Tag: meta
Meta’s Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founder
Meta‘s $900 million investment in Cred and the appointment of the fintech’s founder Kunal Shah as WhatsApp‘s new global head are the latest in a…
Tech Tonic | Kunal Shah is the man Meta trusts with WhatsApp’s future
There are two clear headlines that have shaped up in the last few hours. First, tech giant Meta is investing $900 million (that’s around ₹8,550…
Sarvam AI’s Pratyush Kumar joins AI executive huddle with G7 leaders
Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI co-founder Pratyush Kumar was among top artificial intelligence executives such as Sam Altman and Dario Amodei who joined the lunch meeting with…
Sundar Pichai’s address, Amazon’s influence, and Meta being Meta
Cognitive warmup. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, went to deliver the 2026 Commencement Address at Stanford University. If I am to look beyond…
Meta’s Cheap Stock Is an Investor Trap
Meta Platforms shares look like a stock-market steal. But their bargain-bin price is more of a warning about its uncertain prospects than an opportunity for…
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…