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Pranav Dixit

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Meta Correspondent at Business Insider. Previously: India Tech Correspondent at BuzzFeed News. 2022 Nieman Fellow. Accidental expat. Send me tips securely on Signal: pranavdixit.04. Your identify is safe with me.

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It was an honor to be at the @aajaofficial.bsky.social National Convention in Minneapolis to receive the 2026 Journalism Excellence Award in Business and Tech Reporting. Incredibly grateful to work with my wonderful @businessinsider.com colleagues and editors. www.businessinsider.com/pranav-dixit...

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab has lost two more founding members to Meta. Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/thinking-mac...

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2 founding members of Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab quietly left for Meta

Thinking Machines Lab, led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, sees key members depart to Meta, highlighting talent retention challenges.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

🚨 Fun Friday scoop: Amazon employees are coping with looming layoffs by roasting Jeff Bezos' two-pizza rule in a 26,000-person internal Slack channel (among other memes). Story here: www.businessinsider.com/amazon-emplo...

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Amazon staff cope with looming layoffs by roasting Jeff Bezos' '2-pizza rule'

Amazon employees respond to expected layoffs and corporate job cuts by posting memes referencing founder Jeff Bezos' two-pizza rule.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Sorry to see the layoffs in Meta’s Reality Labs today. I know how destabilizing this can be. If any current or former employees want to share anything, I’m listening. My Signal is +1-408-905-9124. I’ve consistently broken news about Meta, and I take great care to protect sources’ identities.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Meta Reality Labs head Andrew Bosworth has urged employees to show up in person to a "most important" all-hands next week. This has fueled a lot of speculation, including whether Boz is leaving (Meta told me he isn't). Meta employees can reach me privately on Signal at +1408-905-9124.

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Meta's Reality Labs chief is calling the 'most important' meeting of the year and says employees should show up in person

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth calls key all-hands meeting at Reality Labs as the division faces budget cuts, strategic shifts to AI, and layoffs last year.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

🚨 One last scoop to close out 2025: Amazon is letting visa workers stranded in India work remotely until March — as long as they don't code or talk to customers, according to an internal memo I got. Read the full memo here: www.businessinsider.com/amazon-visa-...

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Amazon allows visa workers stranded in India to work remotely with restrictions. Here's what they can't do.

Amazon allows India-based employees affected by H-1B visa delays to work remotely until March, with strict restrictions on coding.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

What a year! I started a job I love, published a LOT of scoops about Meta (and a few other things!) all year round, felt like I finally found my footing in America for the first time since I moved, crossed a BIG immigration milestone (more on this later) and became a DAD!

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Internally, employees face uncertainty about whether the planned Reality Labs cost cuts will ultimately lead to layoffs. Directors are telling employees that most of the reductions will come from operating expenses. www.businessinsider.com/meta-job-cut...

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Meta eyes budget cuts for its metaverse group as CEO Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on AI

Meta plans Reality Labs budget cuts up to 30%, weighing job cuts amid metaverse losses and renewed focus on AI technology.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri orders staff back to the office five days a week in 2026. Read the memo. www.businessinsider.com/instagram-ch...

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Read Instagram chief Adam Mosseri's memo ordering staff to the office five days a week in 2026

Instagram back-to-office policy: Adam Mosseri demands full-time in-person work in 2026, fewer meetings, and faster product prototypes.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🚨 Scoop: I got internal Meta documents that show how the company’s newest product, the Vibes AI video feed, is performing. The data reveals where it’s growing, where usage is already declining, and a lot more. www.businessinsider.com/meta-vibes-a...

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Internal documents show how many people are using Meta's Vibes AI feed each day

The documents show Meta Vibes' daily usage and global growth trends, highlighting user engagement in India, Brazil, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Meta's product managers are vibe coding prototype apps and showing them to Mark Zuckerberg. www.businessinsider.com/meta-vibe-co...

