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Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky  TechCrunch

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, is making waves with its claim of rivaling OpenAI and Meta's large language models for a mere US$6 million. While this assertion has drawn skepticism, it has also ...

This Week in AI: DeepSeek Hits Chip Stocks, Meta Stays Pat on AI Spending, SoftBank Invests in OpenAI  PYMNTS.com

What DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough means for Meta, OpenAI, and Nvidia  Quartz

Microsoft, Meta back big AI spending despite DeepSeek's low costs  Reuters

Microsoft's cloud outlook knocks shares, Meta rises on AI payoff signs  Reuters

Data center technology spending skyrocketed 34 percent in 2024, according to Synergy Research Group. It is soaring past a half a trillion dollars in the first month of 2025 as banks and technology ...

Microsoft and Meta CEOs have defended their massive investments in artificial intelligence despite the recent emergence of a Chinese AI competitor, DeepSeek, which has made significant progress in the field at a fraction of the cost.This comes after DeepSeek's breakthrough in affordable AI computing technology sent shockwaves

Meta Gains After Zuckerberg Predicts ‘Really Big Year’ in AI  Bloomberg

Zuckerberg says Meta won't slow down AI spend despite DeepSeek's breakthrough  CNBC

Microsoft shares fell in Europe on Thursday after it issued a downbeat forecast for its cloud business, while Facebook parent Meta shares rose after beating expectations, as investors scrutinised the ...

Meta agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations after his suspension from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Mice with two dads have been created using CRISPR What’s new: Mice with two fathers have been born—and have survived to adulthood—following a complex set of experiments by a team in China. The…

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. published benchmark scores and touted what it called world-leading performance with its new artificial intelligence model release.

In industries from PC software (Microsoft), internet search (Alphabet), online retail (Amazon) and social media (Meta) to high-end consumer hardware (Apple), most of the profits and market share have ...

Meta Scrambles After Chinese AI Equals Its Own, Upending Silicon Valley  The Information

Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok divest-or-ban law until early April. That followed the US ...

Meta Plans $65 Billion Infrastructure Investment During ‘Defining Year’ for AI  PYMNTS.com

Meta to spend up to $65 billion this year to power AI goals, Zuckerberg says  Reuters

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company plans to invest around $60 to $65 billion in capital expenditure this year

Zuckerberg sets Meta's AI targets for the year, expects to spend $60 billion on growth  CNBC

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will have 1.3M GPUs for AI by year-end  TechCrunch

Meta is scrambling to fix a significant error in its AI chatbot that is causing it to incorrectly identify the current US president, Reuters reports. The issue, deemed urgent enough to trigger an internal "site event" (SEV), prompted Meta to initiate an emergency troubleshooting procedure.The chatbot'

Ex-Google, Meta Execs Building Emotionally Aware AI Sales Agents  Bloomberg

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has accused Meta of violating EU consumer and privacy laws with its revised ad-free subscription service, despite changes made last year, Reuters reports. The group is urging regulators to take action against the US tech giant.Meta launched the paid ad-free service for Facebook and

Meta backs data analytics firm Databricks as AI boom attracts investors  Reuters

Meta rarely invests in startups, but it works with Databricks on the Llama open-source models that Meta trains.

Industry sources indicate that thermal issues associated with GB200 have prompted major clients including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta to reduce their orders, impacting not only Nvidia's ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will end their third-party fact checking program, loosen their hate speech restrictions, and move some of the company to Texas. What's all of that signal about what we will see on social platforms in the coming months and years?Brittany Luse is joined by NPR reporter Huo Jingnan and Washington Post tech reporter Naomi Nix to break down Meta's tangled relationship to misinformation and how these changes will impact users.Plus, Brittany, NPR Staff, and NPR listeners share their memories of Los Angeles in a special "Love Letter to LA" amid the ongoing wildfires.Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus. Join NPR+ today.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What to expect from Neuralink in 2025 In November, a young man named Noland Arbaugh announced he’d be livestreaming from his home for three days straight. His broadcast was in some ways typical…