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Senators Question Meta’s Data Center Tax Strategy

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, questioning the company’s $6.6 billion in tax breaks.

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Meta has claimed to the Internal Revenue Service that the data centers it is building across the country to power its new generative A.I. efforts are “experimental.”
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Meta Unveils New Series of Advanced A.I. Models

The new models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, are meant to compete with cutting-edge A.I. models from rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, revamped his company’s A.I. division last year after setbacks in developing the technology.
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Three Mark Zuckerbergs, Three Surprisingly Different Men

Jeremy Strong in “The Social Reckoning,” Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” and the real Meta executive are all playing parts. But only one has changed his approach.

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From top, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeremy Strong.
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Meta Unveils 3 Smart Glasses With Built-In A.I.

Artificial intelligence again dominated the company’s annual developer conference, as Mark Zuckerberg doubled down on how the technology can empower people.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, at the company’s developer conference on Wednesday.
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Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown

On social media, Meta’s chief executive appeared to jab at Anthropic by saying that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.

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Mark Zuckerberg in July. In a social media post on Tuesday, he said that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.
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How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together

State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.

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Meta’s $17.1 billion agreement with states followed losses in court over claims that the social media is addictive and harmful to children.
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Mark Zuckerberg Buys an Irish Castle

The prominent landowner has added a nearly 200-year-old estate to his holdings. Archival information says it can take “a brisk walk of 4½ minutes to reach the dining room from the kitchen.”

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Strancally Castle in Waterford, Ireland, was built around 1830 and renovated in the early 2000s. It now belongs to Mark Zuckerberg.
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