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'Fake News:' Former Engineer Joining Meta Refutes Sam Altman's $100M Golden Pass Accusation To Poach OpenAI Talent
Friday, June 27, 2025 - 2:47am | 699OpenAI engineers Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai have dismissed rumors that they each received a $100 million signing bonus to join Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META). What Happened: The trio, who also set up OpenAI’s Zurich office last year, confirmed their transition to...
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Mark Zuckerberg Hated 'The Social Network' Film: Don't Tell Him A Sequel Is Coming
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 1:22pm | 721A new film about Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is in the works. Here's why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg might not be happy about seeing his company on the big screen. What Happened: A sequel to the 2010 film "The Social Network," which Zuckerberg was highly critical of, is in the works. Tentatively...
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Mark Zuckerberg Suggested AI Avatars Could Be Your Friends, Hinge Founder Justin McLeod Says Meta CEO Is 'Playing With Fire'
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 12:08am | 509Hinge founder Justin McLeod says Silicon Valley's push to offer artificial-intelligence “friends” risks worsening, not curing, the loneliness crisis and likened Mark Zuckerberg's vision of AI companionship to eating junk food. What Happened: “He [Zuckerberg] said we're going to...
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Sam Altman Crushes OpenAI-Microsoft Feud Rumors, Hails 'Really Wonderfully Good' Bond With Satya Nadella
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 8:38am | 491In a recent interview, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, addressed the ongoing tensions with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)and the recruitment efforts by Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META). What Happened: On The Hard Fork, The New York Times’ tech podcast, Altman confirmed that Microsoft, OpenAI’s...
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Mark Zuckerberg And Meta Leaders Were So Rattled By This Single Investor Question That It Changed The Way They Spoke To Wall Street, CFO Reveals
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 3:51am | 925Susan Li, the chief financial officer at Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), recounted a pivotal moment in late 2022 that reshaped how the company communicates with investors. What Happened: Speaking on the Cheeky Pint podcast last week, Li, who’s been CFO of the social networking giant for...
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Elizabeth Warren Says The Tax Break For Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Is So Bountiful Under Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' That $35 Copay From Each American Won't Still Match It
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 10:18pm | 683On Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) alleged tax windfalls under President Donald Trump's new legislative package, saying the benefits far outweigh what ordinary Americans could ever contribute. What Happened: Warren criticized a provision in...
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Tesla Vs. Meta: Engineer Says He's Staying At EV Giant — 'No Amount Of Money Can Sway Me From Elon'
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 7:04pm | 759The launch of robotaxis in Texas by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has put an emphasis on the company's AI technology and engineers. Those same Tesla workers are also being contacted by rival companies, which want to lure them away. What Happened: Tesla senior staff engineer Yun-Ta Tsai shared details of...
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Mark Zuckerberg's AI Dreams Hit WhatsApp Speed Bump As OpenAI, Perplexity Challenge Meta On Its Own Turf: Report
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 7:35am | 587WhatsApp has emerged as a key arena for AI chatbot competition, reportedly posing a potential challenge to Meta Platforms Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:META) AI dominance. What Happened: WhatsApp, with over 3 billion global users, has become a prime platform for various AI chatbots, including...
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Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA Pivot Driven By Elon Musk Envy, Image Goals, Say 'Betrayed' Meta Insiders: Report
Monday, June 23, 2025 - 9:03am | 698Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s apparent alignment with the MAGA movement has left many of his colleagues feeling “grieving,” and Elon Musk‘s popularity was reportedly a major motivating factor behind this. What Happened: Zuckerberg’s growing...
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Why Meta's 'Superintelligence' Project Lead Alexandr Wang Says It Is A Strange Time To Be A Scientist
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 11:07pm | 675Alexandr Wang, the 28-year-old Scale AI founder now heading to Meta Platforms’ (NASDAQ:META) new "super-intelligence" lab says artificial-intelligence models already possess insights that science cannot match and that makes it “a strange time to be a scientist, but an exciting time for...
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Elon Musk's Net Worth Soars Nearly $3 Billion, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg And Other Top 10 Billionaires Add Over $16 Billion As S&P 500, Nasdaq Jump, Erasing Friday's Losses
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 3:04am | 685Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos added billions to their net worth as Wall Street bounced back on Monday, erasing Friday’s losses. What Happened: Musk became richer by $2.7 billion on a single day,...
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Elizabeth Warren Slams Mark Zuckerberg Over Reported Stablecoin Ambitions, Citing 'National Security Threat' — Meta Says No Such Plans
Friday, June 13, 2025 - 8:00am | 778Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) raised concerns over Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s potential stablecoin revival plans. What Happened: The Senators voiced their apprehensions to Zuckerberg in a...
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Meta Sues Hong Kong-Based Deepfake App Maker Accusing It Of Running 87,000 Banned Ads As Zuckerberg Faces Pressure Over AI-Generated Nudity And Exploitation
Friday, June 13, 2025 - 4:58am | 662On Thursday, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) filed a lawsuit against a Hong Kong-based developer of an explicit AI deepfake app, alleging the company violated its advertising policies tens of thousands of times and intensified growing concerns over the misuse of artificial intelligence for non-...
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Mark Zuckerberg Is Handpicking A 'Superintelligence' Team To Lead Meta's AGI Race After Llama 4 Letdown: Report
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 6:35am | 480Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg, unhappy with the company's setbacks in AI innovation, is reportedly handpicking a new team of top researchers and engineers to work on artificial general intelligence. What Happened: Zuckerberg is personally steering efforts to recruit...
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Not Gen Z, Meta's Ad Revenue Driven By Gen X With Higher Purchasing Power: Report
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 9:21am | 576Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is reportedly seeing its ad business thrive due to older users, despite its attempts to draw in Gen Z. These older users have a higher likelihood of making purchases or signing up for services. What Happened: Internal documents from Meta’s recent ...