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Riley Ray Griffin
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Bloomberg tech reporter breaking news on Meta. Formerly all things health care, politics and policy. Signal @ rgriffin.42
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Meta is poised to announce the completion of 2Africa—a 45,000-km subsea cable looping Africa—but its Red Sea stretch remains stalled. Meta isn’t alone: regional security threats have sidelined multiple projects.

🔗SCOOP with Loni Prinsloo, Jillian Deutsch and Olivia Solon here: shorturl.at/loYga
Google, Meta Delay Red Sea Cables as Security Risks Rattle Plans
Multiple subsea internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are yet to complete as planned, as political tensions and heightened security threats have made the route more dangerous and complicat...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Scoop: Reddit is in talks with Google to strike a new AI content deal—one that would get the platform paid more for its data, which has become crucial for training Google's AI & powering search results

w/ @rileyraygriffin.bsky.social & @shiringhaffary.bsky.social

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Headline: Reddit seeks to strike next AI content pact with Google, OpenAI - Moving past a dollars-for-data model, Reddit seeks new deals - The social platform looks to bring new users into its forums Reddit Inc. is in early talks to strike its next content-sharing agreement with Alphabet Inc.’s Google, aiming to extract more value from future deals now that its data plays a prominent role in search results and generative AI training. Reddit, more than a year and a half after its first data-sharing deal with Google for a reported $60 million, is in talks for deeper integration with Google’s AI products, according to executives familiar with the discussions. It’s proposing a new kind of partnership that would encourage users to become active contributors to Reddit’s popular online forums, so Google traffic could help the company grow and generate content for future training.
September 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Joined @vox.com epic pod, "Today, Explained" to chat AI talent wars, Zuckerberg's multi-hundred million dollar comp offers and ... that evasive concept of 🧠*superintelligence* 🧠

Listen up 🔊 open.spotify.com/episode/0fi5...

PLUS: It's a two-fer with my ol' pal,
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$250 million to work for Meta
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August 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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SCOOP: President Trump threatened to inflict “substantial” tariffs on countries that impose digital taxes just days after Mark Zuckerberg raised concerns about the levies during a White House meeting.

Dive into the details: bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com
Zuckerberg Lobbied Trump on Digital Taxes Before Tariff Threat
President Donald Trump threatened to inflict “substantial” tariffs on countries that impose digital taxes just days after Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg raised concerns ab...
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August 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A UK deputy PM turned Meta political fixer tells me Silicon Valley has overcorrected by leaning to hard into US politics and the "America first" agenda.

But he’s not surprised: “Silicon Valley is a place of stampedes and fads,” says Nick Clegg, Meta’s ex–global affairs chief.🧵
August 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Scientists have released the closest images ever taken near the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface.

See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3
July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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The official tally of measles cases in the US is now the highest in more than three decades -- and we have five months to go. @jessicanix.bsky.social has details on what's driving the surge>
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Bloomberg chart shows annual confirmed measles in the US, with 2025's number already at 1,288 on July 9, the highest since the 2,216 total for all of 1992
July 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Breaking: Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X social-media platform after two years on the job.
Yaccarino to Step Down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X After Two Years
Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as chief executive officer of Elon Musk’s X social-media platform after two years on the job.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Exclusive: Meta held discussions with AI search startup Perplexity about a possible takeover before moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI
Meta Discussed Buying Perplexity Before Investing in Scale AI
Meta Platforms Inc. held discussions with artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity AI Inc. about a possible takeover before moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI, according to people familiar with the matter.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Zuck's plans for a `superintelligence' unit, first reported by Bloomberg, stem from internal frustration and disappointment with the latest Llama release. Scoop by @kurtwagner.bsky.social and @rileyraygriffin.bsky.social
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Zuckerberg Is Personally Recruiting New ‘Superintelligence’ AI Team at Meta
Mark Zuckerberg, frustrated with Meta Platforms Inc.’s shortfalls in AI, is assembling a team of experts to achieve artificial general intelligence, recruiting from a brain trust of AI researchers and...
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June 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Meta reached its largest power deal to date, sending nuclear-related stocks soaring.

The company clinched a 20-year contract with Constellation Energy Corp. for power from an Illinois nuclear plant that was once at risk of closure.

My latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com
Meta to Buy Nuclear Power From Constellation as AI Demand Soars
Constellation Energy Corp. agreed to sell power from an Illinois nuclear plant to Meta Platforms Inc. as artificial intelligence sends power demand soaring.
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June 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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For our reporting on Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to court President Donald Trump, we used data from @jacks.grndcntrl.net's @zuckjet.grndcntrl.net to produce this telling graphic... ✈️

Full story w/ @kurtwagner.bsky.social for @bloomberg.com, here: t.co/81wpCktYrX
May 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Mark Zuckerberg has done everything he can to win over Trump, and it’s not clear how much he has to show for it. Read The Big Take
Mark Zuckerberg Loves MAGA Now. Will MAGA Ever Love Him Back?
Meta’s CEO has done everything he can to win over Trump, and it’s not clear how much he has to show for it.
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May 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Newsletter | Tech In Depth

Zuckerberg’s Pivot Toward Trump Raises Questions About Endgame
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... via @bloomberg.com @rileyraygriffin.bsky.social
Zuckerberg’s Pivot Toward Trump Raises Questions About Endgame
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Riley Griffin writes about what she and coll...
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May 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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My colleagues @rileyraygriffin.bsky.social and @kurtwagner.bsky.social spoke to more than 50 people for this in-depth look at efforts by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to woo Trump.
kurtwagner.bsky.social Kurt Wagner @kurtwagner.bsky.social · May 27
🚨 New Businessweek Feature 🚨

What is behind Mark Zuckerberg's rightward swing toward President Trump?

