AI, Meta and nuclear

Meta's nuclear-powered AI ambitions appear to have been thwarted by a swarm of bees
Meta had to pull the plug on a nuclear-powered data center project after a rare bee species was discovered on the land where it was going to be built, according to the Financial Times.
Endangered bees stop Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data center
Plans by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to build an AI data center in the US that runs on nuclear power were thwarted in part because a rare species of bee was discovered on land earmarked for the project, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bees reportedly stopped Meta from building a nuclear-powered AI data center
Meta had to pull the plug on a nuclear-powered data center project after a rare bee species was discovered on the land where it was going to be built, according to the Financial Times.
Meta’s nuclear-powered AI data center plans thwarted by bees, FT reports
Meta’s (META) plans to build a U.S. nuclear-powered AI data center were thwarted in part after a rare bee species was found on land
Mark Zuckerberg’s Nuclear-Powered AI Plan Ruined by Bees
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta saw plans for a new AI data center fall through in part because a rare species of bee was found on land where the data center would be built, according to a report. Sources told the Financial Times that Zuckerberg was hoping to reach a deal with a nuclear power plant operator to provide electricity for the proposed data center,

South Korea fines Meta $15 million

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Meta fined $15M by South Korea for illegally collecting Facebook users’ info
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 ...
Anticipating post-election drama, Meta extends political ad ban past Election Day
Meta announced Tuesday that it is extending its restriction on political ads until later in the week, though it did not ...
Google and Meta are blocking political ads to combat misinformation. Some experts say it’s too late
Facebook, Instagram, Google and YouTube are clamping down on political ads in an effort to combat misinformation that could ...
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Meta opens its Llama AI models to government agencies for national security
Meta is opening up its Llama AI models to government agencies and contractors working on national security, the company ...
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Courier Newsroom spent big on a Meta ad blitz in October
What it does not mention is that one of the biggest political advertisers on Meta’s platforms is Courier Newsroom itself.
Meta’s Upcoming AI Tool Will Stop Teens from Pretending to Be Adults
Meta is reportedly developing a new AI adult classifier tool that can identify users trying to lie about their age. Read more ...
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Meta’s military push is as much about the battle for open-source AI as it is about actual battles
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI! In this newsletter…Intel's Gaudi disappointment...Prime Video gets AI...OpenAI and Anthropic ...
Meta Platforms Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. rose 2.10% to $572.43 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for ...