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Meta's product managers are using an increasingly popular skill to design apps for Mark Zuckerberg

Meta embraces vibe coding and AI development, enabling product managers to design prototype apps and present innovations to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Nothing reinforces the Silicon Valley monoculture quite like your Uber driver casually chatting about about GTC and “Jensen” on your ride home.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

If you were part of the Meta Superintelligence Labs layoffs today, I want to hear from you. Message me securely on Signal at +1408-905-9124.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Get you a newsroom that lets you write about both Meta and Metallica.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I grew up in 90s India where Western bands rarely toured. So my first concert being Metallica — at Salesforce’s Dreamforce — felt gloriously incongruous. If you can’t make B2B exciting, I guess you can at least make it loud. Blogged about it here. www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-d...

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I went to Salesforce's biggest conference to learn what it actually does. I finally kind of get it, and I saw Metallica live.

I went to Salesforce's Dreamforce, where over 50,000 attendees experienced CRM software, celebrity talks, and an unforgettable Metallica concert.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I need something like a lightweight CRM to manage sources and broader contacts and connections. Does anyone have ideas on how to manage this?

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I need something like a lightweight CRM to manage sources and broader contacts and connections. Does anyone have ideas on how to manage this?

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🚨 A legal-y scoop: New filings show Meta is fighting to block AI chatbot documents and whistleblower testimony in a major child-safety case heading to trial in New Mexico. www.businessinsider.com/meta-legal-b...

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Meta balked at turning over AI chatbot records in lawsuit, setting up court fight

Meta faces a legal battle in New Mexico over AI chatbot records in a child safety lawsuit, as the state demands key internal documents.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Today I realized I won’t be able to afford a house in the Bay Area anytime soon. I’ve only been here three years — one of the few immigrants in journalism — so maybe I was jumping the gun. But one day. One day. I’ve got the immigrant zeal to make it all worth it.

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Do you work for Meta Superintelligence Labs? I'd love to chat with you. I promise to keep your identity absolutely safe. My Signal number is +1408-905-9124 (or scan this QR code).

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

🚨 Scoop: Internal memos show Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs is steering teams from slow internal systems to faster third-party tools like Vercel to speed up AI development. Executives say Meta’s own tech “is not conducive to vibe coding.” www.businessinsider.com/meta-superin...

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Meta Superintelligence Labs executives are pushing staff to ditch slow internal systems for faster engineering tools

As part of Meta's big bet on superintelligence, it's steering its AI teams to new tools like Vercel and GitHub, as revealed by internal memos.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

🚨 Scoop: Internal memos show Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs is steering teams from slow internal systems to faster third-party tools like Vercel to speed up AI development. Executives say Meta’s own tech “is not conducive to vibe coding.” www.businessinsider.com/meta-superin...

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Meta Superintelligence Labs executives are pushing staff to ditch slow internal systems for faster engineering tools

As part of Meta's big bet on superintelligence, it's steering its AI teams to new tools like Vercel and GitHub, as revealed by internal memos.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🚨 Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social: Intuitive Surgical, a $150-billion Silicon Valley medtech company with 13,000 employees, has paused job offers to all candidates who need H-1B sponsorship because of the recent Presidential proclamation. www.businessinsider.com/intuitive-si...

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A major Silicon Valley medtech company just announced it was pausing H-1B hires

Intuitive Surgical is best-known for building surgery robots. It just froze offers to H-1B candidates due to President Donald Trump's new policy.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I am at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social's Trust and Safety Research Conference today. Say hi if you're around!

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

🚨 Scoop with @charlesrollet.bsky.social: Meta blew a Senate deadline to produce AI chatbot records tied to kids’ safety. “There’s no upside to meeting the deadline, no consequence for missing it, and a lot more options from buying time," experts said. www.businessinsider.com/meta-misses-...

