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China’s Meta backlash renders Manus model ‘officially dead’
The AI startup Manus, once hailed as a breakthrough that would challenge Silicon Valley’s dominance, is turning into a cautionary tale for Chinese entrepreneurs after…
Blocking of Meta’s AI startup buy raises risk for cross-border China tech deals
China‘s blocking of Meta‘s acquisition of AI startup Manus will heighten the risk for global investors looking to invest in advanced tech firms with ties…
Amazon signs $30 million deal to buy carbon credits from Indian rice farmers
New Delhi: American ecommerce firm Amazon has signed a $30 million (₹280 crore) agreement with the Good Rice Alliance to buy carbon credits generated by…
Meta poaches another founding member from Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab
Meta has hired Joshua Gross, another founding member at Thinking Machines Lab, Mira Murati’s AI startup. Per his LinkedIn profile, Gross joined Meta this March…
AI recruiting startup Mercor hit by cyberattack; Meta halts collaboration
A few days ago, artificial intelligence (AI) recruiting startup Mercor confirmed it was hit by a security incident linked to the open-source tool LiteLLM. Media…
Twist and turns at AI startup Thinking Machines keep Valley on the edge
On January 12, Mira Murati, the CEO and cofounder of the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, was asked by Sam Schoenholz, a leading researcher at…
From music to mind reading: AI startups bet on earbuds
AI companies are on the hunt to design the ideal device to deliver AI’s superpowers, and some new enterprises are convinced that headphones or earbuds…
Mark Zuckerberg’s post as Meta poaches Apple’s head of UI design, Alan Dye
Published on: Dec 04, 2025 11:58 am IST Apple’s longtime head of user interface design, Alan Dye, is leaving the company to join Meta. Apple’s…
Yann LeCun confirms long-rumoured departure from Meta, is now launching own AI startup
Yann LeCun has confirmed he is leaving Meta to launch his own AI startup. Considered one of the godfathers of modern AI, the 65-year-old confirmed…
Sam Altman-backed college startup Campus acquires Sizzle AI; hires Meta’s exec as technology head
Sam Altman-backed college startup Campus has roped in Meta’s former artificial intelligence (AI) vice president Jerome Pesenti as its technology head, the company announced Friday….