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Meta approached Perplexity before massive Scale AI deal
Meta recently invested $14.3 billion into Scale AI and tried to buy another startup called Safe Superintelligence, as CNBC ...
Meta’s $14.3B stake triggers Scale AI customer exodus, could be a windfall for rivals like Mercor
OpenAI, xAI, and Google are putting the brakes on their work with Scale, and more performant competitors like Surge are ...
Meta invests $14.3B in AI firm Scale and recruits its CEO for ‘superintelligence’ team
Meta is making a $14.3 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Scale and recruiting its CEO Alexandr Wang to ...
Before investing billions in Scale AI, Facebook-parent Meta talked to Perplexity; ‘two versions’ of why the talks failed
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, reportedly considered acquiring Perplexity AI amid growing competition in the AI sector ...
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Meta held failed acquisition talks with Perplexity AI before investing in Scale AI
Meta Platforms reportedly held private talks with AI startup Perplexity AI about a possible takeover before moving ahead with ...
Meta's CTO says OpenAI's Sam Altman countered Meta's massive AI signing bonuses
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Meta was trying to poach employees with $100M signing bonuses. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said ...
Scale AI Rivals See Customer Demand Surge After Meta Investment
Alex Ratner was trying to get in a few hours of work after putting his kids to bed when news broke that Meta Platforms Inc.
$14B Meta Investment in Scale AI Boosts Plans for Superintelligence Lab
Meta invests $14.3B in Scale AI to fuel a new superintelligence lab—gaining infrastructure and leadership, but raising doubts ...