Meta Platforms reportedly held private talks with AI startup Perplexity AI about a possible takeover before moving ahead with its $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI. People familiar with the ...

It was reported earlier this month that Meta agreed to take a 49% stake in Scale AI for $14.8 billion and bring the startup’s CEO Alexandr Wang over to lead a new “superintelligence” lab.

Meta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, ... Both Meta and Google are investors in his company, I’m told. Murati also just raised a couple of billion dollars.

Meta Platforms Inc. held discussions with artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity AI Inc. about a possible takeover before moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI ...

A Meta exec calls Sam Altman “dishonest,” my conversation with the startup CEO who is suing OpenAI, and AI is coming for ...

Netflix Inc. and Walt Disney Co. have quietly begun evaluating AI‑driven video tools from New York–based startup Runway AI, signaling a cautious embrace of generative technologies that have stirred co ...

Alongside bolstering its AI research talent pool, Meta seems to be keen to flesh out its consumer-facing AI features. The company is in discussions to acquire a voice-cloning startup called Play ...

Meta Platforms is in talks to hire former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman to join the Facebook parent's AI efforts, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.