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Meta: AI Snowball Keeps Rolling
Meta Platforms' core advertising business is its cash cow, and right now, that cow shows no signs of slowing. Q2 results are impressive, with both gross and operating margins expanding. Bernstein now projects Meta to beat Google in global ad revenue by 2026, a scenario that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. In 2025 alone, Meta is set to spend up to $72 billion on AI. The crown jewel is the $50-billion Louisiana data center, the largest of its kind ever built.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Price Prediction and Forecast 2025-2030 for September 3
Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) lost 2.15% over the past five trading sessions after gaining 0.76% the five prior.
Meta changes the way its AI chatbot responds to kids after senator launches probe into its conversations with teens
Sen. Josh Hawley said he would launch an investigation into how Meta trains its AI chatbot. Meta will train its chatbot not to have romantic discussions or talk about self-harm with children.
Cracks are forming in Meta's partnership with Scale AI
It's only been since June that Meta invested $14.3 billion in the data vendor Scale AI, bringing on CEO Alexandr Wang and several of the startup's top executives to run Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). However, the relationship between the two companies is already showing signs of fraying.
Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users
Meta says its changing the way it trains AI chatbots to prioritize teen safety, a spokesperson exclusively told TechCrunch, following an investigative report on the company's lack of AI safeguards for minors.
Musk's lawyers try to stop OpenAI obtaining bid documents from Meta, filing shows
Lawyers for Elon Musk have asked a U.S. judge to block ChatGPT-owner OpenAI from obtaining documents from Meta Platforms related to a previous $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI's assets, a court filing showed.
Meta's ‘gravity-defying' growth means it's getting closer to this intriguing milestone
The company has successfully utilized artificial intelligence to grow its ad business and take share from Google Ads.
Don't Cash Out On Meta Yet
Meta's ad revenue grew 21% YoY to $46.6B in Q2-FY25, driven by AI models improving ad relevance and conversions. Instagram conversions rose 5% and Facebook 3% YoY as AI-powered tools like Andromeda, GEM, and Lattice boosted advertiser ROI. Family of Apps generated 99.2% of revenue at $47.1B, sustaining a strong 53% operating margin despite high AI investments.
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Why Zuckerberg's META Sales Look More Bullish Than Bearish
Shares of Magnificent Seven stock Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META have gone on an extremely impressive run thus far in 2025. Year to date, the stock has provided a total return of just over 26%.
Meta to Debut Smart Glasses at September's ‘Connect' Event
Meta reportedly plans to introduce its new smart glasses at next month's “Connect” conference. Those glasses, Meta's first to feature a consumer-ready display, will be announced at the annual conference along with a wristband that lets users control the glasses via hand gestures, CNBC reported Friday (Aug. 22), citing sources familiar with the matter.
Meta set to unveil first consumer-ready smart glasses with a display, wristband next month
Meta is set to launch two new smart glasses at its annual Connect developer conference in September. That includes its first consumer-ready glasses with a display and a wristband that will allow users to control the glasses with hand gestures, potentially paving the way to AR glasses.
