Meta poaches CEO after failed bid for Ilya Sutskever's AI firm
Following a failed attempt to acquire Daniel Gross’s $32 billion AI startup, Safe Superintelligence, Meta has recruited Gross as CEO, according to reports. He will join the Meta AI unit alongside other top hires like GitHub’s ex‑CEO. The move underscores Silicon Valley’s fierce AI competition—Meta shares are up 19% in 2025.