TIME Names Its 10 Most Influential AI Companies for 2026
ByteDance, Zhipu AI, and Alibaba land on TIME's first-ever AI-focused list, alongside OpenAI, Anthropic, and a surprise 'no-Western-chips' label for Zhipu.
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Meta's next power play: beaming solar from space to AI data centers
Meta has reserved up to 1GW of space-based solar power from startup Overview Energy to feed its AI data centers, alongside a deal for 100GWh of long-duration storage from Noon Energy.
China blocks Meta's Manus acquisition, demands $2 billion back and data deleted
China's investment security review has formally blocked Meta's acquisition of AI agent startup Manus, ordering the deal unwound, $2 billion returned, and all data isolated or deleted.
China kills Meta’s Manus acquisition, sending a warning to AI startups
China's NDRC has blocked Meta's acquisition of AI agent startup Manus, signaling that AI core capabilities are now national security assets and that offshore structures won't shield startups from scrutiny.
China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus
China has ordered Meta to unwind its acquisition of AI startup Manus, the latest sign of escalating tech tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Meta bets billions on AWS Graviton5 CPUs for AI agents
Meta has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with AWS to deploy tens of millions of Graviton5 CPU cores for agentic AI workloads, signaling a major shift toward non-GPU compute.
China tells AI startups to reject US capital after Meta's Manus deal
Chinese regulators have told Moonshot AI, StepFun, and ByteDance to reject US investment without government approval, in response to Meta's controversial acquisition of AI agent startup Manus.
Meta lays off 8,000 workers as AI push remakes the company
Meta confirmed it will lay off 8,000 employees starting May 20, part of a broader plan to cut up to 20% of its workforce as it ramps up AI investments and efficiency efforts.
Meta is tracking employee clicks and keystrokes to train its AI replacements
Meta is installing software on employee computers to track clicks, keystrokes, and screenshots, using the data to train AI agents that could automate their jobs.
Meta's new four-week bootcamp aims to solve its own fiber technician shortage
Meta and CBRE are launching a free four-week training program to create a pipeline of fiber technicians for the company's US data centers, addressing a critical industry-wide labor shortage.