Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, intensifies its AI ambitions by pursuing an acquisition of Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence startup, though a deal has yet to materialize, following its recent investments in Scale AI and a failed bid for Safe Superintelligence.
Waymo, Google's self-driving car unit, seeks a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in New York City, paving the way for expanding its robotaxi service nationwide beyond current operations in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Austin.
Meta's failed $32 billion bid for AI firm Safe Superintelligence leads to hiring its CEO Daniel Gross, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, and taking a stake in their venture fund NFDG.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang clashes with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over AI's potential job displacement and governance, with Huang advocating for open and responsible AI development while rejecting Amodei's prediction of AI automating half of entry-level office jobs within five years.
Waymo's driverless cars cost 41% more than Uber and Lyft rides in San Francisco, averaging $20.43 versus competitors' $14-15 fares, yet 70% of customers still prefer the autonomous vehicles despite paying up to $11 extra during peak hours.
Breaking news: OpenAI slashes GPT-4.1 prices, igniting an AI price war as Sam Altman is ousted as CEO amidst a legal battle with music publishers over AI copyright.
Meta faces a brain drain as top AI talent leaves for rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic, lured by better culture and flexibility despite Meta's lucrative $2M salaries, with nearly 20% of new AI lab hires coming from tech giants.
Meta unveils an AI lab focused on 'superintelligence,' led by Alexandr Wang from Scale AI, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to outpace rivals in achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly recruiting a team of around 50 experts to build a 'superintelligence' AI system capable of surpassing human capabilities, driven by frustration with Meta's progress in the highly competitive AI landscape.
Mark Zuckerberg finalizes a $14 billion deal to invest in Scale AI and hires co-founder Alexandr Wang to lead Meta's AI push, aiming to catch up with rivals like OpenAI in the AI race.