Mark Zuckerberg’s war chest is Apple’s newest AI hurdle

Meta’s renewed push into AI is throwing the entire market off-balance, and Apple is particularly exposed. With morale arguably at an all-time low inside Cupertino’s AI teams, Zuckerberg’s multimillion-dollar check-cutting spree may have already pulled at least one top researcher out of Apple Park. And there may be more to come.

What multimillion-dollar check-cutting spree?

According to recent reports, Meta has offered massive pay packages to lure top AI researchers from…