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Meta offers Zuckerberg new shares to keep him in California

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg previously said he was considering leaving California because the state’s proposed wealth tax could leave him with a multibillion-dollar bill, potentially forcing him to sell voting shares to pay it.
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg previously said he was considering leaving California because the state’s proposed wealth tax could leave him with a multibillion-dollar bill, potentially forcing him to sell voting shares to pay it.

Hollywood’s fresh take on Big Tech titans who went from heroes to villains

Jeremy Strong plays Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning.
Jeremy Strong plays Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning.

Meta unveils new ‘open’ AI model to rival Chinese competition

Muse Spark Open “is the most capable US open-weight model to date”, Meta’s chief of AI Alexandr Wang wrote on X.
Muse Spark Open “is the most capable US open-weight model to date”, Meta’s chief of AI Alexandr Wang wrote on X.

Meta says its new AI models on par with OpenAI, Anthropic

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, with various iterations of the Muse avatar in Menlo Park, California, on Sept 23.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, with various iterations of the Muse avatar in Menlo Park, California, on Sept 23.

Mark Zuckerberg is trying something on

Mark Zuckerberg at his home on Lake Tahoe in California on Aug 4. He underwent a very public style rebrand in 2024, when he went from robotic coder in a grey hoodie to fashion-conscious bro next door.
Mark Zuckerberg at his home on Lake Tahoe in California on Aug 4. He underwent a very public style rebrand in 2024, when he went from robotic coder in a grey hoodie to fashion-conscious bro next door.

China’s Xi to visit Washington without CEO delegation, sources say

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool/File Photo

Zuckerberg, Bourla among tech, bank CEOs set for Trump’s state dinner with China’s Xi

Pfizer chief Albert Bourla will be among the lineup of corporate titans at the Sept 24 event.
Pfizer chief Albert Bourla will be among the lineup of corporate titans at the Sept 24 event.

Meta’s Zuckerberg favours evaluators over slowdown for AI

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg joined a chorus of technology executives weighing in on a global debate on AI.
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg joined a chorus of technology executives weighing in on a global debate on AI.

Oversight board asks Meta not to replace fact-checking with Community Notes

Meta announced on Sept 9 that it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America
Meta announced on Sept 9 that it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America

Meta launches AI agent that can access other apps to send emails, make payments

Meta’s Muse agent is designed to access a person’s apps across categories like email, calendar, payments, health, shopping and the smart home.
Meta’s Muse agent is designed to access a person’s apps across categories like email, calendar, payments, health, shopping and the smart home.

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