Meta buys humanoid robot startup Assured Robot Intelligence as 8,000 job cuts loom by Live mint | May 2, 2026 10:04 am | Indian Stocks, Market, News Meta Platforms has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a humanoid robot AI startup, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg raises capital spending to $145 billion and prepares to lay off 8,000 employees to fund the company’s artificial intelligence push.