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Scale AI's Alexandr Wang confirms departure for Meta as part of $14.3 billion deal

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2026-03-20 03:01:07

Alexandr Wang, CEO of ScaleAI speaks on CNBC's Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23, 2025. Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang told employees in a memo on Thursday that he's leaving for Meta, confirming reports from earlier in the week about his departure and a large investment from the social networking company. Meta is pumping $14.3 billion into Scale AI as part of the deal, and will have a 49% stake in the artificial intelligence startup, but will not have

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Tech billionaires are making a risky bet with humanity’s future

technologyreview.com Bryan Gardiner 2026-03-20 10:00:00

While there’s a sprawling patchwork of ideas and philosophies powering these visions, three features play a central role, says Adam Becker, a science writer and astrophysicist: an unshakable certainty that technology can solve any problem, a belief in the necessity of perpetual growth, and a quasi-religious obsession with transcending our physical and biological limits. In his timely new book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate

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Anker recalls over a million power banks due to fire and burn hazards

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-20 10:00:17

You should stop using the PowerCore 10000 'immediately' and contact Anker for a free replacement. Anker has recalled its PowerCore 10000 power bank (model A1263) due to an issue with the lithium battery that can cause it to "overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers," the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) wrote. The company received 19 reports of fires and explosions, including two reports of minor burn injuries and 11 property damage claims totaling over $60,700. It's a

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Poop Transplants Not All They’re Cracked Up to Be

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2026-03-20 10:00:21

Fecal transplants have emerged as a potential treatment for a wide range of conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, and even depression. These so-called poop transplants have understandably received a lot of attention, but new research casts a bit of a wet blanket over the practice. The procedure involves taking microbes from the poop of a healthy person and transferring them into a patient’s colon. This should restore balance to their gut microbiome, but according to a study

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Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexanr Wang is leaving

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-03-20 11:12:21

Data-labeling company Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a “significant” investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion. The startup also said its co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang is stepping down from his role to join Meta and help the bigger company with its AI work. Reports indicate that Meta invested about $14.3 billion for a 49% stake in the startup, which produces and labels data that’s used to train the large language models that underpin a significant portion

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Urban Design and Adaptive Reuse in North Korea, Japan, and Singapore

news.ycombinator.com Dave Deek 2026-03-20 11:01:56

"Little Thailand" in Golden Mile Complex; Sengkang, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons; We debate policy and push for development, but what about the actual city that emerges? For my fellow urbanists and YIMBYs, I hope this interview offers something a bit new. The aesthetics, forms, and textures born from history, politics, resources, and constraints. Beyond regulations and economic models, how do planning ideas manifest visually? What does ada

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Meta is paying $14 billion to catch up in the AI race

theverge.com Alex Heath 2026-03-20 10:05:10

Meta is paying $14.3 billion to acquire 49 percent of Scale AI and hire its CEO, Alexandr Wang, to revamp its troubled AI efforts. As part of the deal, Wang will report directly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and remain on Scale’s board of directors, both companies announced on Thursday. Sources say Wang will lead a new AI lab at Meta tasked with building “superintelligence.” Meta spokesperson Ashley Zandy says the company “will share more about this effort and the great people joining this team i

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Meta’s new world model lets robots manipulate objects in environments they’ve never encountered before

venturebeat.com Ben Dickson 2026-03-20 17:22:07

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more While large language models (LLMs) have mastered text (and other modalities to some extent), they lack the physical “common sense” to operate in dynamic, real-world environments. This has limited the deployment of AI in areas like manufacturing and logistics, where understanding cause and effect is critical. Meta’s latest model, V-JEPA 2,

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Anker issues recall for popular power bank due to fire risk - stop using it now

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2026-03-20 21:01:51

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a new recall for the Anker PowerCore 10000 power bank, model number A1263. According to the report, the lithium-ion battery inside can overheat, causing the device to become a fire and burn hazard to consumers. "Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions" caused by its faulty power bank. Among those incidents, there have been "two reports of minor burn injuries" (thankfully not requiring medical attention) and 11

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Isaacman’s bold plan for NASA: Nuclear ships, seven-crew Dragons, accelerated Artemis

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-20 21:01:25

Nearly two weeks have passed since Jared Isaacman received a fateful, brief phone call from two officials in President Trump's Office of Personnel Management. In those few seconds, the trajectory of his life over the next three and a half years changed dramatically. The president, the callers said, wanted to go in a different direction for NASA's administrator. At the time, Isaacman was within days of a final vote on the floor of the US Senate and assured of bipartisan support. He had run the g

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After a series of tumors, woman’s odd-looking tongue explains everything

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-20 21:39:39

Breast cancer. Colon cancer. An enlarged thyroid gland. A family history of tumors and cancers as well. It wasn't until the woman developed an annoying case of dry mouth that doctors put it all together. By then, she was in her 60s. According to a new case study in JAMA Dermatology, the woman presented to a dermatology clinic in Spain after three months of oral unpleasantness. They noted the cancers in her medical history. When she opened wide, doctors immediately saw the problem: Her tongue wa

