Pranav Dixit
@pranavdixit.bsky.social
Meta Correspondent at Business Insider. Previously: India Tech Correspondent at BuzzFeed News. 2022 Nieman Fellow. Accidental expat. Send me tips securely on Signal: pranavdixit.04. Your identify is safe with me.
Meta's product managers are vibe coding prototype apps and showing them to Mark Zuckerberg. www.businessinsider.com/meta-vibe-co...
Meta's product managers are using an increasingly popular skill to design apps for Mark Zuckerberg
Meta embraces vibe coding and AI development, enabling product managers to design prototype apps and present innovations to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Meta's product managers are vibe coding prototype apps and showing them to Mark Zuckerberg. www.businessinsider.com/meta-vibe-co...
Nothing reinforces the Silicon Valley monoculture quite like your Uber driver casually chatting about about GTC and “Jensen” on your ride home.
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Nothing reinforces the Silicon Valley monoculture quite like your Uber driver casually chatting about about GTC and “Jensen” on your ride home.
If you were part of the Meta Superintelligence Labs layoffs today, I want to hear from you. Message me securely on Signal at +1408-905-9124.
October 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you were part of the Meta Superintelligence Labs layoffs today, I want to hear from you. Message me securely on Signal at +1408-905-9124.
Get you a newsroom that lets you write about both Meta and Metallica.
I grew up in 90s India where Western bands rarely toured. So my first concert being Metallica — at Salesforce’s Dreamforce — felt gloriously incongruous. If you can’t make B2B exciting, I guess you can at least make it loud. Blogged about it here. www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-d...
I went to Salesforce's biggest conference to learn what it actually does. I finally kind of get it, and I saw Metallica live.
I went to Salesforce's Dreamforce, where over 50,000 attendees experienced CRM software, celebrity talks, and an unforgettable Metallica concert.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Get you a newsroom that lets you write about both Meta and Metallica.
I grew up in 90s India where Western bands rarely toured. So my first concert being Metallica — at Salesforce’s Dreamforce — felt gloriously incongruous. If you can’t make B2B exciting, I guess you can at least make it loud. Blogged about it here. www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-d...
I went to Salesforce's biggest conference to learn what it actually does. I finally kind of get it, and I saw Metallica live.
I went to Salesforce's Dreamforce, where over 50,000 attendees experienced CRM software, celebrity talks, and an unforgettable Metallica concert.
www.businessinsider.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I grew up in 90s India where Western bands rarely toured. So my first concert being Metallica — at Salesforce’s Dreamforce — felt gloriously incongruous. If you can’t make B2B exciting, I guess you can at least make it loud. Blogged about it here. www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-d...
I need something like a lightweight CRM to manage sources and broader contacts and connections. Does anyone have ideas on how to manage this?
October 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I need something like a lightweight CRM to manage sources and broader contacts and connections. Does anyone have ideas on how to manage this?
I need something like a lightweight CRM to manage sources and broader contacts and connections. Does anyone have ideas on how to manage this?
October 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I need something like a lightweight CRM to manage sources and broader contacts and connections. Does anyone have ideas on how to manage this?
🚨 A legal-y scoop: New filings show Meta is fighting to block AI chatbot documents and whistleblower testimony in a major child-safety case heading to trial in New Mexico. www.businessinsider.com/meta-legal-b...
Meta balked at turning over AI chatbot records in lawsuit, setting up court fight
Meta faces a legal battle in New Mexico over AI chatbot records in a child safety lawsuit, as the state demands key internal documents.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🚨 A legal-y scoop: New filings show Meta is fighting to block AI chatbot documents and whistleblower testimony in a major child-safety case heading to trial in New Mexico. www.businessinsider.com/meta-legal-b...
Today I realized I won’t be able to afford a house in the Bay Area anytime soon. I’ve only been here three years — one of the few immigrants in journalism — so maybe I was jumping the gun. But one day. One day. I’ve got the immigrant zeal to make it all worth it.
October 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Today I realized I won’t be able to afford a house in the Bay Area anytime soon. I’ve only been here three years — one of the few immigrants in journalism — so maybe I was jumping the gun. But one day. One day. I’ve got the immigrant zeal to make it all worth it.
Reposted by Pranav Dixit
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🚨 Scoop: Internal memos show Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs is steering teams from slow internal systems to faster third-party tools like Vercel to speed up AI development. Executives say Meta’s own tech “is not conducive to vibe coding.” www.businessinsider.com/meta-superin...
Meta Superintelligence Labs executives are pushing staff to ditch slow internal systems for faster engineering tools
As part of Meta's big bet on superintelligence, it's steering its AI teams to new tools like Vercel and GitHub, as revealed by internal memos.
www.businessinsider.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This post appeared under this Techmeme headline:
Reposted by Pranav Dixit
Do you work for Meta Superintelligence Labs? I'd love to chat with you. I promise to keep your identity absolutely safe. My Signal number is +1408-905-9124 (or scan this QR code).
