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"The company is not for sale. It's another one of his tactics to try to mess with us."

"So my very basic read is Elon's offer isn't serious."

"Musk and his legal team's insistence that the offer is real should keep it in the headlines for a while, but I’m still skeptical of their story."

"We don't expect any meaningful discussions to develop."

"Elon's offer to purchase the OpenAI nonprofit for $97.4billion isn't going to happen."

"It's time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was. We will make sure that happens."

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"There is very little chance that FB is required to be broken up, as we expect the FTC to lose the case."

"If the FTC is successful, Meta may be forced to divest two of its largest brands."

"If Meta is found guilty of violating antitrust laws, it could be forced to divest its subsidiaries or restructure the business."

"Meta could be forced to sell off IG and WhatsApp if the FTC wins the trial."

The antitrust lawsuit against Facebook "could force it to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp."

"Mark Zuckerberg might have to kiss Instagram and WhatsApp goodbye."

Will Meta Be Broken Up?

The Financial Times reported Tuesday that Meta's Chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, plans to depart the company in the coming months to establish his own startup and is conducting preliminary discussions to secure funding for the new venture.

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The Financial Times reported Tuesday that Meta's Chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, plans to depart the company in the coming months to establish his own startup and is conducting preliminary discussions to secure funding for the new venture.

The departure follows Meta's organizational restructuring due to which LeCun now reports to 28-year-old Alexandr Wang, who leads the new Superintelligence Labs division after Meta acquired a 49% stake in his company, Scale AI, for $14.3 billion.

The departure follows Meta's organizational restructuring due to which LeCun now reports to 28-year-old Alexandr Wang, who leads the new Superintelligence Labs division after Meta acquired a 49% stake in his company, Scale AI, for $14.3 billion.

Meta recently eliminated approximately 600 positions from LeCun's Fundamental AI Research unit, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg shifted focus toward rapid product development and deployment of large language models to compete with OpenAI and Google.

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Meta recently eliminated approximately 600 positions from LeCun's Fundamental AI Research unit, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg shifted focus toward rapid product development and deployment of large language models to compete with OpenAI and Google.

LeCun has publicly criticized large language models as useful but incapable of achieving human-level reasoning, putting him at odds with Zuckerberg's AI strategy, which prioritizes the rapid rollout of language model-based products and services.

LeCun has publicly criticized large language models as useful but incapable of achieving human-level reasoning, putting him at odds with Zuckerberg's AI strategy, which prioritizes the rapid rollout of language model-based products and services.

The AI pioneer's new startup will reportedly focus on developing world models that learn from videos and spatial data rather than text. However, LeCun has suggested that such systems could require a full decade to reach maturity and commercial viability.

The AI pioneer's new startup will reportedly focus on developing world models that learn from videos and spatial data rather than text. However, LeCun has suggested that such systems could require a full decade to reach maturity and commercial viability.

Meta's stock declined following news of LeCun's planned departure, adding to investor concerns about Zuckerberg's multi-billion-dollar AI investments after the company's shares dropped 12% in October when spending projections exceeded $100 billion.

Meta's stock declined following news of LeCun's planned departure, adding to investor concerns about Zuckerberg's multi-billion-dollar AI investments after the company's shares dropped 12% in October when spending projections exceeded $100 billion.

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The departure follows Meta's organizational restructuring, in which LeCun now reports to 28-year-old Alexandr Wang, who leads the new Superintelligence Labs division after Meta acquired a 49% stake in his company, Scale AI, for $14.3 billion.

The departure follows Meta's organizational restructuring, in which LeCun now reports to 28-year-old Alexandr Wang, who leads the new Superintelligence Labs division after Meta acquired a 49% stake in his company, Scale AI, for $14.3 billion.

Meta recently eliminated approximately 600 positions from LeCun's Fundamental AI Research unit as CEO Mark Zuckerberg shifted focus toward rapid product development and deployment of large language models to compete with OpenAI and Google.

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Meta recently eliminated approximately 600 positions from LeCun's Fundamental AI Research unit as CEO Mark Zuckerberg shifted focus toward rapid product development and deployment of large language models to compete with OpenAI and Google.

