Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California as Meta Board Moves to Protect AI Ambitions
Wired AI · rss · 2026-10-22
Despite California's billionaires' tax ballot measure, Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to remain in the state.
Wired reports Meta's board feared its CEO's departure could disrupt the company's AI ambitions, so a new stock agreement gives him financial incentives to stay put — a sign of how the wealth-tax fight is reshaping top AI talent decisions in Silicon Valley.
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