Technology Is Fast and the Courts Are Slow

Yann LeCun, a prominent artificial intelligence researcher at Meta Platforms Inc., has announced his departure from the company at the end of 2025. He plans to establish a new startup focused on advancing machine intelligence research, with Meta remaining as a partner in this endeavor.

Meta has secured a significant legal victory against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in an antitrust case, which could allow the company to resume acquiring startups after a period of regulatory caution. This ruling may also impact other major tech firms like Google and Microsoft, who have been hesitant to pursue acquisitions due to increased scrutiny under FTC Chair Lina Khan.

Lovable CEO Anton Osika attributes the company's success in reaching $200 million in annual recurring revenue to his decision to remain in Europe instead of relocating to Silicon Valley. This strategic choice has allowed Lovable to thrive in the competitive AI coding market.

Meta has requested the Oversight Board to provide input on its Community Notes feature prior to its planned expansion. This move indicates Meta's intention to enhance transparency and accountability in its content moderation practices.

A CEIP study reveals that 87 of the top 100 Chinese AI researchers who were working in the US in 2019 continue their research at US universities or companies as of 2025. Despite some narratives from Silicon Valley executives portraying China as a competitor, the contributions of Chinese researchers remain significant in the US AI landscape.

This study evaluates the effectiveness of various large language models (LLMs) in restoring diacritics in Romanian texts, a crucial task for text processing in languages with rich diacritical marks. The models tested include OpenAI's GPT-3.5, GPT-4, Google's Gemini 1.0 Pro, and Meta's Llama family, among others. Results indicate that GPT-4o achieves high accuracy in diacritic restoration, outperforming a neutral baseline, while other models show variability. The findings emphasize the importance of model architecture, training data, and prompt design in enhancing natural language processing to…

Meta has achieved a significant legal victory by winning an antitrust case that could have compelled the company to divest its popular platforms, Instagram and WhatsApp. A federal judge ruled in favor of Meta, dismissing allegations from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that the company maintained an unfair monopoly. This ruling is seen as a pivotal moment for Meta, allowing it to retain its assets and potentially pursue new acquisitions in the tech industry.

Internal documents reveal that Meta's Vibes AI video feed has approximately 2 million daily active users (DAUs) as of November 9, reflecting a 1% increase from the previous week. Notably, around 52% of returning users interacted with the AI feature. This performance data highlights the growing engagement with Meta's AI-driven content, indicating a positive trend in user interaction and retention.