Riley Ray Griffin

@rileyraygriffin

Now breaking tech + Meta news for @business. Formerly all things health care, politics and policy. Tips to [email protected] or @ rgriffin.42 on Signal.

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Bloomberg Live@BloombergLive · Jun 3

TUNE IN: Bloomberg’s @tsgiles sits down with @Meta's Chief Technology Officer & Head of Reality Labs, Andrew Bosworth, at #BloombergTech to explore how AI innovations are shaping the future of social tech and everyday experiences. Live tomorrow, 6/4 at 6:30 PM PDT in San…

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Riley Ray Griffin@rileyraygriffin · Jul 14

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building multi-gigawatt datacenter "clusters", starting with a massive datacenter called Prometheus that will come online in 2026 (@rileyraygriffin / Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… techmeme.com/250714/p16#a25…

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Riley Ray Griffin@rileyraygriffin · Jul 10

🚨$200 million+ 🚨 Meta has made shockingly high compensation offers to new members of its “superintelligence” team — including a $200m+ package for former Apple Inc. engineer Ruoming Pang. Scoop w/@markgurman as the AI talent wars continue: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… $META

rileyraygriffin's tweet card. Meta Platforms Inc. has made unusually high compensation offers to new members of its “superintelligence” team — including a more than $200 million package for a former Apple Inc. distinguished...

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Katie Roof@Katie_Roof · Jun 20

Scoop: Meta had acquisition conversations with Perplexity last month. Talks fell through and Perplexity raised at a $14B valuation. Meta invested that amount in Scale.AI instead bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/ @markgurman @rileyraygriffin

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Ellen Huet@ellenhuet · Jun 16

NEW from me: a quick profile of Alexandr Wang, who left his company Scale to become one of Meta's most $$$ expensive hires with some fun details like - why his name is missing an e - how YC thought he "may be arrogant or brilliant" also, I got bloomberg to print "these nuts"

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Riley Ray Griffin@rileyraygriffin · Jun 16

Meta is making a huge investment in the one guy who knows what all of its competitors are up to: Meet Alex Wang. @ellenhuet delivers quite the colorful profile, here: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

rileyraygriffin's tweet card. Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang is such an enthusiastic networker that his former roommate — OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman — once jokingly told him to tone it down a bit.

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Shirin Ghaffary@shiringhaffary · Jun 10

More details about Meta's latest AI ambitions following scoop this weekend that they plan to invest billions in Scale AI. Part of a bigger plan for Zuck to build a new "superintelligence" team. Great details from @KurtWagner8 @rileyraygriffin

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Kate Clark@KateClarkTweets · Jun 10

Some great new details on Zuckerberg's efforts to create a new "superintelligence group" at Meta from @rileyraygriffin & @KurtWagner8 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Riley Ray Griffin@rileyraygriffin · Jun 10

Zuckerberg initiating founder mode: WhatsApp group "Recruiting Party" set up to discuss talent targets with execs, personally doing outreach, desks being moved so new hires for "superintelligence group" can sit near him. reporting @KurtWagner8 @rileyraygriffin $META

BBloomberg@business · Jun 10

EXCLUSIVE: A frustrated Mark Zuckerberg is personally hiring to create a new "superintelligence" AI team at Meta. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Katie Roof@Katie_Roof · Jun 8

A scoop big enough to post on a Saturday night! $meta in talks to invest more than $10b in scale ai! bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/ @davidcarnevali @shiringhaffary @KurtWagner8

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Riley Ray Griffin@rileyraygriffin · Jun 5

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BBloomberg TV@BloombergTV · Jun 5

Anduril Executive Chair Trae Stephens tells @EdLudlow and @CarolineHydeTV that the company has closed a new funding round of $2.5 billion, a deal that more than doubles the defense startup’s valuation to $30.5 billion bloom.bg/43N5Fzw

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Bloomberg Live@BloombergLive · Jun 5

NOW: #BloombergTech continues in San Francisco. Co-Hosts @emilychangtv and @tsgiles sit down with Mayor @DanielLurie, @Uber CEO @dkhos, @Rivian Founder & CEO @RJScaringe, @CapitalG’s Laela Sturdy, and more. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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Riley Ray Griffin@rileyraygriffin · Jun 5

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says the "tides have turned" in Silicon Valley, making it more acceptable for the tech industry to support the US military's efforts (@rileyraygriffin / Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… techmeme.com/250604/p49#a25…

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Stanford Medicine@StanfordMed · Jun 2

Now streaming: Preventing AI-Driven Threats to Human Health 💡 Experts explore how to guard against AI misuse—from biothreats to health data privacy—and protect public health. 🎙️ Kim Branson, David Magnus, Lynda Stuart, Riley Griffin 🔗 med.stanford.edu/raisehealth/ev…

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Riley Ray Griffin@rileyraygriffin · Jun 3

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. NEW w/ @willwwade: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

rileyraygriffin's tweet card. 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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Riley Ray Griffin@rileyraygriffin · May 30

For our reporting on Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to court President Donald Trump, we worked with @Jeremy_CF_Lin to pull data compiled by @Jxck_Sweeney to produce this telling graphic... ✈️ Full story w/ @KurtWagner8 for @BW, here: bloom.bg/3HetcBN

rileyraygriffin's tweet image. For our reporting on Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to court President Donald Trump, we worked with @Jeremy_CF_Lin to pull data compiled by @Jxck_Sweeney to produce this telling graphic... ✈️

Full story w/ @KurtWagner8 for @BW, here: bloom.bg/3HetcBN

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Bloomberg Podcasts@podcasts · May 28

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s @rileyraygriffin joins host @sarahsholder to discuss the political evolution of Mark Zuckerberg: What he hopes to gain from getting closer to Trump and what he has to show for it bit.ly/4kEfgiD

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Kurt Wagner@KurtWagner8 · 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 (gift link) bloom.bg/3HetcBN

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