📵 Gov bans WhatsApp...

What we’ll cover today:

• Why Meta’s AI shopping spree has SaaS leaders raising eyebrows

• The WhatsApp ban that’s making Signal trend again

• What Runway’s near-acquisition tells us about the future of AI video

Meta Wanted to Buy Runway 🎥🧠

Meta (Facebook’s parent) tried to buy Runway, a company that makes cool AI videos, before investing big in Scale AI.

🚨 Breaking News:
Meta had secret talks to buy Runway but they didn’t work out. Instead, Meta dumped $14B+ into Scale AI.

⚡ Wire Simplified:

• Runway is an AI startup that makes video-generation tools (like turning text into video).

• Meta tried to buy Runway earlier this year, but the deal fell through.

• Meta then invested $14.3B in another company, Scale AI, and took a 49% stake.

• They also hired Scale AI’s CEO and others to join Meta’s AI team.

• Meta’s been talking to lots of AI startups lately, including Perplexity and Safe Superintelligence.

✔️ Straight to the Point:
Meta didn’t get Runway, but it is going full throttle on AI anyway by buying talent and backing Scale AI hard.

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U.S. House Bans WhatsApp on Gov Devices 📱🚫

The U.S. House told its staff to delete WhatsApp from their work phones. Meta owns WhatsApp and isn’t happy.

🚨 Breaking News:
U.S. lawmakers banned WhatsApp over privacy concerns. Meta strongly disagrees, saying WhatsApp is more secure than other approved apps.

⚡ Wire Simplified:

• The U.S. House’s tech team says WhatsApp isn’t transparent enough about how it handles data.

• Staff must delete WhatsApp from all government devices immediately.

• Meta fired back, saying WhatsApp is safer than many apps the government did approve.

• Signal, iMessage, and Microsoft Teams are still allowed.

• Meta is also facing a major antitrust lawsuit over its acquisitions like WhatsApp.

✔️ Straight to the Point:
Meta is trying to prove WhatsApp is safe, but the government isn’t convinced. Now there’s tension over privacy and power.

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