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Meta is working on a new VR device that is similar to a large pair of eyeglasses and is connected to a puck that users can put in their pocket, per scoop from Ben Fritz Jessica Toonkel Meta plans to launch the device next year and charge less than $1,000 wsj.com/business/media…

Apple's stock dropped minutes into WWDC. Here's why. businessinsider.com/apple-wwdc-aap…

Facebook's ad business isn’t powered by Gen Z — it’s Gen X. The platform shows the most ads to users over 45, because they’re the ones who click and spend, a new report reveals. businessinsider.com/meta-ads-gen-x…

i chatted w Palantir, its incoming meritocracy fellows (the anti-college internship for 18-year-olds), and people who skipped college entirely to start companies. my findings: tech’s newest recruits and founders are young, male, and hate higher ed. 1/

🚨Scoop: Meta is turning to AI models from rivals like Anthropic to help its engineers code better. businessinsider.com/meta-anthropic…

Got invited for drinks with a group of West Coast tech reporters tonight. It made me feel like I belonged, like I’d finally broken in. I don’t usually talk about this, but in the world of American journalism, I often still feel like an outsider. Tonight was different.

🚨New: WhatsApp is rolling out ads and paid subscriptions, its biggest monetization push yet. The app that once swore off ads is now opening the door to creators, signaling a new phase in Meta’s plan to make messaging a real business. businessinsider.com/whatsapp-updat…

In case anyone missed my scoop from last week: Meta is turning to AI models from rivals like Anthropic to help its engineers code better. businessinsider.com/meta-anthropic…

Scoop: Meta had acquisition conversations with Perplexity last month. Talks fell through and Perplexity raised at a $14B valuation. Meta invested that amount in Scale.AI instead bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/ Mark Gurman Riley Ray Griffin

BREAKING: Scale AI routinely uses *fully public* Google Docs for confidential work with Google, Meta, and xAI. The docs also expose thousands of contractors' personal data, including who's suspected of 'cheating' Major cyber risk, experts tell Business Insider

New: Meta’s biggest AI chatbot rivals ChatGPT and Perplexity are competing for attention inside WhatsApp, the app where Meta AI is used the most. businessinsider.com/meta-ai-compet…

WhatsApp has become a kind of AI marketplace where chatbots like ChatGPT, Meta AI, and Perplexity jockey for users' attention (@pranavdixit / Business Insider) businessinsider.com/meta-ai-compet… techmeme.com/250624/p29#a25… x.com/Techmeme/statu…

🚨 Scoop with Hugh Langley: Mark Zuckerberg just announced a major reorg of Meta’s AI efforts. An internal memo we got lays out plans for a new “Superintelligence” lab, key hires from OpenAI and Google, and what’s next for Llama. Read the full memo here. businessinsider.com/meta-ceo-mark-…

Every single one of the 11 Meta superintelligence hires is an immigrant who did their undergrad abroad. 7 China, 1 India, 1 Australia, 1 UK, 1 South Africa. 8 are PhD or PhD dropouts in the US. Immigration is key to US AI innovation.

Meta's Threads finally has DMs — nearly two years after launch. I spoke to Head of Product Emily Dalton Smith about why it took so long, what’s next, and whether private messaging changes the vibe. businessinsider.com/meta-threads-l…

The fact that some AI researcher, probably in their late 20s or early 30s, is making $100M in their first year on the job is insane. For reference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made $79M last year.

Meta employees, I'd love to do a bit of a vibe check -- completely anonymously -- for a story. My Signal is +1408-905-9124. Ping me, please?

Meta may be paying millions to lure top AI talent, but how much is it paying the rest of its workforce, including engineers and product managers? Melia Russell, Alex Nicoll, and I dug into the company's latest H1-B filings to find out. businessinsider.com/meta-salaries-…