Meta's new artificial intelligence lab has reportedly delivered its first AI models internally. Andrew Bosworth, the company's chief technology officer, told Reuters Wednesday (Jan. 21) that the models created by Meta's Superintelligence Labs team showed promise.
Following Meta's acquisition of Manus at the end of 2025, some of the AI startup's customers bailed due to longstanding concerns about the new parent company. "I do not agree with a lot of Meta's practices around data and how they essentially weaponize people's personal data against them," said Seth Dobrin, CEO of Arya Labs.
Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) lost 5.72% over the past five trading sessions after losing 3.76% the five prior.
The heaviest hit facility is the Reality Labs office in Redmond, followed by the Spring District office in Bellevue, according to a state filing.
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB)' Threads app has overtaken Elon Musk-owned X in daily mobile users, underscoring intensifying competition in the social media market as Meta pushes new features and leverages its broader app ecosystem. Threads now attracts about 141.5 million daily active users on mobile, compared with roughly 125 million for X, according to market intelligence firm Similarweb.
Meta Platforms, Snap and Reddit stocks could be hit if other countries follow Australia's social-media ban for under-16s.
Meta-owned social media platform Threads is reportedly surpassing X in terms of mobile usage. Threads now has more daily usage on mobile devices than Elon Musk's X, TechCrunch reported Sunday (Jan. 18), citing data from Similarweb.
Meta's AI bet is no longer about ambition -- it's about execution. Llama gives Meta strategic optionality, but adoption is the real test.
A Wall Street analyst has reaffirmed a positive outlook on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), maintaining a ‘Buy' rating that signals confidence in the company's medium- to long-term growth prospects despite recent underperformance.
Meta Platforms is rapidly scaling to be one of the most prominent hyperscalers by its investments in data centers. META is able to showcase serious operating leverage as investments in R&D directly translate into rapidly rising ARPU thanks to AI and algorithm optimization. The stock is valued like it won't grow from all of these investments, or the market is waiting for proof. I'm not taking the risk of waiting too long.
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Meta Platforms (META). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
Meta Platforms (META) has faced difficulties in the past. Its stock has dropped more than 30% within a timeframe of less than two months multiple times in recent years, erasing billions in market value and negating substantial gains in a single correction.