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Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Meta Looks To Poach OpenAI Talent?
Sam Altman says Meta's aggressive $100M+ offers to OpenAI staff have failed, as top talent values OpenAI's culture and AI leadership prospects. Senate passes GENIUS Act, creating a regulatory framework for stablecoins, aiming to boost U.S. dollar dominance and Treasury demand.
Meta makes a home on Threads for 'fediverse' posts
Meta on Tuesday gave posts from apps or servers synced to the "fediverse" a dedicated feed at Threads, its challenge to the X platform originally known as Twitter.
Meta offered $100 mn bonuses to poach OpenAI employees: CEO Altman
Meta offered $100 million bonuses to OpenAI employees in an unsuccessful bid to poach the ChatGPT maker's talent and strengthen its own generative AI teams, the startup's CEO, Sam Altman, has said.
Sam Altman says Meta offered OpenAI staff $100 million bonuses, as Mark Zuckerberg ramps AI poaching efforts
While Meta had sought to hire “a lot of people” from OpenAI, none of its best people have accepted the offers. The news comes amid efforts from Mark Zuckerberg to ramp up Meta's AI talent pool.
Meta is reportedly building AI smart glasses with Prada, too
Meta is working on a pair of AI smart glasses with the Italian high fashion brand, Prada, according to a report from CNBC on Tuesday. It's unclear at this time when Meta's Prada smart glasses will be publicly announced.
Meta to release smart glasses with Oakley and Prada, extending Luxottica partnership
Meta and EssilorLuxottica plan to release versions of their AI-powered smart glasses under the Oakley and Prada brands, CNBC has learned. The Oakley version of the glasses may cost around $360 as they are more weather resistant than their Ray-Ban counterparts.
Facebook announces that all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels
Facebook announced on Tuesday that all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels, regardless of their length or orientation. Up until now, users have been able to share both video posts and reels.
Meta Platforms Adds Ads in WhatsApp: Is it the Next Revenue Pillar?
META adds ads to WhatsApp Status and leans on AI to boost ad performance, aiming to grow revenues despite rising competition.
Meta Unleashes The WhatsApp Kraken: Monetization Begins
WhatsApp monetization begins, potentially adding $15B+ annual revenue from Meta Platforms, Inc.'s nearly 3B global users. Meta takes 49% stake in Scale AI and hires founder Alexandr Wang for internal AI initiatives. WhatsApp ads + Scale AI deal could lift EPS by $2.33, raising my 2026 estimates to $30.57/share.
Can Meta Join the Big Tech Dividend Elite?
Key Points From a financial standpoint, Meta Platforms should have no problem paying a higher dividend.
Rise in 'harmful content' since Meta policy rollbacks: survey
Harmful content including hate speech has surged across Meta's platforms since the company ended third-party fact-checking in the United States and eased moderation policies, a survey showed Monday.
How much money can Meta make from WhatsApp ads? This analyst does the math.
Meta Platforms Inc. is stepping up its efforts to make money off of its hugely popular WhatsApp messaging service with advertising features and other options for businesses — and one analyst says this could translate to more than $10 billion in annual revenue within a few years.
