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New details emerge on Meta’s $14.3B deal for Scale
Meta’s deal to sort-of but not really acquire AI startup Scale, giving it 49% ownership, is certainly unusual.
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Blockbuster Meta-Scale AI Deal
Scale co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang will lead Meta’s new superintelligence unit.
Analysis-Meta's $14.8 billion Scale AI deal latest test of AI partnerships
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta's $14.8 billion investment in Scale AI and hiring of the data-labeling startup's ...
Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexandr Wang is leaving
Data-labeling firm Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a "significant" investment from Meta that values the ...
Scale AI Backer Accel Set for $2.5 Billion Windfall on Meta Deal
A handful of venture capital firms are set to see huge returns from their early bets on Scale AI, following Meta Platforms ...
Scale AI CEO leaving after $14B deal with Meta
Tech giant Meta is investing more than $14 billion to acquire a 49% stake in artificial intelligence firm Scale AI, the San ...
Meta officially ‘acqui-hires’ Scale AI — will it draw regulator scrutiny?
The social media giant is getting CEO Alexandr Wang in a $14.3 billion deal with Scale AI, as it plans to build out ...
Exclusive: Google, Scale AI's largest customer, plans split after Meta deal, sources say
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
Meta’s $15 Billion Scale AI Deal Could Leave Gig Workers Behind
Scale AI built its business on the labor of gig workers. But those workers likely won't benefit from their new deal with Meta ...
Self-made billionaire college dropout Alexandr Wang signs $14.3 billion deal to bolster Meta’s AI efforts: ‘There’s a huge premium to naivete’
Alexandr Wang, once the youngest self-made billionaire in the world, has agreed to join Meta to work on AI “superintelligence ...