Her departure comes at a challenging time for Meta. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made AI a top priority, investing billions of dollars in an effort to become the market leader ahead of

Joelle Pineau, the Vice President of AI research at Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META), has decided to step down and leave the company in May.

Meta's VP of AI research, Joelle Pineau, is planning to leave the company, she announced in a post on Facebook Tuesday.

Meta is upgrading its $299 Ray-Ban AI Glasses with a pricier pair featuring a screen, apps, and gesture controls.

Meta has tasted some unprecedented success with its Stories smart glasses, created in collaboration with Ray-Ban. The premise of a wearable device with onboard cameras, ready to take social media videos,

Meta plans to release a higher-end version of its smart glasses this year that could cost between $1,000 and $1,400. Code-named Hypernova, the specs will come with hand-gesture controls and a built-in display,

Netflix is currently a top contender to take over the UFC's media rights from ESPN when that contract expires later this month, Sports Illustrated reports. Amazon also streams MMA fights on Prime Video through its partnership with the ONE Championship, and offers some NFL, MLB, Nascar, NBA, and WNBA games.

Meta Platforms has signed a multi-year deal to become the first "official fan technology partner" of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), whose CEO was elected to the Facebook-parent's board in January.

Meta Platforms will serve as UFC's first 'Official Fan Technology Partner' after the tech company and UFC inked a 'multi-year' partnership. The partnership was announced Wednesday.