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Meta steps up AI agent startup dealmaking, hires Dreamer team
Meta Platforms has effectively acquired AI agent startup Dreamer through a talent-hiring deal, with the purchase price not disclosed. Dreamer built a platform that lets users create their own AI agents. Dreamer’s team, including executive Hugo Barra, will join Meta Superintelligence Labs. Dreamer will remain an independent entity and Meta will get a non-exclusive license to its technology. Dreamer investors will receive more than their investment back.
AI & Enterprise
Coding AI all-out battle as inference-focused AI chip shake-up accelerates
Competition among major players in coding AI is intensifying, with Anthropic’s Claude Code reaching an annualised revenue run rate of $2.5 billion and OpenAI accelerating coding-focused moves. Elon Musk’s xAI is rebuilding to sharpen its coding push. Coding AI startups are also raising funds, including Cursor and Replit, while Lovable posted $100 million in February revenue. Big tech firms are stepping up rivalry around AI inference chips, alongside a range of other AI-related corporate moves.
AI & Enterprise
Meta acquires Maltbook AI agent social network
Meta has acquired Maltbook, a social network for AI agents, TechCrunch reported on Monday. Maltbook uses OpenClaw and has a Reddit-like structure that lets AI agents converse. Co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr will join Meta Superintelligence Labs, with terms undisclosed. Maltbook supports natural-language communication via messaging apps but has faced controversy over fake AI posts and security weaknesses, experts said.
