2026-03-04
Scoop: Meta is creating a new applied AI engineering organization with teams that will have a flat structure of up to 50 employees per one manager, according to an internal memo I viewed. (correx previous tweet that said org would be part of Reality Labs) [image]
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Meta is creating a new applied AI engineering organization, which will have an ultra-flat structure, to help bolster Meta's superintelligence efforts
Scoop: A new startup from former OpenAI chief research officer Bob McGrew is raising $70 million at a $700 million valuation, according to people familiar with the matter. The startup, called Arda, aims to automate manufacturing with AI. w/ @KateClarkTweets [image]
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Arda, co-founded by ex-OpenAI chief research officer Bob McGrew to automate manufacturing using AI, is raising $70M at a $700M valuation
2026-03-03
Scoop: Meta is creating a new applied AI engineering organization with teams that will have a flat structure of up to 50 employees per one manager, according to an internal memo I viewed. (correx previous tweet that said org would be part of Reality Labs) [image]
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Meta is creating a new applied AI engineering organization that will have an ultra-flat structure and help bolster Meta's superintelligence efforts
2026-02-11
Norman Braman's wife said Zuckerberg told them he planned to move to a new Miami mansion by April, per WSJ story [image]
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg plans to buy a Miami mansion, likely for up to $200M, joining other tech billionaires in Florida as California proposes a 5% wealth tax
2026-02-10
Norman Braman's wife said Zuckerberg told them he planned to move to a new Miami mansion by April, per WSJ story [image]
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg plans to buy a Miami mansion, likely for up to $200M, joining other tech billionaires in Florida as California proposes a 5% wealth tax
Local real-estate agents say the newly completed mansion on Miami's Indian Creek will likely fetch between $150 million and $200 million
2026-02-03
New: Shares in xAI will be converted to 0.1433 shares of SpaceX stock, and current and former X/xAI employees will have the option to cash out shares in the coming weeks, according to a copy of an email viewed by The Journal [image]
Bloomberg
SpaceX acquires xAI; sources say the all-stock deal values the combined company at $1.25T, with SpaceX valued at $1T and xAI at $250B; xAI burns ~$1B per month
Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired xAI, in a deal that encompasses the billionaire's increasingly costly ambitions to dominate artificial intelligence and space exploration.
2026-01-21
We got the inside scoop on what went down between Mira and Barret. A few details from our reporting: -Mira found out about his relationship last summer -Barret went on a break and came back to IC role with reduced managerial responsibilities -during Monday meeting ... (cont.) [image]
Wall Street Journal
Barret Zoph says Thinking Machines Lab fired him only after learning he was leaving, and at no time did the company cite his performance or unethical conduct
-during the Monday meeting, Luke, Sam and Barret said they disagreed with the direction of the company and asked for Barret to be given more power over the technical side of things -this ask included having one of the company's most senior executives report to Barret stedda Mira
The Information
Memo: Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines Lab cofounder who rejoined OpenAI last week, will lead OpenAI's enterprise push, as part of a broader reorganization
Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines Lab cofounder who rejoined OpenAI in a swirl of controversy last week, will lead the company's push …
We got the inside scoop on what went down between Mira and Barret. A few details from our reporting: -Mira found out about his relationship last summer -Barret went on a break and came back to IC role with reduced managerial responsibilities -during Monday meeting ... (cont.) [image]
The Information
Memo: Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines Lab cofounder who rejoined OpenAI last week, will lead OpenAI's enterprise push, as part of a broader reorganization
Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines Lab cofounder who rejoined OpenAI in a swirl of controversy last week, will lead the company's push …
-during the Monday meeting, Luke, Sam and Barret said they disagreed with the direction of the company and asked for Barret to be given more power over the technical side of things -this ask included having one of the company's most senior executives report to Barret stedda Mira
Wall Street Journal
Barret Zoph says Thinking Machines Lab fired him only after learning he was leaving, and at no time did the company cite his performance or unethical conduct
2026-01-18
Sam Altman on Stratechery in October: “I love Instagram ads, they've added value to me, I found stuff I never would've found, I bought a bunch of stuff, I actively like Instagram ads.”
