
Ashley Capoot
Health Tech and AI Reporter at CNBC
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cnbc.com | Deirdre Bosa |Ashley Capoot
watch nowMeta approached artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI about a potential takeover bid before ultimately investing $14.3 billion into Scale AI, CNBC confirmed on Friday. The two companies did not finalize a deal, and Perplexity ultimately walked away from the discussions, according to a source familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because of the confidential nature of the negotiations. Bloomberg earlier reported the talks between Meta and Perplexity.
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cnbc.com | Annika Kim Constantino |Ashley Capoot
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland November 4, 2009. Jason Reed | ReutersA version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. The Food and Drug Administration proposed a dramatic expansion of its power to speed up drug reviews.
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cnbc.com | Ashley Capoot
FILE PHOTO: Jason Droege speaks at the WSJTECH live conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. October 22, 2019. Mike Blake | ReutersScale AI's Interim CEO Jason Droege said in a memo on Wednesday that the artificial intelligence startup is not changing course following Meta's multibillion-dollar investment in the company last week.
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cnbc.com | Ashley Capoot
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the annual Snowflake Summit in San Francisco, California on June 02, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOpenAI is winding down its work with Scale AI, the artificial intelligence startup that received a multibillion-dollar investment from Meta earlier this month and saw its founder join the social media company to lead an AI effort.
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nbcboston.com | Ashley Capoot
Sword Health on Tuesday said it is expanding into mental health care. The new solution, called Mind, uses a combination of AI, hardware and human mental health professionals to treat patients. Sword also announced a $40 million funding round on Tuesday, led by General Catalyst, in a deal that values the company at $4 billion.
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