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Meta Stock Hits All-Time High After AI Power Move

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is making a move in the AI race with the launch of Meta Superintelligence Labs, a new division aimed at pushing the boundaries of artificial general intelligence (AGI) - machines that could potentially outthink humans.

Zuckerberg is betting heavily on this initiative, bringing in some heavy-hitters to lead the charge:

• Meta Superintelligence Labs will function under the leadership of Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang (the former CEO of Scale AI, which Meta just invested $14.3 billion in).

• Nat Friedman, the former CEO of GitHub, will join to co-lead AI product development.

• Meta has also recruited top AI talent from OpenAI, Google, and DeepMind to help build the next generation of AI systems.

The goal? Zuckerberg wants to develop AI systems that can perform tasks better than humans across a broad range of areas. Instead of just focusing on specific tasks, the aim is to create AI that can handle complex, diverse challenges that typically require humans.

The road to AGI is a long one for Zuckerberg and Meta, but it seems investors are buying into the vision: Meta’s stock recently hit an all-time high of around $748 per share, reflecting growing confidence in the company’s AI-driven future.

Ps. Zuckerberg aggressively went after OpenAI employees that have developed ChatGPT models, reportedly offering up to $100 million in compensation for top researchers. Chief Research Officer Mark Chen said it felt like “someone broke into our home and stole something.” 😏

Kids Learn 92,000 Times Faster Than AI, Study Says

A new study from the Max Planck Institute found that if humans learned at AI’s pace, it would take 92,000 years to reach toddler-level fluency.

So what gives kids the upper hand?

The gap isn’t about how much data is used, it’s how that data is processed. AI systems train on static text, but children learn through direct, multisensory experience. When a toddler hears the word “banana,” they’re not just hearing a sound. They’re holding the banana, tasting it, seeing its color, and watching a parent label it - all at once.

Children also move through the world (grabbing, pointing, crawling) which actively shapes the data they receive. This hands-on exploration, paired with real-time social feedback, creates an interactive learning environment that AI lacks.

To close this gap, researchers suggest AI should learn more like children: through active exploration, real-world interaction, and linking language to lived experience.

Labs like DeepMind, OpenAI, and MIT’s Embodied Intelligence Group are developing “embodied agents” that interact with environments, connecting words to actions and sensory inputs.

In short, the secret to rapid language learning isn’t just data: it’s experience. For AI to truly catch up, it may need to stop just reading and start “living” like toddlers do: moving, sensing, and learning in context.

Would You Watch Robots Play Football?

At the 2024 World AI Conference in Beijing, humanoid robots played a football match - passing, dribbling, and occasionally crashing into each other as they tried to keep up with the ball.

The match is believed to be the first-ever 3-on-3 game between robots, and was held as a preview for next year’s World Humanoid Robot Games, a new international event focused on sports challenges designed for robots.

The robots were provided by a Chinese robotics company, while university teams handled the AI systems behind them.

Organisers say football is a useful way to test how robots handle movement, balance, coordination, and quick decision-making, all at once, in a dynamic setting where things don’t always go as planned. It pushes robots to react in real time, deal with unexpected collisions, and move smoothly on uneven surfaces, all challenges they’ll eventually face in the real world.

Though it's just a fun experiment for now, could robot football actually be the next big thing in entertainment? What do you think?

Meet Dr. Piraye Yurttas Beim, Founder of Celmatix Therapeutics

Celebrating this week’s Woman in Tech 🥳: Meet Dr. Piraye Yurttas Beim, a scientist and entrepreneur revolutionizing women’s health with innovations in ovarian biology and reproductive medicine.

Born in Turkey, Dr. Beim holds a PhD from Cornell University and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge.

She worked at the forefront of precision medicine in oncology, conducting research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and later completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Cambridge, specializing in embryology and fertility science.

In 2009, she founded Celmatix Therapeutics in 2009, one of the first FemTech companies focusing on ovarian health, longevity, and precision medicine. Under her leadership, Celmatix has developed groundbreaking therapies targeting ovarian senescence and endometriosis, while decoding the genomic drivers of ovarian function.

In 2025, she was appointed Chairperson of the Endometriosis Foundation of America. Dr. Beim has been named to several prestigious lists, including Fortune’s “Top 15 Founders Disrupting Their Industries” and Crain’s 40 Under 40.

Dr. Beim’s own experience with endometriosis drives her work in ovarian health. She is focused on developing non-hormonal treatments for conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, and age-related ovarian decline.

Now, her work is reshaping women’s health, creating solutions for conditions that have long been overlooked.