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Meta hits pause on hiring for AI division

Meta hits pause on hiring for AI division

21 Aug 2025, 15:32 PM

This hiring freeze comes after the company aggressively recruited over 50 AI researchers and engineers to bolster its capabilities in the competitive AI landscape.

Meta ropes in two senior Apple AI researchers

Meta ropes in two senior Apple AI researchers

18 Jul 2025, 11:52 AM

The social media company has roped in Mark Lee and Tom Gunter to join its Superintelligence Labs division.

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Meta's Zuckerberg commits hundreds of billions for AI data centers

15 Jul 2025, 13:18 PM

The first facility named Prometheus is expected to become operational in 2026.

Meta acquires voice AI startup PlayAI in talent push

Meta acquires voice AI startup PlayAI in talent push

12 Jul 2025, 12:17 PM

The team will operate under Johan Schalkwyk, a recent Meta hire, who previously led voice AI company Sesame AI.

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