I quit Meta and left a comfortable salary to build a startup. Leaving wasn't easy, but now my AI receptionist answers millions of calls.

Ruchir Baronia left behind an incredible salary, stock refreshers, and interesting problems at Meta after a year and a half to build his AI business.
Marketing Dive

Meta streamlines brands’ creator partnerships with AI-powered updates

Meta today, Dec. 11, introduced new artificial intelligence-powered tools to help brands more easily find and turn existing organic content on Facebook and Instagram into partnership ads, according to ...
New York Post

Meta divided by conflict between new AI brainiacs and longtime Zuck loyalists: report

Members of Meta’s flashy new team of AI experts have reportedly been clashing with some of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s loyal longtime executives over what the company should prioritize. An us-vs.-them ...
Barron's

Meta’s AI Strategy Is Stuck in No Man’s Land. So Is the Stock.

Meta Platforms is spending around $70 billion on AI data centers in 2025, a figure that is set to rise next year. Unlike the other big AI spenders, Meta has no cloud that rents out AI servers; this is ...
Benzinga.com

Meta Turns To Alibaba's Qwen To Train Its Next AI Model

According to Bloomberg, Avocado will reportedly be available only through an Application Programming Interface (API), indicating a move toward a closed, revenue-driven approach. Inside Meta's New TBD ...
Business Insider

Inside Meta's 'year of intensity' as its AI overhaul, culture wars, and crackdowns collide

When CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned Meta employees in January to "buckle up" for an "intense" year, he meant it. Determined to dominate the next era of AI, Meta has spent the past year in blitz mode.
The Verge

Meta might charge for a future AI model

Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg might change course on open source. Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg might change course on open source. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined ...
Seeking Alpha

Meta could release new AI 'Avocado' model in Q1: report

Meta Platforms (META) may release a new large language model in the first-quarter of 2026, as the Mark Zuckerberg-led company looks to further compete with Google (GOOG) (GOOGL), OpenAI (OPENAI) and ...
Engadget

Meta is rolling out Conversation Focus and AI-powered Spotify features to its smart glasses

Back in September during Meta Connect, the company previewed a new ability for its smart glasses lineup called Conversation Focus. The feature, which is able to amplify the voices of people around you ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Inside Meta’s Pivot From Open Source to Money-Making AI Model

Meta’s strategy shifted dramatically earlier this year after the company released Llama 4, an open-source model that disappointed Silicon Valley and Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive officer. He ...
Los Angeles Times

Inside Meta’s high-stakes pivot to monetizable AI technology

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg, months into building one of the priciest teams in technology history, is getting personally involved in day-to-day work and pivoting the company’s focus to an ...