Meta chief govt Mark Zuckerberg has undergone a metamorphosis, each bodily and political. The thin teenager who based Fb in his dorm room is now a muscular jiu-jitsu fanatic who’s referred to as US President Donald Trump a “badass” and desires to see extra “masculine vitality” within the office.
Is that this all an act? Is Zuckerberg doing no matter it takes to ingratiate himself with the Trump administration and be certain that Meta emerges a winner within the AI race? Or has “Maga Mark” been the actual Mark Zuckerberg all alongside?
Murad Ahmed speaks to Hannah Murphy, the FT’s know-how correspondent in San Francisco, and to Katie Harbath, a former Fb govt below Zuckerberg and now CEO of Anchor Change.
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This season of Tech Tonic is offered by Murad Ahmed and produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. The senior producer is Edwin Lane and the chief producer is Flo Phillips. Sound design by Odinn Ingibergsson, Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. Unique music by Metaphor Music, Manuela Saragosa and Topher Forhecz are the FT’s performing co-heads of audio.
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