October 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Do you work for Meta Superintelligence Labs? I'd love to chat with you. I promise to keep your identity absolutely safe. My Signal number is +1408-905-9124 (or scan this QR code).
Reposted by Pranav Dixit
🚨 Scoop: Internal memos show Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs is steering teams from slow internal systems to faster third-party tools like Vercel to speed up AI development. Executives say Meta’s own tech “is not conducive to vibe coding.” www.businessinsider.com/meta-superin...
Meta Superintelligence Labs executives are pushing staff to ditch slow internal systems for faster engineering tools
As part of Meta's big bet on superintelligence, it's steering its AI teams to new tools like Vercel and GitHub, as revealed by internal memos.
www.businessinsider.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
🚨 Scoop: Internal memos show Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs is steering teams from slow internal systems to faster third-party tools like Vercel to speed up AI development. Executives say Meta’s own tech “is not conducive to vibe coding.” www.businessinsider.com/meta-superin...
🚨 Scoop: Internal memos show Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs is steering teams from slow internal systems to faster third-party tools like Vercel to speed up AI development. Executives say Meta’s own tech “is not conducive to vibe coding.” www.businessinsider.com/meta-superin...
Meta Superintelligence Labs executives are pushing staff to ditch slow internal systems for faster engineering tools
As part of Meta's big bet on superintelligence, it's steering its AI teams to new tools like Vercel and GitHub, as revealed by internal memos.
www.businessinsider.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
🚨 Scoop: Internal memos show Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs is steering teams from slow internal systems to faster third-party tools like Vercel to speed up AI development. Executives say Meta’s own tech “is not conducive to vibe coding.” www.businessinsider.com/meta-superin...
🚨 Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social: Intuitive Surgical, a $150-billion Silicon Valley medtech company with 13,000 employees, has paused job offers to all candidates who need H-1B sponsorship because of the recent Presidential proclamation. www.businessinsider.com/intuitive-si...
A major Silicon Valley medtech company just announced it was pausing H-1B hires
Intuitive Surgical is best-known for building surgery robots. It just froze offers to H-1B candidates due to President Donald Trump's new policy.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
🚨 Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social: Intuitive Surgical, a $150-billion Silicon Valley medtech company with 13,000 employees, has paused job offers to all candidates who need H-1B sponsorship because of the recent Presidential proclamation. www.businessinsider.com/intuitive-si...
I am at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social's Trust and Safety Research Conference today. Say hi if you're around!
September 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social's Trust and Safety Research Conference today. Say hi if you're around!
🚨 Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social:
Meta blew a Senate deadline to produce AI chatbot records tied to kids’ safety. “There’s no upside to meeting the deadline, no consequence for missing it, and a lot more options from buying time," experts said. www.businessinsider.com/meta-misses-...
Meta blew a Senate deadline to produce AI chatbot records tied to kids’ safety. “There’s no upside to meeting the deadline, no consequence for missing it, and a lot more options from buying time," experts said. www.businessinsider.com/meta-misses-...
Meta just missed a senator's deadline for submitting records about its AI chatbot policies for kids
Sen. Josh Hawley's office says Meta hasn't complied with its request to hand over records on how its AI chatbot interacted with children.
www.businessinsider.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🚨 Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social:
Meta blew a Senate deadline to produce AI chatbot records tied to kids’ safety. “There’s no upside to meeting the deadline, no consequence for missing it, and a lot more options from buying time," experts said. www.businessinsider.com/meta-misses-...
Meta blew a Senate deadline to produce AI chatbot records tied to kids’ safety. “There’s no upside to meeting the deadline, no consequence for missing it, and a lot more options from buying time," experts said. www.businessinsider.com/meta-misses-...
🚨 48 hours of chaos. A scramble for flights. Tech workers walking off planes. Immigration lawyers working nonstop. The White House’s $100K H-1B fee threw Silicon Valley into turmoil overnight.
Big new feature from me + my dream team at @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/trump-h-1b-v...
Big new feature from me + my dream team at @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/trump-h-1b-v...
Confusion and chaos: Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee rocks Silicon Valley's hiring machine
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee sparked chaos in Silicon Valley, sending shockwaves through the tech industry as companies scrambled to adjust to costly new regulations.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🚨 48 hours of chaos. A scramble for flights. Tech workers walking off planes. Immigration lawyers working nonstop. The White House’s $100K H-1B fee threw Silicon Valley into turmoil overnight.
Big new feature from me + my dream team at @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/trump-h-1b-v...
Big new feature from me + my dream team at @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/trump-h-1b-v...
🚨 Scoop: Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and JPMorgan are among the companies telling H-1B employees to return to the US within 24 hours after Trump's surprise proclamation, per employees and internal communications reviewed by @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-emp...
Big Tech and finance companies are telling H-1B employees to get to the US in under 24 hours
Amazon, Microsoft, JPMorgan, and Meta employees on H-1B visas were told to stay put, per employees and communications reviewed by Business Insider.
www.businessinsider.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🚨 Scoop: Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and JPMorgan are among the companies telling H-1B employees to return to the US within 24 hours after Trump's surprise proclamation, per employees and internal communications reviewed by @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-emp...