I'd wager it's less about personal politics, and more about a finely tuned sense of self-preservation... w/ @rileyraygriffin.bsky.social

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Mark Zuckerberg Loves MAGA Now. Will MAGA Ever Love Him Back?
Meta’s CEO has done everything he can to win over Trump, and it’s not clear how much he has to show for it.
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May 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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President Biden called Mark Zuckerberg "Little Twerp" and "Fuckerberg” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... @rileyraygriffin.bsky.social @kurtwagner.bsky.social
Mark Zuckerberg Loves MAGA Now. Will MAGA Ever Love Him Back?
Meta’s CEO has done everything he can to win over Trump, and it’s not clear how much he has to show for it.
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May 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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🚨 New Businessweek Feature 🚨

What is behind Mark Zuckerberg's rightward swing toward President Trump?

I'd wager it's less about personal politics, and more about a finely tuned sense of self-preservation... w/ @rileyraygriffin.bsky.social

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Mark Zuckerberg Loves MAGA Now. Will MAGA Ever Love Him Back?
Meta’s CEO has done everything he can to win over Trump, and it’s not clear how much he has to show for it.
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May 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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“For us, growth is everything,” Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said today in court. “You’re either growing, or you’re slowly dying.”

Reporting live from DC, here’s how he described TikTok’s threat to Instagram in Meta’s antitrust battle with the FTC:
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Instagram Chief Says App Has Feared TikTok Threat for Years
A small portion of Instagram’s content comes from users engaging with family and friends as the app focuses more on video offerings to compete with TikTok, the platform’s chief Adam Mosseri said, seek...
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May 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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BREAKING: Meta told staff that it’s chosen Robert Fergus to helm its artificial intelligence research lab, FAIR, elevating an employee who helped start the lab before a stint at competitor Alphabet's DeepMind.

Dive into the AI news, here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Meta Taps New Head of AI Lab After Staffer’s Return From Google
Meta Platforms Inc. told staff that it’s chosen Robert Fergus to helm its artificial intelligence research lab, elevating an employee who helped start the lab before a stint at competitor Alphabet Inc...
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May 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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An internal Meta report from 2019 found "that minors made up 27% of the follow recommendations that the social media app surfaced to 'groomers'" 😳

New data coming out today at the Meta-FTC antitrust trial... gift link w/ @rileyraygriffin.bsky.social

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Instagram Urged ‘Groomers’ to Connect With Minors, FTC Says
Instagram’s automated software systems recommended that child “groomers” connect with minors on the app, making it easier for them to find victims, according to a 2019 internal document presented in c...
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May 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Elon Musk's net worth has taken a nosedive during his first 100 days in government. He's had some wins - the proposed administrator to NASA, a Musk supporter, being a major one - but the damage he's done to both his brand and Tesla's is hard to quantify (gift link)

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April 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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NEW: Meta is laying off more than 100 people across its Reality Labs division focused on creating VR and wearable devices, @markgurman.bsky.social and I report. 🎁🔗:
Meta Lays Off More Than 100 Employees Across Reality Labs Unit
Meta Platforms Inc. is laying off more than 100 people across its Reality Labs division focused on creating virtual reality and wearable devices, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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SCOOP: Meta plans to spend nearly $1 billion on the development of a data center project in central Wisconsin, underscoring a larger effort from the social media giant to ramp up investments in AI and cloud infrastructure www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com w/@brodyford.bsky.social!
Meta Plans Nearly $1 Billion Data Center Project in Wisconsin
Meta Platforms Inc. plans to spend nearly $1 billion on the development of a data center project in central Wisconsin, underscoring a larger effort from the social media giant to ramp up investments i...
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April 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Korean chip startup FuriosaAI has turned down an $800 million takeover offer from Meta Platforms Inc., choosing instead to grow the business as an independent company, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

My latest with Yoolim Lee for @bloomberg.com - here (🎁🔗): shorturl.at/bqLbx
AI Chip Startup FuriosaAI Rejects Meta’s $800 Million Offer
Korean chip startup FuriosaAI has turned down an $800 million takeover offer from Meta Platforms Inc., choosing instead to grow the business as an independent company, a person with knowledge of the m...
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March 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Reddit co-founder @alexisohanian.bsky.social has teamed up with former business rival @kevinrose.bsky.social to relaunch Digg, a platform once dubbed “the homepage of the internet.”

Here's what I learned from the duo about their effort to clean up online social spaces using AI: bloomberg.com/news…
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March 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM