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Apple AI Chief Ruoming Pang Departs for Meta’s Superintelligence Division

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Apple’s top artificial intelligence executive Ruoming Pang has reportedly left the company to join Meta Platforms, according to Bloomberg News. Pang, who led Apple’s foundation models team, is set to join Meta’s newly launched superintelligence division with a multimillion-dollar annual compensation package.

The move is part of an intensifying talent war among tech giants vying for leadership in AI development. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently restructured the company’s AI initiatives into a new division named Meta Superintelligence Labs, which will be overseen by Alexandr Wang, the former CEO of Scale AI. Wang, now Meta’s Chief AI Officer, joined the company following Meta’s recent investment in Scale AI—an investment that valued the startup at $29 billion.

Both Apple and Meta declined to comment on the news when approached by Reuters.

Pang’s departure underscores the increasing competition for elite AI talent, as companies invest aggressively in building cutting-edge models and technologies. Meta, in particular, has become more assertive in recruiting high-profile AI leaders to accelerate its ambitions in large language models and advanced generative systems.

Capgemini to Acquire WNS for $3.3 Billion to Boost AI-Driven Outsourcing Services

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France’s IT services giant Capgemini has agreed to purchase technology outsourcing firm WNS for $3.3 billion in cash, aiming to expand its portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for business process improvement, the company announced on Monday.

The acquisition will enable Capgemini to develop consulting services focused on enhancing company operations and cost efficiency through AI technologies, including generative AI and agentic AI, which it anticipates will attract substantial investment.

The deal values WNS shares at $76.50 each, a 17% premium over their closing price on July 3, excluding WNS’s financial debt. Capgemini’s interest in the India-based WNS, known for business process outsourcing (BPO) and data analytics, was initially reported by Reuters in April.

Capgemini CEO Aiman Ezzat highlighted that WNS’s “high growth, margin accretive and resilient Digital Business Process Services” would also strengthen Capgemini’s footprint in the U.S. market. WNS’s client roster includes major firms such as Coca-Cola, T-Mobile, and United Airlines.

In a media call, Ezzat noted that the acquisition would immediately open cross-selling opportunities in the U.S. and the U.K. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2025 and to be accretive to Capgemini’s revenue and operating margin from day one.

Despite the strategic rationale, Capgemini’s shares dropped about 5% after the announcement, making it one of the biggest decliners on Europe’s STOXX 600 index. Morgan Stanley analysts expressed concerns that the deal might restrict Capgemini’s financial flexibility and have limited immediate financial impact.

Analysts also cautioned that generative AI could disrupt the traditionally labor-intensive BPO market, potentially affecting Capgemini’s revenue and introducing new competitors. They noted the market might need more proof that WNS is the optimal vehicle for leveraging AI to transform BPO services.

Cyprus Uses AI and Ground-Penetrating Radar to Locate Missing Persons from Past Conflict

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A U.N.-backed commission investigating mass disappearances in Cyprus is adopting advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and ground-penetrating radars, to improve efforts in finding the remains of individuals who vanished during past conflicts.

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), composed of archaeologists, anthropologists, and geneticists, is tasked with determining the fate of 2,002 people who went missing amid inter-ethnic violence in the 1960s and the Turkish invasion following a Greek-inspired coup in 1974. Many victims were killed and buried in unmarked graves scattered across the island.

Traditionally, the CMP has relied heavily on witness testimonies, which are guaranteed anonymity. However, exhumations and identifications have slowed in recent years due to conflicting witness accounts, the passage of time, and changing landscapes.

Pierre Gentile, the U.N. representative on the CMP, explained that the commission plans to expand its capabilities using new technologies. The CMP will utilize AI to analyze digitized archives for fresh investigative leads and is considering increased deployment of ground-penetrating radar to detect burial sites.

Since its establishment in 1981 and the start of mass grave searches in 2006, the CMP has located and exhumed 1,707 individuals by June 2025, returning 1,270 remains to families for burial by May 2025.

Despite the sensitive nature of missing persons in Cyprus, this issue remains one of the few areas where Greek and Turkish Cypriots cooperate on a shared humanitarian objective.

Hakki Muftuzade, the Turkish Cypriot CMP representative, called the work “holy” and emphasized the commission’s commitment to fulfilling its duty with full awareness of the humanitarian importance.