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What Meta’s Potential $10 Billion Compute Lease to Anthropic Means for Cloud Giants
Meta is in talks to lease up to $10 billion in computing power to Anthropic. The potential blockbuster deal threatens to disrupt Anthropic's relationships with primary backers AWS and Google.
Brazil's Antitrust Ruling Against Meta Could Reshape AI Platform Access Globally
Brazil's competition watchdog just fired the first major regulatory shot in the battle over AI distribution. Meta must suspend its policy blocking third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp—a ruling that could reshape how platforms control access to billions of users.
Meta Snaps Up Manus AI Team as Big Tech Agent Race Intensifies
Meta has acquired the team behind Manus AI, the autonomous agent startup that made waves earlier this year. The acqui-hire signals Meta's aggressive push into AI agents as competition with OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic heats up.
Italy Forces Meta to Suspend WhatsApp's AI Chatbot Ban, Opening 2B Users to Competition
Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its ban on rival AI chatbots using WhatsApp's business tools. The decision could open a distribution channel of 2 billion users to Meta AI's competitors—and signal how the EU plans to regulate Big Tech's AI gatekeeping.
Meta Developing Image, Video, and Coding AI Models With H1 2026 Target Release
Meta is reportedly developing new image, video, and coding AI models targeting the first half of 2026. The push signals Meta's intent to compete directly with OpenAI's Sora, Google's Veo, and the emerging coding assistant market.