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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.

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

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Why did Meta invest in Scale AI – and how will it change the AI models you use?

What's next for AI training and evaluation after the Scale/Meta deal.

TechRadar

RFK Jr wants bright artificial dyes out of food. Are Americans ready to let go?

In the past, US consumers have resisted their favorite foods changing to natural dyes. Attitudes might shift if Maha converts the entire industry

The Guardian - US

Alexandr Wang is now leading Meta’s AI dream team. Will Mark Zuckerberg's big bet pay off?

Tapped by Mark Zuckerberg to lead Meta’s most ambitious AI initiative yet, Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang now oversees a powerhouse team tasked with achieving superintelligence—and outpacing rivals like OpenAI and Google. No pressure.

Fortune

The Windsurf and Scale deals underscore a fragile reality for startup employees

Multi-billion dollar acquihires are taking CEOs and founders away from the companies they’ve started—and leaving behind employees with uncertain futures.

Fortune

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Scale AI lays off 200 employees, one month after Meta's $14 billion investment — says it scaled up too quickly

Just one month on from Meta investing an alleged $15 billion in data annotation firm, Scale AI, and it's letting go of 200 of its employees, claiming that it scaled up its generative AI teams too quickly.

Tom’s Hardware

The changing nature of startup employment, OpenAI’s e-commerce ambitions, and Powell’s future

It has been, to say the least, a wild week in the private markets. I’m taking you briefly inside my reporter’s notebook.

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg overhauled Meta’s entire AI org in a risky, multibillion-dollar bet on ‘superintelligence’

Helmed by Alexandr Wang, Meta’s newly created Superintelligence Labs unifies the company’s sprawling AI efforts and raises the stakes for rival AI firms.

Fortune

Inside the rise of Alexandr Wang and Meta’s $14 billion bet that the MIT dropout will help bring AI supremacy

Wang turned Scale AI into a vital piece of the AI revolution, and briefly claimed the title of youngest self-made billionaire in the process. Now Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is paying up to bring him in-house.

Fortune

Why Meta Stock Investors Should Watch Its Bold Bet on Scale AI

Meta just dropped $14B on Scale AI to shake the competition and pursue AI profits. Much of its future now rests in the hands of a 28-year-old startup founder.

MarketBeat

Meta sacrifices a heap of money at the altar of AI

The magnitude of Meta’s investment in Scale may seem like command of the AI race, but the company’s playing catchup

The Guardian - US

OpenAI plans to continue working with Scale AI despite rival Meta’s $14.3bn deal, CFO says

Despite the $14.3 billion investment that is shaking up the AI landscape, OpenAI's CFO says the company plans to keep working with Scale AI.

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Self-made billionaire college dropout Alexandr Wang signs $14.3 billion deal to bolster Meta’s AI efforts: ‘There’s a huge premium to naivete’

The agreement poaches the startup CEO from the company he founded, Scale AI, and doubles its valuation.

International Business Times UK

Quick Facts on Alexandr Wang: The 28-Year Old CEO Poached by Meta to Disrupt Global AI Strategy

Scale AI plans to use the proceeds from Meta's investment to drive innovation and deepen relationships with key customers.

Euronews

Meta bets big on start-up Scale AI with €12 billion investment and hires its co-founder

Scale AI has helped major tech companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft prepare the data they use to train AI models.

International Business Times

Meta Invests $14.3B For 49% Stake In Scale AI To Boost AI Capabilities

This deal marks Meta's second-largest investment to date, following its $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp in 2014, and deepens the strategic partnership between the two companies

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The Independent UK

Meta invests in AI firm Scale and recruits its CEO for 'superintelligence' team

Meta said Thursday it is making a large investment in artificial intelligence company Scale and recruiting its CEO Alexandr Wang to join a team developing “superintelligence” at the tech giant

Fortune

Meta’s ‘superintelligence’ effort with Scale AI founder highlights its scramble to keep pace in AI race

Zuckerberg is tapping a rising AI power broker in a high-stakes move to revive Meta’s generative AI ambitions after its recent Llama 4 flop and ongoing AI talent departures.

MusicRadar

“The people I’ve met, the stories I’ve heard and the places I’ve wound up in has been an absolute odyssey”: Exhibition featuring life-sized photos of 100 legendary artists' guitars to open in London

Scale will feature 1:1 front-and-back portraits of guitars belonging to Paul McCartney, Tom Morello, Dave Grohl, Kerry King, Brian May, Joan Jett and more – and it'll tell the stories behind them

Guitar World

From Paul McCartney’s Höfner to Dave Grohl’s Trini Lopez and Joan Jett’s Melody Maker –a 1:1 scale photography exhibition of famous guitars is heading to London

Masterminded by Australian photographer Kane Hibberd, Scale invites attendees to see some of the most famous guitars in the world up close and personal like never before

Metal Hammer

A new photo exhibition featuring stunning life-size portraits of some of the most iconic guitars in rock history is opening in London next week

Images of guitars owned by Paul McCartney, Kirk Hammett, Dave Grohl, Noel Gallagher and more will be displayed at the Scale exhibition

International Business Times UK

'Sorry, We Can't Find That Page': Over 8,000 DEI Web Pages From DFA, CDC, IRS And More Go Dark

Since Friday, more than 8,000 web pages from several US government websites have disappeared.

Fortune

Exclusive: Unwrap, customer intelligence platform, raises $12 million Series A

Unwrap, a customer intelligence platform, has raised a $12 million Series A led by Scale Venture Partners, Fortune has exclusively learned.

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