Meta Completes Acquisition of AI Agent Startup Dreamer, Bringing Top Tech Talent to Superintelligence Labs
Meta Platforms has completed the acqui-hire of Dreamer, the AI agent startup founded by industry veterans Hugo Barra, David Singleton, and Nicholas Jitkoff. The entire Dreamer team has joined Meta Superintelligence Labs under Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang to accelerate the company's AI agent ambitions. Dreamer had launched earlier in 2026 with a revolutionary operating system for AI agents, enabling users to discover, build, and deploy personalized AI assistants without coding. The acquisition marks Meta's second major move in the AI agent space this March, following the Moltbook acquisition earlier in the month.
Meta Acqui-Hires Dreamer Team: Ex-Google and Stripe Executives Join Superintelligence Labs to Build Personal AI Agents
Meta has recruited the Dreamer entire team, an AI intelligent agent startup, through the "acqui hire" approach, including well-known executives such as former Stripe CTO David Singleton and former Google Android Vice President Hugo Barra. The team will join Meta Superintelligence Labs and be responsible for developing personal AI agents. The transaction does not include technical assets, Meta only obtains technical authorization.
Meta Delays Next-Gen AI Model "Avocado" to May: Performance Falls Short of Rivals, Considers Licensing Google Gemini — $135B AI Bet Under Scrutiny
Meta Platforms has delayed the release of its next-generation AI model codenamed "Avocado" from March to at least May 2026, after internal testing revealed the model's performance falls short of leading competitors including OpenAI's GPT, Anthropic's Claude, and Google's latest Gemini models. The New York Times first reported that Meta's AI division leaders are now considering temporarily licensing Google's Gemini to power Meta's AI products. The delay comes as Meta plans to invest up to $135 billion in AI infrastructure in 2026 and reportedly considers layoffs of 20% or more of its workforce to fund aggressive AI spending.
Meta Acquires Moltbook — Viral “AI Agent Social Network” Deal Signals a New Phase of Agent‑Native Social Platforms
Meta has acquired Moltbook, a viral social network designed specifically for AI agents rather than humans. The acquisition brings Moltbook’s founders into Meta and underscores the company’s accelerating push into agentic AI—where autonomous systems don’t just answer questions privately, but operate publicly, coordinate with other agents, and build reputation through persistent identities. The deal also raises immediate questions about safety, authenticity, and governance after Moltbook drew attention for bizarre and sometimes alarming agent-generated posts.
Meta Goes Nuclear — Tech Giant Pursues Nuclear Power to Fuel Its Expanding AI Data Center Empire
Meta has announced ambitious plans to integrate nuclear energy into its data center infrastructure, joining Microsoft, Google, and Amazon in the race to secure clean, reliable power for AI workloads. As AI training demands skyrocket, Meta is exploring partnerships with nuclear developers and investing in next-generation reactor technology to ensure sustainable power for its growing compute needs.
Cisco Partners to Launch New Lightweight Multi-Modal AI for Network and Security Operations
In a strategic move advancing the "lightweight AI" trend, Cisco Systems has collaborated with Meta to launch a specialized multi-modal AI model named Foundation-sec-8B. This 8-billion-parameter model, based on the Llama 3.1 architecture, is specifically designed for cybersecurity and network operations. It marks a significant step towards making powerful, efficient, and targeted AI tools accessible for enterprise IT infrastructure, focusing on tasks like threat intelligence analysis, code vulnerability classification, and enhancing operational automation.
