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Meta Scraps "AI Native" Plan That Would Have Cut Some Teams 60 Percent

Meta earlier this year develops a plan, codenamed Project OT, that explores cutting some teams by as much as 60 percent as part of an effort to make the company "AI native," Reuters reports. The plan, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg sets in motion, envisions AI agents performing much

Zuckerberg Admits Meta's AI Agent Progress Falls Short of Expectations

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges to staff that AI agent development has not progressed as quickly as company executives expect. Speaking at an internal town hall, Zuckerberg admits that the pace of advancement falls short of earlier projections, despite the company's aggressive push into artificial intelligence. Earlier this

Elon Musk Deletes SpaceX and Tesla Facebook Pages Amid Data Scandal

Elon Musk removes the official Facebook pages for SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity in response to the growing Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal. The move adds to the ongoing tension between Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Meta Commits to Building Open Source Artificial General Intelligence

Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta is developing open source AGI by merging its FAIR and GenAI research teams. The company also reveals massive compute infrastructure upgrades and highlights smart glasses as the ideal AI device.

Meta Unveils Massive Llama 3.1 Model to Challenge Closed AI Rivals

Meta releases Llama 3.1 405B, a massive open-weights AI model with 405 billion parameters that directly competes with leading closed systems. The release sparks ongoing debates about the true definition of open source in the artificial intelligence industry.

Meta Shifts Focus to Artificial General Intelligence and Trains Llama 3

Mark Zuckerberg officially makes the pursuit of artificial general intelligence a core mission for Meta as the company trains its advanced Llama 3 model. The company plans to continue its open-source approach for this new technology as long as it remains safe and responsible.

Meta Launches Compute Initiative to Build Massive AI Infrastructure

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils Meta Compute, a major new initiative to drastically expand the company's AI infrastructure and energy footprint with tens of gigawatts of power planned for this decade.

Meta Spends Over $2 Billion on AI Agent Startup Manus

Meta Platforms acquires AI agent startup Manus for over $2 billion to accelerate its position in the artificial intelligence race. The deal brings in a highly profitable platform and sets the stage for major AI advancements in 2026.