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Apple's key AI specialist Ke Yang leaves to join Meta

17 Oct 2025, 11:37 AM

Earlier this month, Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab, also left to join Meta.

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.

Thinking Machines Lab employees rebuff Meta

Thinking Machines Lab employees rebuff Meta's offer as high as $1 billion

31 Jul 2025, 10:35 AM

One senior researcher was offered an eye popping over $1 billion package over several years.

OpenAI hires from Meta, xAI, Tesla in escalating battle for AI talent

OpenAI hires from Meta, xAI, Tesla in escalating battle for AI talent

09 Jul 2025, 18:34 PM

Greg Brockman, president and co-founder at OpenAI, welcomed all of them in an X post.

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