Meta Acquires PlayAI in Latest AI Talent Grab
Meta has acquired PlayAI, a startup specializing in AI-generated human-like voices, to strengthen its voice technology for AI characters, wearables, and audio features.
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Meta is the creator of LLaMA, a 65-billion-parameter large language model. The company has risen in popularity in the open-source AI community due to them making many of their models freely available for non-commercial use. With a strong focus on language and vision-based AI models, Meta is setting the stage for their ambitious metaverse plans.
Meta Goes All-In on ‘Superintelligence’ with Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang at the Helm
Meta has folded every AI team into a new division called Meta Superintelligence Labs—run by Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang and GitHub alum Nat Friedman—as Mark Zuckerberg races to build AI capable of out-thinking humans.
Court Sides with Meta: Training AI on Books Ruled Legal Under Fair Use
A federal judge ruled that Meta’s use of copyrighted books to train its AI models was legal under fair use, dealing a blow to authors challenging generative AI training practices.
Meta Bets $14.3 Billion on Scale AI—and Its CEO—to Lead New Superintelligence Lab
Meta has acquired a 49% stake in data-labeling startup Scale AI for $14.3 billion, bringing CEO Alexandr Wang on board to lead a new "superintelligence" lab as the company scrambles to catch up in the AI race.
Meta Partners with Palmer Luckey's Anduril to Build XR Tech for American Soldiers
Meta and Anduril announced a partnership to develop military AR/VR systems, marking Palmer Luckey's return to working with his former company after a dramatic 2017 exit.
Meta AI Hits 1 Billion Users— Now Comes the Tricky Monetization Part
Meta AI doubled its user base to 1 billion monthly active users in less than a year, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg says monetizing the AI assistant is the next major hurdle.
Meta Splits AI Division to Speed Up Product Rollouts Amid Talent Exodus
Meta is restructuring its AI division into two teams to accelerate development amid fierce competition, but faces a massive talent exodus with 11 of 14 original Llama researchers having left the company.
Meta Launches Standalone Meta AI App to Rival ChatGPT
The new Llama 4–powered assistant brings voice-first interaction and personalized context across Meta’s platforms.
Meta Launches Llama 4: Multimodal, Massive, and Made for Everyone
Meta has released Llama 4 Scout and Maverick, two open-weight AI models designed for multimodal reasoning, with Maverick outperforming GPT-4o and Scout offering a record-breaking 10M token context window.
Joelle Pineau, Head of Meta's AI Research, Announces Departure
Meta's AI ambitions face new uncertainty with the announcement that Joelle Pineau, Vice President of AI Research and head of FAIR, will leave the company in May after two pivotal years overseeing critical advancements.
Meta's AI Assistant Expands to 41 European Countries with Limited Capabilities
Meta has begun rolling out its AI assistant across 41 European countries, though with significantly fewer features than its US counterpart.
Meta’s Llama AI Model Hits 1 Billion Downloads
Meta’s Llama AI model has surpassed 1 billion downloads, reflecting its widespread adoption across research, development, and commercial applications, despite ongoing challenges in regulation, licensing, and competition.
Meta Announces LlamaCon, Its First Developer Conference for AI
Meta has announced LlamaCon, its first-ever developer conference focused on generative AI, set for April 29, 2025, highlighting its commitment to open-source AI and the Llama model ecosystem.
Meta AI Rolls Out New Memory and Personalization Features
The assistant can now retain information shared during individual chats, such as dietary preferences or hobbies, to provide more relevant future responses.
Meta to Invest Up to $65 Billion in AI Infrastructure in 2025
This investment marks a substantial increase from Meta's previous spending and signals the company's aggressive push to establish itself as a leading force in AI development.
Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses Get Live AI, Translations, and Shazam
The new features expand the utility of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, offering hands-free tools that feel genuinely useful for everyday tasks.
Meta Asks California AG to Halt OpenAI’s For-Profit Shift
In a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Meta argues that OpenAI’s shift could distort market dynamics and misuse charitable assets for private gain.
Meta Releases Video Seal, an Open Source Watermarking Tool for AI Video
As AI-generated content becomes increasingly sophisticated and prevalent, robust watermarking solutions like Video Seal will play a crucial role in content verification and digital rights management.
Meta Wraps Up 2024 with the Release of Llama 3.3
This new model is more efficient, cost-effective, and accessible for developers seeking high-quality text-based AI solutions.
Meta Looks to Nuclear Power for Future AI Data Centers, Seeks Up to 4GW by 2030s
The company has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to find partners capable of managing every stage of nuclear development—from finding sites to construction and operation.
Meta Brings in Clara Shih to Lead Business AI Group
Shih's background aligns well with Meta's ambitions. She was instrumental in building Salesforce's generative AI tools from prototype to fully launched product, and her experience spans both enterprise AI and social media.
Scale AI and Meta Introduce Defense Llama: A Custom AI Model for U.S. National Security
Defense Llama is only available in controlled U.S. government environments through Scale Donovan. The model assists with critical tasks including military operations planning, threat assessment, and response strategy development.
Amazon and Meta's Nuclear Energy Dreams for Data Centers Hit Regulatory Roadblocks
While Amazon's nuclear power ambitions were blocked by federal regulators concerned about grid reliability and consumer costs, Meta's plans were thwarted by environmental hurdles, including the discovery of a protected bee species on their proposed data center site.
Meta Opens Llama AI Model to US Military, Defense Contractors
The partnership includes major players in the defense and technology sectors, with companies like Lockheed Martin, Palantir, and Microsoft joining forces to implement Llama in national security applications.
Meta is Developing a Robot Hand That Can Touch and Feel
The company has introduced a range of technologies designed to elevate robotic dexterity and touch perception, including Meta Sparsh, Meta Digit 360, and Meta Digit Plexus platforms.