Meta has launched a new stock option incentive plan requiring executives to increase the company's market value to $9 trillion by 2031 to realize the full value of the grants. This marks the first stock option awards since the company's 2012 IPO, involving six core executives. Meta's plan is similar to Tesla's approach but with tighter time requirements. Increased competition for AI talent has raised stock compensation costs, with projected 2025 spending expected to consume 96% of free cash flow.

Meta recently launched a new stock option incentive plan that requires executives to drive the company's market value beyond $9 trillion by 2031 to fully cash out their options. The plan covers six core executives, with CEO Zuckerberg excluded from the list. The initiative aims to incentivize executives to achieve tremendous company success, thereby benefiting all shareholders. As competition for AI talent intensifies, Meta's equity compensation costs have risen significantly.

Figure CEO Brett Adcock announced the establishment of a new AI lab called Hark, dedicated to developing advanced personal intelligence that integrates multimodal models with customized hardware. Hark has been operating in stealth for 8 months with an initial investment of $100 million, and plans to launch new AI devices with the first set of models expected to be released this summer. The team has recruited talent from Apple, Meta, and other companies, and is collaborating with NVIDIA to leverage GPUs for model training.

Payment company Block is recalling some employees after layoffs due to execution errors in the dismissal process. The company stated it laid off 4,000 employees to advance its AI transformation, but some employees have already received rehiring offers, indicating there is room for adjustment in the layoff decision. The CEO acknowledged potential misjudgment, similar layoff phenomena are increasing across the industry, talent structure reshaping is accelerating but faces uncertainties in the short term.

Mistral AI co-founder Chaplot joins xAI and SpaceX to participate in Grok large language model training and the integration of digital intelligence and physical hardware. Recently, xAI has recruited multiple key talents, forming a stark contrast with talent attrition elsewhere.

Bhutan faces brain drain of young talent and high unemployment rates. The government is adopting a Bitcoin mining strategy and developing the "City of Happiness" project, promoting economic transformation centered on environmental protection while leveraging blockchain technology to explore new growth drivers.

The operator of Korea's token securities platform PIECE, Bycell Standard, has completed Series A funding of 4 billion KRW, with major investors including Xperix Group and S&S. The new funds will be used for acquiring core assets, recruiting talent, and applying for licensing in the investment sector.

Gate News Announcement, March 10 — Hefei High-tech Zone officially released the "Hefei High-tech Zone Action Plan for Building an Artificial Intelligence OPC Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Demonstration Zone (Draft for Comments)," introducing 15 support measures to comprehensively promote the development of open-source AI projects like OpenClaw. The initiative aims to establish a new industry benchmark for "AI + super individuals/one-person companies (OPC)." The policy offers support across five key dimensions: "space + talent + computing power + scenarios + capital," with funding support of up to 10 million yuan.

Morgan Stanley is planning to launch a full-stack digital asset service, covering Bitcoin custody, trading, lending, and more, to deepen its crypto financial footprint. The bank manages nearly $9 trillion in assets, has submitted related ETF applications, and is bringing in decentralized finance talent to advance digital asset capabilities.