Week in Review:  Meta’s AI recruiting blitz

The article "Week in Review: Meta’s AI recruiting blitz" summarizes key technology and business developments from the past week. Meta is aggressively expanding its AI superintelligence team by recruiting top talent, including Trapit Bansal, who previously contributed to OpenAI’s reasoning models. This move highlights Meta’s commitment to advancing AI capabilities by poaching experts from rival labs. Meanwhile, Travis Kalanick, co-founder of Uber, is reportedly attempting a return to autonomous vehicles by trying to acquire Pony AI’s U.S. operations with Uber’s support, signaling his renewed interest in self-driving technology after years focused on ghost kitchens. Other notable news includes a federal court ruling favoring AI companies’ ability to train on copyrighted books without permission, though legal battles continue over alleged unauthorized use by Anthropic. Google launched Doppl, an experimental app that uses a single photo to generate and animate fashion outfits, showcasing AI’s creative applications. JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials is innovating by repurposing retired EV