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What the Zuck? Why Mark Zuckerberg’s neighbours are angry with him

For more than a decade, Mark Zuckerberg has been buying up homes in Crescent Park, Palo Alto, spending over $110 million to create a private compound. Neighbours say years of construction, heavy surveillance, and restricted access have transformed their once-peaceful community. The Meta CEO’s property expansion has left many residents frustrated and questioning the city’s role

ChatGPT co-creator appointed head of Meta AI Superintelligence Lab

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will serve as the chief scientist of Meta Superintelligence Labs. The move came months after Meta went on to poach AI talent from competitors

‘EU rules unworkable’: Meta says halting political advertising among bloc nations from October

Meta will ban political ads on Facebook and Instagram in the EU from October, citing legal uncertainty and operational burdens under the bloc’s new political advertising rules.

Meta buys $.35 bn-stake in Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica as it eyes big on smart glasses

Meta bought a stake worth around 3 billion euros ($3.52 billion) in EssilorLuxottica at the current market price and is considering further investments that could build its share to around 5% over time

Amid Meta moves, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says it’s shutting down operations for a week

OpenAI has decided to shut down next week, although executive-level employees will still be working. The decision to give employees the week off follows Meta's all-out effort to poach talent from OpenAI

Meta Superintelligence Lab: Zuckerberg goes big on AI with new venture

The high-stakes push follows senior staff departures and a poor reception for Meta's latest open-source Llama 4 model, challenges that have allowed rivals including Google, OpenAI and China's DeepSeek to seize momentum in the AI race

As race for AI heats up, Meta poaches three OpenAI researchers

Sam Altman recently said Mark Zuckerberg has been personally reaching out to top AI scientists, messaging them via WhatsApp and organising meetings

Sam Altman says Meta is trying to poach OpenAI's employee with $100 million bonuses

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in January that the firm planned to invest at least $60 billion in AI this year, with ambitions to lead in the technology

After years of resistance, WhatsApp gives in to ads: What does this mean for users?

WhatsApp, long considered a sanctuary from ads, is now showing promotions in its Updates tab. Meta's announcement brings status ads, channel promotions and paid subscriptions to the app. Private chats remain untouched, but the move marks a major shift from WhatsApp’s ad-free roots, aligning it more closely with Meta’s monetisation strategy

Zuckerberg aims for 'superintelligence' with new AI lab at Meta

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has set up a new artificial intelligence (AI) lab to pursue 'superintelligence', a stage where AI surpasses the capabilities of the human mind.