🚨 The WhatsApp whistleblower says Meta’s performance review system (PSC) was weaponized against him. He alleges PSC pushed employees to:
• Do “busy work” + Band-Aid fixes to boost ratings
• Manipulate “user harm” metrics to hide compromised accounts
www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-sec...
• Do “busy work” + Band-Aid fixes to boost ratings
• Manipulate “user harm” metrics to hide compromised accounts
www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-sec...
WhatsApp's former security head claims Meta's performance review system punished him for speaking up
WhatsApp's former security head sued Meta, alleging ignored privacy risks and problems with the performance review system.
www.businessinsider.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🚨 The WhatsApp whistleblower says Meta’s performance review system (PSC) was weaponized against him. He alleges PSC pushed employees to:
• Do “busy work” + Band-Aid fixes to boost ratings
• Manipulate “user harm” metrics to hide compromised accounts
www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-sec...
• Do “busy work” + Band-Aid fixes to boost ratings
• Manipulate “user harm” metrics to hide compromised accounts
www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-sec...
🚨 Scoop: Meta is paying contractors up to $55/hr to build AI chatbot characters for India, Indonesia, and Mexico. Applicants need 6 years of character-creation experience. In Indonesia, two of the most popular bots are “Lonely Woman” and “Deviant Male.” www.businessinsider.com/meta-hires-c...
Meta is paying contractors up to $55 an hour to build AI chatbot characters
Meta invests in AI chatbots by hiring contractors for markets like India and Indonesia, as privacy and policy scrutiny escalate.
www.businessinsider.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
🚨 Scoop: Meta is paying contractors up to $55/hr to build AI chatbot characters for India, Indonesia, and Mexico. Applicants need 6 years of character-creation experience. In Indonesia, two of the most popular bots are “Lonely Woman” and “Deviant Male.” www.businessinsider.com/meta-hires-c...
👶🏼 My baby was born just as Zuck started throwing millions at AI talent and shaking up Meta’s AI org. I’m back from parental leave, sleep-deprived but scoop-hungry.
Current/former Meta folks:
📱 Signal: +1 408-905-9124 (or scan the QR code)
✉️ pranavdixit@protonmail.com
Current/former Meta folks:
📱 Signal: +1 408-905-9124 (or scan the QR code)
✉️ pranavdixit@protonmail.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
👶🏼 My baby was born just as Zuck started throwing millions at AI talent and shaking up Meta’s AI org. I’m back from parental leave, sleep-deprived but scoop-hungry.
Current/former Meta folks:
📱 Signal: +1 408-905-9124 (or scan the QR code)
✉️ pranavdixit@protonmail.com
Current/former Meta folks:
📱 Signal: +1 408-905-9124 (or scan the QR code)
✉️ pranavdixit@protonmail.com
Seattle. Brown friend and I are struggling to get the Sheraton guests-only entrance open with our keycards. White couple lets us in. “Thank you so much!” we say. “Oh, you're fine, it’s not like we’re letting a bunch of terrorists in,” they laugh. Weird. Icky. Hurtful.
August 1, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Seattle. Brown friend and I are struggling to get the Sheraton guests-only entrance open with our keycards. White couple lets us in. “Thank you so much!” we say. “Oh, you're fine, it’s not like we’re letting a bunch of terrorists in,” they laugh. Weird. Icky. Hurtful.
Meta: Record revenue.
Me: Record number of diapers changed in a single day.
Everyone’s doing numbers this quarter.
(OK, back to parental leave)
Me: Record number of diapers changed in a single day.
Everyone’s doing numbers this quarter.
(OK, back to parental leave)
July 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Meta: Record revenue.
Me: Record number of diapers changed in a single day.
Everyone’s doing numbers this quarter.
(OK, back to parental leave)
Me: Record number of diapers changed in a single day.
Everyone’s doing numbers this quarter.
(OK, back to parental leave)
Excited to be speaking at #AAJA25 in Seattle later this week! I’ll be joining a panel about how India and its diaspora are covered in today's geopolitical climate, drawing from my experience reporting on how Silicon Valley is reshaping South Asia.
Say hi if you're in Seattle!
Say hi if you're in Seattle!
July 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Excited to be speaking at #AAJA25 in Seattle later this week! I’ll be joining a panel about how India and its diaspora are covered in today's geopolitical climate, drawing from my experience reporting on how Silicon Valley is reshaping South Asia.
Say hi if you're in Seattle!
Say hi if you're in Seattle!
♥️ Some huge personal news: I became a dad to a beautiful baby boy earlier this month! His birth marks the culmination of a long journey that has taken us across two continents, and extreme highs and lows. I’ll be out on parental leave for the next few weeks as we soak it all in.
July 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
♥️ Some huge personal news: I became a dad to a beautiful baby boy earlier this month! His birth marks the culmination of a long journey that has taken us across two continents, and extreme highs and lows. I’ll be out on parental leave for the next few weeks as we soak it all in.