Scale AI in December 2025: Pentagon Setback, Meta Superintelligence Bet and IPO Watch
Over the three days from 5–7 December 2025, a flurry of news and analysis has reshaped how investors, policymakers and engineers view Scale AI, the San Francisco‑based data and infrastructure company behind many of today’s leading AI models. A rival startup has beaten Scale AI to a $708 million Pentagon contract, analysts are re‑pricing the company’s strategic value inside Meta’s…