’re Worth More Than $20M

Hollywood often dominates stories of wealth and fame, but some of the most inspiring fortunes come from people building quietly in other industries. These are self-made entrepreneurs who didn’t rely on glitzy media exposure or celebrity status. Instead, they scaled real businesses, solved practical problems, and amassed fortunes often exceeding…

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Scale AI Co-Founder Alexandr Wang Says Even His $3.2 Billion Success Won't Matter Soon: 'Literally All The Code I've Written Will Be Produced By AI'

Artificial intelligence could soon replace even the work of top programmers, with models able to reproduce everything he has written within the next five years, Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang warned.

Fortune

Gen Z billionaire Alexandr Wang tells 13-year-olds they should be more like Bill Gates, who snuck out of the house to code at night

“When personal computers first came about, the people who spent the most time with it and grew up with it had this immense advantage in the future economy,” Wang said.

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AI billionaire’s advice to teens: Master 'vibe coding' — here’s 5 prompts to get started

AI billionaire Alexandr Wang urges teens to master ‘vibe coding’ for a huge career edge. Here’s why it matters — plus 5 AI coding prompts to get started today.

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Meta's 28-year-old billionaire prodigy says the next Bill Gates will be a 13-year-old who is 'vibe coding' right now

Teenagers, Alexandr Wang argues, have a built-in edge.

International Business Times UK

Zuckerberg's AI Lab Has 'Few Seats on the Boat'—Who Gets In, and Why It's So Limited

Mark Zuckerberg outlines Meta's elite 'superintelligence' lab as a small, flat, deadline-free team pursuing AGI, reinforced by a major Scale AI deal that brings Alexandr Wang to Meta and ramps up top-tier recruiting.

Benzinga

San Francisco Probes Scale AI Over Labor Practices After $14 Billion Meta Deal, Raising Questions On Gig Worker Rights In AI Boom: Report

San Francisco is investigating Scale AI's labor practices just months after Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) bought nearly half of the artificial intelligence startup in a $14 billion deal, casting new attention on how tech's fastest-growing firms treat the workers powering their models.

Benzinga

Lucy Guo, Billionaire Behind Scale AI, Launches Passes For Celebs Like Olivia Dunne And Bella Thorne To Transform Creator Economy

Lucy Guo, the 30-year-old billionaire who co-founded Scale AI with Alexandr Wang, is now focusing her energy on a new business in the crowded creator subscription market.

Benzinga

Mark Zuckerberg Bets Billions On 'Startup Mode' As Meta's Superintelligence Unit Lures Alexandr Wang And Nat Friedman From Top AI Firms

Meta (NASDAQ:META) is reorganizing its artificial intelligence division around compact, high-impact teams as CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes the company deeper into what he calls "superintelligence labs," Business Insider reported.

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As Meta Overhauls Its AI Team, What Does That Mean for META Stock?

As Zuckerberg splits Meta’s AI team, Wall Street is left to ask: Does this move strengthen META stock — or weaken its AI ambitions?

Benzinga

Mark Zuckerberg Halts AI Hiring After Million-Dollar Talent Poaching Sparks Investor Backlash Amid Meta's 'Superintelligence Efforts:' Report

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has implemented a hiring freeze in its artificial intelligence division following months of aggressive recruitment that included nine-figure compensation packages.

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