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Meta just missed a senator's deadline for submitting records about its AI chatbot policies for kids

Sen. Josh Hawley's office says Meta hasn't complied with its request to hand over records on how its AI chatbot interacted with children.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🚨 48 hours of chaos. A scramble for flights. Tech workers walking off planes. Immigration lawyers working nonstop. The White House’s $100K H-1B fee threw Silicon Valley into turmoil overnight. Big new feature from me + my dream team at @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/trump-h-1b-v...

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Confusion and chaos: Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee rocks Silicon Valley's hiring machine

Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee sparked chaos in Silicon Valley, sending shockwaves through the tech industry as companies scrambled to adjust to costly new regulations.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

🚨 Scoop: Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and JPMorgan are among the companies telling H-1B employees to return to the US within 24 hours after Trump's surprise proclamation, per employees and internal communications reviewed by @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-emp...

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Big Tech and finance companies are telling H-1B employees to get to the US in under 24 hours

Amazon, Microsoft, JPMorgan, and Meta employees on H-1B visas were told to stay put, per employees and communications reviewed by Business Insider.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

🚨 The WhatsApp whistleblower says Meta’s performance review system (PSC) was weaponized against him. He alleges PSC pushed employees to: • Do “busy work” + Band-Aid fixes to boost ratings • Manipulate “user harm” metrics to hide compromised accounts www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-sec...

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WhatsApp's former security head claims Meta's performance review system punished him for speaking up

WhatsApp's former security head sued Meta, alleging ignored privacy risks and problems with the performance review system.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

🚨 Scoop: Meta is paying contractors up to $55/hr to build AI chatbot characters for India, Indonesia, and Mexico. Applicants need 6 years of character-creation experience. In Indonesia, two of the most popular bots are “Lonely Woman” and “Deviant Male.” www.businessinsider.com/meta-hires-c...

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Meta is paying contractors up to $55 an hour to build AI chatbot characters

Meta invests in AI chatbots by hiring contractors for markets like India and Indonesia, as privacy and policy scrutiny escalate.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

👶🏼 My baby was born just as Zuck started throwing millions at AI talent and shaking up Meta’s AI org. I’m back from parental leave, sleep-deprived but scoop-hungry. Current/former Meta folks: 📱 Signal: +1 408-905-9124 (or scan the QR code) ✉️ pranavdixit@protonmail.com

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Seattle. Brown friend and I are struggling to get the Sheraton guests-only entrance open with our keycards. White couple lets us in. “Thank you so much!” we say. “Oh, you're fine, it’s not like we’re letting a bunch of terrorists in,” they laugh. Weird. Icky. Hurtful.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Meta: Record revenue. Me: Record number of diapers changed in a single day. Everyone’s doing numbers this quarter. (OK, back to parental leave)

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Excited to be speaking at #AAJA25 in Seattle later this week! I’ll be joining a panel about how India and its diaspora are covered in today's geopolitical climate, drawing from my experience reporting on how Silicon Valley is reshaping South Asia. Say hi if you're in Seattle!

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

♥️ Some huge personal news: I became a dad to a beautiful baby boy earlier this month! His birth marks the culmination of a long journey that has taken us across two continents, and extreme highs and lows. I’ll be out on parental leave for the next few weeks as we soak it all in.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I retrofitted Apple CarPlay in my Mazda 6 over the long weekend, and I feel incredibly accomplished.

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

"If this team delivers disproportionately, we all benefit via stocks," one Meta engineer told me about the Superintelligence hires. New from me and @amandahoover.bsky.social: Big Tech is shifting: outsize pay for a few, growing uncertainty for everyone else. www.businessinsider.com/silicon-vall...

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Inside Big Tech's big salary divide: 'I feel like we're all going to get fired'

From Meta to Microsoft, generative AI is accelerating Big Tech's salary divide.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

"If this team delivers disproportionately, we all benefit via stocks," one Meta engineer told me about the Superintelligence hires. New from me and @amandahoover.bsky.social: Big Tech is shifting: outsize pay for a few, growing uncertainty for everyone else. www.businessinsider.com/silicon-vall...

