Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META ) stock just got an interesting bit of news. The Wall Street Journal reported Meta was in talks to acquire a minority stake in EssilorLuxottica (OTCMKTS: ESLOY ), the parent of Ray-Ban sunglasses.
The AI market is still expanding. Yet billionaire hedge fund managers have been taking profits in Nvidia, Supermicro, and Meta -- all of which generated big gains over the past year.
Meta's 2023 turnaround efforts have been quick and effective. Meta reported a solid 27% growth in the first quarter of 2024.
A Nigerian regulator has fined Meta $220 million, saying the privacy policy of the company's WhatsApp violated the country's data and privacy laws.
Some external vendors that police content on Facebook owner Meta's platforms were affected by the global tech outage that crippled airports, banks and hospitals on Friday, a Meta spokesperson said in response to a Reuters query.
Facebook parent Meta's decision to withhold its latest multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) model from the European Union highlights the growing chasm between Silicon Valley innovation and European regulation. Citing an “unpredictable” regulatory environment, per a report from The Verge, Meta joins Apple in pulling back AI offerings in the region.
Reports Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) is cutting spending by its virtual and augmented reality division Reality Labs could boost sentiment towards the stock, analysts at the Bank of America believe. It was reported by The Information on Thursday that the tech giant's Metaverse division, a passion project of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has been told to cut spending on hardware development by 20% by 2026.
Nigeria's competition agency fined Meta Platforms $220 million after concluding investigations on data-sharing in its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms, the head of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Adama Abdullahi said on Friday.
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Meta Platforms is scheduled to report quarterly financial results after the stock market closes on July 31.
Meta has reportedly suspended its generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in Brazil after one of the country's regulators objected to part of the company's privacy policy.
Meta is reportedly implementing cost-cutting measures at Reality Labs, its division for VR, AR, and the metaverse. The division has been asked to reduce spending, The Information reports.