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Meta Veteran Soumith Chintala Joins Mira Murati’s New Startup

November 21, 2025 7:08 am

Soumith Chintala, influential engineer in modern artificial intelligence, has joined Thinking Machines Lab, the fast-rising startup by former OpenAI chief Mira Murati.

Chintala revealed the move in a brief message on X on Tuesday November 18, 2025, praising the team at the company and updating his online profiles to reflect his new role. It marks his first career step since leaving Meta earlier in November, ending an 11-year tenure that included co-creating PyTorch, the widely adopted open-source AI framework.

His arrival is a major win for Thinking Machines Lab, which Murati launched in February 2025, with a focus on developing …

Meta Inc: Lays Off 600 Staff In Artificial Intelligence Unit

Meta Firm Lays Off 600 Staff In Artificial Intelligence Unit

October 27, 2025 3:42 am

Tech giant Meta begins cutting 600 jobs in its AI division to boost efficiency after years of heavy recruitment and restructuring of its research operations.

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is laying off around 600 employees in its artificial intelligence division, according to multiple U.S. media reports published on Wednesday October 22, 2025.

The move is part of a broader restructuring effort aimed at improving efficiency within Meta’s expanding AI operations, following years of rapid hiring across its technology units. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times both reported that the decision

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OpenAI: Announces Charge Of 7.5% VAT On Services In Nigeria

OpenAI: 7.5% VAT On ChatGPT Plus Services, Begins In Nigeria

October 26, 2025 3:51 am

Starting November 2025, OpenAI will add a 7.5% VAT to ChatGPT Plus and other AI services in compliance with Nigeria’s digital tax regulations.

OpenAI has announced that it will begin charging a 7.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) on all paid services in Nigeria starting November 1, 2025, in compliance with local tax laws governing non-resident digital companies.

In an email sent to Nigerian users this week, the company said the change aligns with Section 10 of the Value Added Tax Act (as amended) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Information Circular 2021/19. The tax will apply to all paid …