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		disgruntledphd2 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meta invests $14.3B in Scale AI to kick-start supe... It's surely mostly a stock deal though, right? So they won't take the same hit to free cash flow that they might otherwise do. Still a lot of money and I'm not sure it's worth it. Might be more like Whatsapp than Instagram, tbh.

HDThoreaun 6 months ago | [–]

Meta is doing $10 billion in buybacks a quarter. Cash vs stock deal doesnt make a difference I think

paxys 6 months ago | [–]

It's a funding round. Scale doesn't need Meta stock, they need cash to burn.

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