The AI pioneer's new startup will reportedly focus on developing world models that learn from videos and spatial data rather than text. However, LeCun has stated such systems could require a full decade to reach maturity and commercial viability.

The AI pioneer's new startup will reportedly focus on developing world models that learn from videos and spatial data rather than text. However, LeCun has stated such systems could require a full decade to reach maturity and commercial viability.

This move comes as no surprise, given the recent organizational turmoil at Meta. Meta's talent exodus reveals a company in chaos with lackluster AI capabilities and a toxic culture. Top researchers fled to start major AI companies, while rivals dismissed the remaining Meta talent as subpar. Despite billion-dollar hiring sprees, the brain drain continues amid chaotic management, constantly changing teams and wavering vision.

This move comes as no surprise, given the recent organizational turmoil at Meta. Meta's talent exodus reveals a company in chaos with lackluster AI capabilities and a toxic culture. Top researchers fled to start major AI companies, while rivals dismissed the remaining Meta talent as subpar. Despite billion-dollar hiring sprees, the brain drain continues amid chaotic management, constantly changing teams and wavering vision.

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No one can point to anything Yann LeCun did to boost Meta's revenue, so why care if he's gone? His research-first mindset kept Meta lagging behind competitors who built real, scalable AI products. While others delivered, Meta debated theory and lost ground. LeCun's exit feels overdue — he's a legend, but the company needs results. Now Meta can shift from academic ideals to practical innovation and execution.

No one can point to anything Yann LeCun did to boost Meta's revenue, so why care if he's gone? His research-first mindset kept Meta lagging behind competitors who built real, scalable AI products. While others delivered, Meta debated theory and lost ground. LeCun's exit feels overdue — he's a legend, but the company needs results. Now Meta can shift from academic ideals to practical innovation and execution.

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Meta faced a dangerous leadership crisis as Zuckerberg and chief AI scientist Yann LeCun clashed over fundamental AI strategy. LeCun advocated open-source development, while Zuckerberg secretly considered abandoning their successful Llama project in favor of closed competitors like OpenAI. This philosophical split threatened Meta's AI future, as Zuckerberg desperately threw $100 million at outside talent rather than supporting his Nobel Prize-winning scientist.

Meta faced a dangerous leadership crisis as Zuckerberg and chief AI scientist Yann LeCun clashed over fundamental AI strategy. LeCun advocated open-source development, while Zuckerberg secretly considered abandoning their successful Llama project in favor of closed competitors like OpenAI. This philosophical split threatened Meta's AI future, as Zuckerberg desperately threw $100 million at outside talent rather than supporting his Nobel Prize-winning scientist.

There's a 23% chance that Meta will report one billion active users by Dec. 31, 2031, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 23% chance that Meta will report one billion active users by Dec. 31, 2031, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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This move comes as no surprise, given the recent organizational turmoil at Meta. Meta's talent exodus reveals a company in chaos with lackluster AI capabilities and a toxic culture. Top researchers fled to start major AI companies, while rivals dismissed the remaining Meta talent as subpar. Despite billion-dollar hiring sprees, the brain drain continues amid chaotic management, constant staff turnover and wavering vision.

This move comes as no surprise, given the recent organizational turmoil at Meta. Meta's talent exodus reveals a company in chaos with lackluster AI capabilities and a toxic culture. Top researchers fled to start major AI companies, while rivals dismissed the remaining Meta talent as subpar. Despite billion-dollar hiring sprees, the brain drain continues amid chaotic management, constant staff turnover and wavering vision.

No one can point to anything Yann LeCun did to boost Meta's revenue, so why care that he's gone? His research-first mindset kept Meta lagging behind competitors who built real, scalable AI products. While others delivered, Meta debated theory and lost ground. LeCun's exit feels overdue — he's a legend, but the company needs results. Now Meta can shift from academic ideals to practical innovation and execution.

No one can point to anything Yann LeCun did to boost Meta's revenue, so why care that he's gone? His research-first mindset kept Meta lagging behind competitors who built real, scalable AI products. While others delivered, Meta debated theory and lost ground. LeCun's exit feels overdue — he's a legend, but the company needs results. Now Meta can shift from academic ideals to practical innovation and execution.

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