Meta Halts Acquisition Discussions with $3 Billion Video AI . . . Behind Zuckerberg's AI Talent Hunt Meta's pursuit of Runway exists within a broader strategic overhaul Since internal benchmarks showed Meta's flagship Llama 4 models underperforming relative to offerings from OpenAI and Google, Zuckerberg has personally spearheaded what one former Meta executive described as "the most aggressive talent acquisition campaign in the company's history "
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg discussed a possible acquisition . . . Sources: Mark Zuckerberg discussed a possible acquisition with Runway AI; the deal talks never reached a formal offer level — The deal talks never reached a formal offer level where a dollar figure was discussed, and are no longer ongoing, according to people familiar with the matter …
Meta Sought Perplexity and Runway Acquisitions Before $14. 3B . . . Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg also explored buying video-generation specialist Runway AI, which is valued at more than $3 billion Those talks never advanced to a formal offer and are no longer active, according to the people
Meta said to eye AI startup Runway takeover before Scale AI deal The reported discussions with Runway came shortly before Meta committed an unprecedented US$14 3 billion for a 49% stake in Scale AI, demonstrating a willingness to spend at multiples higher than