This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts discuss the meltdown that has been recently unfolding at Meta and what it says about the company’s relentless…
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‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess
Someone interrupted a livestreamed, employee-only presentation at Meta earlier this week with an expletive-filled outburst about “being the company’s bitch,” according to a recording heard…
Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale
As Meta employees brace for layoffs next Wednesday, May 20, many say the vibes are horrifically, historically low. “Everyone is unhappy; the only people who…
‘It’s Undignified’: Hundreds of Workers Training Meta’s AI Could Be Laid Off
Hundreds of workers in Ireland tasked with refining Meta’s AI models have been told that their jobs are at risk as the company embarks on…
Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice
Medical experts I spoke with balked at the idea of uploading their own health data for an AI model, like Muse Spark, to analyze. “These…
Meta’s New AI Model Gives Mark Zuckerberg a Seat at the Big Kid’s Table
Meta on Wednesday announced its first major model since CEO Mark Zuckerberg rebooted the company’s AI efforts last year under a new division called Meta…
Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota |
11:35 AM PDT · April 1, 2026 Data centers have gotten so large that their power demands now rival entire U.S. states. Take Meta’s Hyperion…
‘Uncanny Valley’: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’
This week on Uncanny Valley, hosts Brian Barrett and Zoë Schiffer discuss the highlights from Nvidia’s annual developer conference, and why Tesla recently got in…
In a vote of confidence for Meta’s Threads, Kalshi adds sharing feature |
In Brief Posted: 4:01 PM PDT · March 10, 2026 Prediction market Kalshi is making it easier for its users to have conversations on Meta’s…
Meta’s AR ambitions meet reality, and California gets serious about AI safety … again |
10:20 AM PDT · September 19, 2025 This week on Equity, Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, and Max Zeff unpack the biggest moves in AI, robotics,…