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Tesla Drivers Sue Elon Musk for Turning Their Cars Into "Extreme" Right-Wing Symbols

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-21 08:08:11

"Tesla branded vehicles have become strong political symbols and now appear to be veritable extreme-right 'totems.'" The Implications Tesla drivers in France are suing Elon Musk's EV maker for turning their vehicles into what they characterize as "extreme-right" symbols. As news agency France 24 reports, the owners are demanding that their lease contracts be terminated and reimbursed for the accrued legal costs. "Because of Elon Musk's actions... Tesla branded vehicles have become strong pol

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Unpacking AI Agents

wired.com Lauren Goode 2026-03-21 13:46:05

In the past six months, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others have released web-browsing agents that are designed to complete tasks independently, with only minimal input from humans. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has even called AI agents “the next giant breakthrough.” On today’s episode, we'll dive into what makes these agents different from other forms of machine intelligence, and whether their capabilities can live up to the hype. You can follow Michael Calore on Bluesky at @snackfight, Lauren Good

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Mythical Games launches FIFA Rivals worldwide touting digital ownership

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2026-03-22 05:00:00

FIFA Rivals, the officially licensed arcade-style mobile soccer game, is now available for download on the App Store and Google Play around the world. Powered by FIFA’s global license and Mythical Games’ hybrid Web2/Web3 game platform, FIFA Rivals delivers an arcade-style football experience with gamers building their dream teams and attempting to dominate their rivals by competing in live events and PvP leagues. Following a successful soft launch, the global launch introduces innovative featu

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Former Intel engineers form AheadComputing to break CPU performance limits with RISC-V design

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-03-22 09:03:00

What just happened? In the heart of Oregon's Silicon Forest, a group of veteran chip architects has traded the security of a tech giant for the high-stakes world of startups, aiming to redefine the future of microprocessors. The founders of AheadComputing, who collectively spent nearly a century at Intel, are now channeling their expertise into building a new class of CPU, one they believe could upend the industry's established order. Rather than building on the legacy of x86, the team is betti

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When I share files, I skip right past Quick Share and use this app instead

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-22 09:00:25

Andy Walker / Android Authority Sharing files across Android and other devices can be tedious. Although Quick Share has improved slightly since Samsung and Google collaborated, offering a larger feature set than ever, it often feels more cumbersome than convenient. I spend more time connecting to the recipient’s phone than sending the file, which I don’t appreciate. How often do you use Quick Share? 31 votes Daily. 19 % Once or twice a week. 16 % Once a month or less. 45 % I don't use it at al

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The Sixties Come Back to Life in "Everything Is Now"

news.ycombinator.com Richard Brody 2026-03-18 19:15:51

The film critic and cultural historian J. Hoberman’s new book, “Everything Is Now: The 1960s New York Avant-Garde—Primal Happenings, Underground Movies, Radical Pop,” is as jubilantly overstuffed as its subtitle. The book is a startlingly slow read—and I say that with unbridled enthusiasm. I can’t remember the last book I’ve read that contained so much information so tightly packed, or in which the distillation of vast research offered such relentless ricochets of association, connection, and al

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Meta invests $14.8 billion in Scale AI to accelerate superintelligence ambitions

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-03-22 18:19:00

Editor's take: Big tech companies are locked in a fierce race to develop artificial intelligence that matches or exceeds human intelligence – a breakthrough with the power to transform industries and society. Meta's new partnership with Scale AI underscores just how urgent and high-stakes this competition has become, as the company commits to unprecedented investments to keep pace. Insider sources told The Information that Meta is making a bold move to reshape its artificial intelligence ambiti

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Meta forming new AI lab helmed by Scale AI CEO Alex Wang, report says

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2026-03-21 16:20:54

Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI, arrives for a meeting with international investors in IA at the Elysee Palace as part of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, France, Feb. 10, 2025. Meta is forming a new artificial intelligence research lab and bringing on Alexandr Wang, founder and CEO of the startup Scale AI, according to The New York Times. The research lab is going to pursue a concept known as "superintelligence," which is an AI system that surpasses human intelligence,

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Oracle shares climb 8% as earnings, revenue top estimates

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-03-22 22:07:23

From left, former Fox Corp. Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch and Larry Ellison, Oracle's co-founder, chief technology officer and executive chairman, listen as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 3, 2025. Oracle shares rose about 8% in extended trading on Wednesday after the software maker reported results that exceeded Wall Street estimates and signaled that cloud growth will accelerate. Here's how the company did in com

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Nvidia believes physical AI systems are a $50 trillion market opportunity

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2026-03-22 09:00:00

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is giving a keynote at the Nvidia GTC Paris event, where he said Nvidia’s physical AI systems are poised to revolutionize industries, with a $50 trillion market opportunity across factories, transportation, and humanoid robots. The company’s automotive business is expected to reach $5 billion this year, with a trillion-dollar potential as all cars become fully autonomous. But only 1% of the cars on the road today are L2+ capable today — suggesting a significant mark

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Wandercraft raises $75M for acceleration of AI-powered humanoid robotics and exoskeletons

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2026-03-22 12:00:00

Wandercraft, a maker of self-balancing robotic mobility systems, has secured $75 million in funding to accelerate AI-powered robotics. This influx of capital arrives during a time of rapid growth, increased global visibility, and product innovation in clinical, consumer, and industrial robotics. The Series D round came with major contributions from Renault Group, Bpifrance, the European Investment Bank, Teampact Ventures and Quadrant Management. The new funding will help propel Wandercraft in

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IBM aims to build the world’s first large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer by 2028

technologyreview.com Sophia Chen 2026-03-21 08:00:00

IBM intends Starling to be able to perform computational tasks beyond the capability of classical computers. Starling will have 200 logical qubits, which will be constructed using the company’s chips. It should be able to perform 100 million logical operations consecutively with accuracy; existing quantum computers can do so for only a few thousand. The system will demonstrate error correction at a much larger scale than anything done before, claims Gambetta. Previous error correction demonstra

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I’ve found the best solution if you want a smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-22 09:30:46

If you’re looking for the best phones with a physical keyboard then I’m sorry to tell you that your options are slimming down. Phones with a built-in physical keyboard are becoming very, very rare. And the few ones available right now are pretty much considered antiques in the world of smartphones. However, if this is a feature you absolutely need, there are still some devices you might want to consider — and the best solution might surprise you. Clicks Keyboard Case: The best Android QWERTY K

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New Apple study challenges whether AI models truly “reason” through problems

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-22 19:56:47

In early June, Apple researchers released a study suggesting that simulated reasoning (SR) models, such as OpenAI's o1 and o3, DeepSeek-R1, and Claude 3.7 Sonnet Thinking, produce outputs consistent with pattern-matching from training data when faced with novel problems requiring systematic thinking. The researchers found similar results to a recent study by the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) in April, showing that these same models achieved low scores on novel mathematic

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A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers

wired.com Molly Taft 2026-03-21 16:56:09

A 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation included in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” has brushed up against a mounting battle over the growth of data centers. On Thursday, Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, posted on X that the megabill’s 10-year block on states regulating artificial intelligence could “make it easier for corporations to get zoning variances, so massive AI data centers could be built in close proximity to residential areas.” Massie, who

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Can Scale AI and Alexandr Wang reignite Meta’s AI efforts?

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-03-22 17:16:34

Meta is reportedly investing nearly $15 billion in the data-labeling firm Scale AI and taking a 49% stake in the startup, while also bringing on CEO Alexandr Wang to help lead a new “superintelligence” lab within the company. The deal is reminiscent of Meta’s previous large and risky bets, such as its $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp and its $1 billion Instagram purchase. At the time those mergers closed, many people suggested Meta had grossly overpaid for the platforms — and today’s discour

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Start a computer club in the place that you live (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 05:30:18

CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE: YOU SHOULD START A COMPUTER CLUB IN THE PLACE THAT YOU LIVE ,---------------------------, | /---------------------\ | | | LASTA NOVAĴO: | | | | VI DEVUS ESTABLI | | | | KOMPUTILAN KLUBON | | | | EN LA LOKO, | | | | KIE VI LOĜAS | | | \_____________________/ | |___________________________| ,---\_____ [] _______/------, / /______________\ /| /___________________________________ / | ___ | | | ) | _ _ _ [-------] | | ( | o o o [-------] | / _)_ |______________________________

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Under new bill, Bigfoot could become California’s “official cryptid”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-17 02:01:35

You might suspect that a one-line bill about Bigfoot that bears the number "666" is a joke, but AB-666 is apparently a serious offering from California Assemblymember Chris Rogers. Rogers represents a California district known for its Bigfoot sightings (or "sightings," depending on your persuasion—many of these have been faked), and he wants to make Bigfoot the "official cryptid" of the state. His bill notes that California already has many official symbols, including the golden poppy (official

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Microsoft's quantum chip Majarona 1 is a few qubits short

zdnet.com Tiernan Ray 2025-11-16 20:08:10

Microsoft says its Majorana 1 contains eight topological qubits and can scale to a million, though the details on how it will scale are scant. Microsoft Quantum Microsoft's quantum computing scientists announced they have finally realized a long-held goal of building a "topological qubit", the equivalent of a transistor for ordinary chips, that may help advance quantum computing. The qubit is the functional element of a quantum chip, called Majorana 1, based on an exotic particle, a hybrid of

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Scale AI's Alexandr Wang confirms departure for Meta as part of $14.3 billion deal

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Under new bill, Bigfoot could become California’s “official cryptid”

Microsoft's quantum chip Majarona 1 is a few qubits short

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