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Inside Big Tech's big salary divide: 'I feel like we're all going to get fired'

From Meta to Microsoft, generative AI is accelerating Big Tech's salary divide.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Meta may be paying millions to lure top AI talent, but how much is it paying the rest of its workforce, including engineers, researchers, and product managers? My colleagues and I dug into the company's latest H1-B filings to find out. www.businessinsider.com/meta-salarie...

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Meta salaries: See how much AI engineers, researchers, and more at the tech giant get paid

Federal data peels back the curtain on how much Meta pays for top talent.

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Meta employees, I'd love to do a bit of a vibe check -- completely anonymously -- for a story. My Signal is +1408-905-9124. Ping me, please?

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Meta's Threads finally has DMs — nearly two years after launch. I spoke to Head of Product Emily Dalton Smith about why it took so long, what’s next, and whether private messaging changes the vibe.

Meta's Threads finally has DMs — nearly two years after launch. | Pranav Dixit

Meta's Threads finally has DMs — nearly two years after launch. I spoke to Head of Product Emily Dalton Smith about why it took so long, what’s next, and whether private messaging changes the vibe...

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🚨 Scoop with Hugh Langley: Mark Zuckerberg just announced a major reorg of Meta’s AI efforts. An internal memo we got lays out plans for a new “Superintelligence” lab, key hires from OpenAI and Google, and what’s next for Llama. Read the full memo here: www.businessinsider.com/meta-ceo-mar...

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Read Mark Zuckerberg's memo explaining what Alexandr Wang will be running at Meta

The new lab will be co-led by Alexandr Wang and Nat Friedman according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg's memo to staff.

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 24/06/2025

WhatsApp has become a kind of AI marketplace where chatbots like ChatGPT, Meta AI, and Perplexity jockey for users' attention (Pranav Dixit/Business Insider) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

New: Meta’s biggest AI chatbot rivals ChatGPT and Perplexity are competing for attention inside WhatsApp, the app where Meta AI is used the most. www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-comp...

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Meta's largest AI competitors are fighting for users inside its most popular chatbot app: WhatsApp

WhatsApp has become a battleground for AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity, challenging Meta AI.

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Lose a blue check, gain a blue check.

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

🚨New: WhatsApp is rolling out ads and paid subscriptions, its biggest monetization push yet. The app that once swore off ads is now opening the door to creators, signaling a new phase in Meta’s plan to make messaging a real business. www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-upd...

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Get ready for ads on WhatsApp

Meta rolls out WhatsApp ads and Channel subscriptions as part of a strategy to make money from the app.

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Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🚨Scoop: Meta is turning to AI models from rivals like Anthropic to help its engineers code better. www.businessinsider.com/meta-anthrop...

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Meta is turning to AI models from rivals like Anthropic to help its engineers code better

Meta's new AI tool, Devmate, is powered by models from rivals including Anthropic's Claude. It reflects how the company uses competitor AI models.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Got invited for drinks with a group of West Coast tech reporters tonight. It made me feel like I belonged, like I’d finally broken in. I don’t usually talk about this, but in the world of American journalism, I often still feel like an outsider. Tonight was different.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🚨Scoop: Meta is turning to AI models from rivals like Anthropic to help its engineers code better. www.businessinsider.com/meta-anthrop...

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Meta is turning to AI models from rivals like Anthropic to help its engineers code better

Meta's new AI tool, Devmate, is powered by models from rivals including Anthropic's Claude. It reflects how the company uses competitor AI models.

Pranav Dixit @pranavdixit.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Facebook's ad business isn’t powered by Gen Z — it’s Gen X. The platform shows the most ads to users over 45, because they’re the ones who click and spend, a new report reveals. www.businessinsider.com/meta-ads-gen...

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Gen X has become Meta's biggest gold mine

Meta's ad strategy targets older users who drive revenue growth and have more purchasing power, as a Barclays analysis shows.