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Meta discusses licensing a rival's model to power its own products

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Meta has reportedly discussed temporarily licensing Gemini to power its own AI products after its in-house model was delayed to at least May, while Musk expects xAI to surpass all competitors in coding by midyear after hiring two senior Cursor leaders.

Reporting date: 2026-03-13 (not necessarily the event date)

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Meta discusses licensing a rival's model to power its own products
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Reporting date: 2026-03-13
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-13-meta-may-license-gemini
Claim: Meta has reportedly discussed temporarily licensing Gemini to power its own AI products after its in-house model was delayed to at least May, while Musk expects xAI to surpass all competitors in coding by midyear after hiring two senior Cursor leaders.
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- Welcome to March 13, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-13-2026
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