Meta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe Superintelligence
June 20, 2025
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The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg has been looking at buying AI startups. Sources say he recently discussed buying Thinking Machines Lab and Perplexity. SSI co-founder and CEO Daniel Gross and ex-Github CEO Nat Friedman are poised to co-lead the Meta AI assistant. Both men will report to