Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made an aggressive attempt to acquire the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, co-founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati and Andrew Tulloch, with offers exceeding $1 billion. Zuckerberg initially proposed a $1 billion acquisition offer to Murati, which she declined. Following this, Meta launched a talent recruitment campaign targeting more than a dozen employees from Thinking Machines Lab, including Tulloch, with individual compensation packages reportedly reaching up to $1.5 billion over six years. Despite these efforts, Tulloch and his colleagues refused the offers, maintaining their commitment to their startup. This episode highlights the intense competition for AI talent among leading technology companies. Meanwhile, Meta continues to invest heavily in AI infrastructure, planning to open several large data centers starting next year to support its AI initiatives. In contrast, Meta has declined to sign the "safety and security" provisions of the EU AI Act, unlike other major AI players such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.