Financial Times
OpenAI plans to test ads below ChatGPT replies for users of free and Go tiers in the US; source: OpenAI expects to make “low billions” from ads in 2026
$500bn start-up seeks ways to fund expansion and fend off competition from rivals Google and Anthropic
2026-01-17
Sam Altman on Stratechery in October: “I love Instagram ads, they've added value to me, I found stuff I never would've found, I bought a bunch of stuff, I actively like Instagram ads.”
Financial Times
OpenAI plans to test ads below ChatGPT replies for users of free and Go tiers in the US; source: OpenAI expects to make “low billions” from ads in 2026
$500bn start-up seeks ways to fund expansion and fend off competition from rivals Google and Anthropic
2026-01-16
Sam Altman on Stratechery in October: “I love Instagram ads, they've added value to me, I found stuff I never would've found, I bought a bunch of stuff, I actively like Instagram ads.”
Financial Times
OpenAI plans to test ads below ChatGPT replies for users of free and Go tiers in the US; source: OpenAI expects to make “low billions” from ads in 2026
$500bn start-up seeks ways to fund expansion and fend off competition from rivals Google and Anthropic
2026-01-13
Now we know what Daniel Gross is doing at Meta: working on a new AI infrastructure initiative alongside new Meta president Dina Powell McCormick and longtime Meta exec Santosh Janardhan [image]
Axios
Meta appoints Dina Powell McCormick, a prominent banking executive and former Republican official, as president and vice chair, reporting to Mark Zuckerberg
Dina Powell McCormick, a prominent banking executive and former Republican official, is joining Meta full-time as president and vice chairman …
2026-01-12
Now we know what Daniel Gross is doing at Meta: working on a new AI infrastructure initiative alongside new Meta president Dina Powell McCormick and longtime Meta exec Santosh Janardhan [image]
Axios
Meta appoints Dina Powell McCormick, a prominent banking executive and former Republican official, as president and vice chair, reporting to Mark Zuckerberg
Dina Powell McCormick, a prominent banking executive and former Republican official, is joining Meta full-time as president and vice chairman …
2026-01-02
Happy new year! For my first story in 2026, I looked at how Meta's Reels grew to a $50 billion run rate in 2025. 2020: Meta launches Reels 2022: Users spend 10x more time on TikTok 2023-25: IG promotes OG content/pays creators to post, algorithm gets a lot better 2026: Now TV [image]
Wall Street Journal
How Meta's Reels became a hit, with a $50B+ annual run rate; Sensor Tower: users spend 27 minutes/day on Instagram Reels, 21 on YouTube Shorts, and 44 on TikTok
Once a TikTok wannabe, Instagram's video feature is now a hit with users and advertisers. Can it make the leap to television? X: @meghanbobrowsky . LinkedIn: Meghan Bobrowsky X: M...
2025-12-21
New: Our dispatch from #NeurIPS It used to be a small gathering just for nerdy reserachers. Now it's a 24,000-person AI palooza, complete with yacht parties, bubble talk and hot gossip. Sunday business cover w/ @berber_jin1 @bzcohen [image]
Wall Street Journal
Inside NeurIPS 2025, and how it has transformed from a small academic conference into a massive industry event with 24,000+ attendees, yacht parties, and more
2025-12-20
New: Our dispatch from #NeurIPS It used to be a small gathering just for nerdy reserachers. Now it's a 24,000-person AI palooza, complete with yacht parties, bubble talk and hot gossip. Sunday business cover w/ @berber_jin1 @bzcohen [image]
Wall Street Journal
Inside NeurIPS 2025, and how it has transformed from a small academic conference into a massive industry event with 24,000+ attendees, yacht parties, and more
It used to be a small gathering just for nerdy researchers. Now there are yacht parties—and everyone is feeling bubbly. X: @meghanbobrowsky X: Meghan Bobrowsky / @meghanbobrowsky ...
2025-10-14
LinkedIn that you? [image]
PCMag
Meta brings back job listings on Facebook after removing them in 2023, available on mobile in the US via a Jobs tab in Marketplace, and across Groups and Pages
Michael Kan / PCMag :
2025-09-10
Our new story on the latest inside Meta's new superintelligence division: -TBD employees sit in an area that needs separate badge access -TBD employees' names aren't visible on the internal org chart -some new recruits have already left [image]
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Meta's TBD Lab team sits in an area near Mark Zuckerberg's desk that needs special badge access, and their names are not on the company's org chart
An influx of highly paid researchers has created new status divisions, even as some recent hires have already left their jobs