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Meta acquires Sundial and reinforces its bet on AI data analysis

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Meta has acquired AI data analytics startup Sundial.

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Meta acquired Sundial, an AI data analytics startup founded by two former executives of the company. The technology will be integrated into a new internal organization led by Alex Schultz, while questions remain about what will happen to the firm's clients such as OpenAI. *** 🚨 Meta buys Sundial and reinforces its AI data analysis The startup, founded by two former Meta executives, will be integrated into a new unit led by Alex Schultz. Sundial raised USD 23 million and had OpenAI among its clients. The price and future were not reported... pic.twitter.com/nQhAHIEXAc - Diario฿itcoin (@DiarioBitcoin) October 23, 2026 Meta acquired Sundial, a startup that develops artificial intelligence data analysis tools, in a transaction confirmed by a company spokesperson to Axios. According to reported information, Sundial will be integrated into a new data analytics organization within Meta, headed by Alex Schultz, rather than continuing as an independent product line. The announcement highlights a peculiarity: Sundial was founded by Chandra Narayanan and Julie Zhuo, two former Meta executives. Both left the company, created their own company, and now return along with the platform they developed, in a move that connects the experience accumulated within Meta with tools designed to answer business questions through data. The reported information does not detail the acquisition price...

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