Meta is reportedly expanding its physical retail push by opening a new Manhattan store. The tech giant has signed a 10-year lease on a five-story building on Fifth Avenue, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (March 18), citing a statement from the company.
The company said Wednesday that the Fifth Avenue store will now serve as a permanent showcase for its lineup of AI glasses, virtual reality products.
Meta is offering guaranteed monthly payments and increased reach on Facebook for creators to join. The Creator Fast Track will pay $1,000 a month to those with at least 100,000 followers on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, and $3,000 a month to those with more than 1 million followers.
Facebook announced on Wednesday that it's launching “Creator Fast Track,” a new program designed to help creators grow on Facebook with guaranteed pay and increased content reach. The social network also shared that it paid creators nearly $3 billion through its monetization programs in 2025, a 35% increase from the previous year and its highest annual total to date.
AI has already worked its way into the daily workflow of many. And while it's acted more as an augmenter or amplifier so far, there's a shroud of uncertainty as to how the technology could reshape the workplace in just a few short years.
Manus's 'My Computer' feature on its new desktop application will bring its AI agent onto users' computers. Its AI agents previously operated exclusively in the cloud, meaning they could be accessed only through web browsers.
U.S. tech giant Meta has repeatedly failed to stop illegal ads for high-risk financial products running on its platforms in Britain, despite committing to block them, according to a review by the country's financial regulator.
The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore company with Chinese roots, as President Trump prepares to visit Beijing.
Nebius secured a transformative $27B AI infrastructure deal with Meta Platforms, significantly boosting growth prospects and revenue visibility through 2030. NBIS's ARR is projected to surge to $12.4–14.4B in FY 2027, up from $7–9B expected for FY 2026, driven by the Meta agreement and a massive contracted backlog. Despite a 15% share price jump, the company trades at only 3.4x forward revenues, justified by lower perceived risk versus CoreWeave and strong hyperscaler partnerships.
The demands of developing Artificial Intelligence.
Meta Platforms, Inc. stock has dropped 15% since January 29, creating a buying opportunity as there are no signs of fundamental deterioration. AI monetization has been robust and should continue improving next year, driving META's accelerating DAUs and ad revenue per person through LLM integrations. Although significant AI capex could pressure earnings and FCF, it reflects a tradeoff between near-term quality and long-term growth.
Nebius Group N.V. receives a major confidence boost from Nvidia's $2B investment and Meta Platforms' $27B GPU infrastructure deal. Nebius' management demonstrates disciplined execution, delivering on capacity commitments and setting realistic expectations for AI infrastructure growth. Today's announcement of debt issuance raises risks but is necessary for Nebius to accelerate its CY27 revenue growth towards a 250% pace, ahead of the 186% CY27 revenue growth expectations.