These 8 big deals defined the year in artificial intelligence

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Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son shakes hands with US President Donald Trump.
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son shakes hands with US President Donald Trump.

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This former Meta engineer, who quickly rose through the corporate ranks, says you shouldn't 'aim for promotions'

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HeyGen CTO Rong Yan advises against focusing solely on promotions in tech careers.

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12 executives, researchers, others who left OpenAI in 2025 — mostly to Meta Superintelligence Lab

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OpenAI lost at least 11 scientists and executives in 2025, including more than half a dozen researchers to Meta in the summer.

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Some elite AI researchers say language is limiting. Here's the new kind of model they are building instead.

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Top AI researchers, such as Fei-Fei Li and Yann LeCun, are building world models, which they say have more potential than large language models.

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The scariest word this year for workers from DC to Silicon Valley

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Tech leaders like Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk led a workforce efficiency crusade in 2025.

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Surviving Meta's 'year of intensity'

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A Mark Zuckerberg robotic dog by the artist Beeple at the 2025 Art Basel event
A Mark Zuckerberg robotic dog by the artist Beeple at the 2025 Art Basel event

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I was a senior leader in Big Tech, and I'm worried by middle managers losing jobs. They're essential — if you know how to use them.

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Antin once had to lay off more than 25% of his team.

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Mark Zuckerberg's CZI philanthropy stops funding the pro-immigration advocacy group he cofounded

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Mark Zuckerberg cofounded FWD.us in 2013. In 2025, he stopped funding it.

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Mark Zuckerberg is $23 billion richer in under 15 months — but he's slid from 2nd to 6th on the rich list

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

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Meta's new smart glasses update enhances your holiday listening experience

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Meta's latest update enhances its AI smart glasses with groundbreaking noise cancellation and real-time music suggestions from Spotify.
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