Meta has inked a deal to spend up to $27 billion on AI infrastructure provided by Dutch company Nebius. The deal includes $12 billion of dedicated capacity and up to $15 billion of additional available compute capacity over a five year period.
Nebius agreed to a five-year deal worth about $27 billion to supply artificial-infrastructure infrastructure capacity to Meta.
Nebius stock was soaring as it announced a major expansion of its cloud-computing deal with Meta Platforms.
Meta is planning to lay off over 20% of its 79,000 employees to balance AI-related spending, according to a Reuters report. The company said its planning capital expenditure of up to $135 billion related to AI this year.
Nebius Group said on Monday it has signed a new five-year deal with Meta Platforms to provide the social media giant with $12 billion of dedicated AI capacity across multiple locations.
I am reiterating my “buy” rating on Meta and believe it is the best-positioned hyperscaler in 2026 as margins explode higher, while its AI monetization engine gains steam. META's custom silicon portfolio expansion and potential 20% workforce reduction are expected to drive significant operating margin gains and employee productivity. Regardless of AI model leadership, META's scale, distribution, and infrastructure ensure competitive advantage and robust monetization.
Meta is reportedly planning layoffs that could impact at least 20% of its workforce.
Alex Kantrowitz, founder of Big Technology and a CNBC contributor, delivered a pointed critique of Meta's AI positioning this week, and the core of his argument comes down to one number: 900 million weekly active users on OpenAI's ChatGPT. "You have OpenAI building ChatGPT, which has 900 million weekly active users. Who knows, maybe it's... Meta has virtually no AI users compared to OpenAI's 900M, says Big Technology's Kantrowitz.
Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape business operations in profound ways - delivering breakthroughs in productivity, innovation, and problem-solving that could unlock unprecedented economic growth. Yet this transformation carries a steep downside: widespread job displacement. Across industries, companies are announcing mass layoffs, shedding thousands of roles at once as automation takes hold. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)... Efficiency at All Costs: Meta Eyes 20% Jobs Bloodbath to Fund AI Empire.
Meta hasn't released a truly consequential AI model since Llama 3 in 2024.
Meta stock has lost 23% of its value since peaking last August.
Reports surfaced this week that Meta is delaying its newest custom AI model, code-named Avocado, and may temporarily license Alphabet's technology. The company just reported 24% year-over-year revenue growth in Q4, driven primarily by its core advertising business.