META Meta Platforms Inc.
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Meta Loses Two Jury Verdicts in One Week — Can Its Ad Machine Outrun a Litigation Tsunami and a $135 Billion Spending Binge?
Shares of Meta plunged $16.72 to $530.82 on Friday, extending a brutal week that has erased 13.7% of the company's value as back-to-back courtroom defeats...
🔴 META is trading 3.05% down today after negligence verdict and AI spending concerns
META is trading at $530.82 (-3.05%) as shares continue a sharp downtrend driven by a jury verdict finding the company negligent in a child safety case and...
Meta Shares Slide, Hit by Negligence Verdict and AI Debt Fears
Meta Platforms shares fell 1.44% in pre-market trading on March 27, 2026. The stock reached a price of $539.65 following a 7.96% drop the previous day. Meta...
Meta's $135 Billion AI Bet Meets a Risk-Off Market — Can the Ad Machine Grow Fast Enough to Justify the Bill?
Shares slid 3.1% to $576.36 Wednesday morning as investors reassessed whether Meta can outrun the biggest spending binge in corporate history during a market...
Meta adds AI photo editing to WhatsApp, challenging chatbot rivals
Meta is integrating generative AI features into WhatsApp to expand capabilities beyond text-based conversations. Users can now edit photos directly within...
Meta and YouTube Liable for Platform Addiction, Jury Awards $3 Million
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google-owned YouTube liable for negligence and failing to warn users about platform dangers. This verdict concludes a...
Meta Cuts Hundreds of Jobs, Funding Billions in AI Spending
Meta Platforms began laying off hundreds of employees across Reality Labs, social media, and recruiting divisions. Management instructed staff in the wearables...
Trump Taps Zuckerberg, Ellison, and Huang for Tech Council, Shaping AI Policy
President Trump will appoint Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to the President's Council of...
Meta launches Meta Small Business, accelerating AI adoption for entrepreneurs
Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of Meta Small Business as a top-level company initiative. The program aims to support entrepreneurship and accelerate AI...
US Government settles Murthy lawsuit, banning agency pressure on social media
The U.S. government settled the Murthy v. Missouri social media censorship lawsuit originally filed against the Biden administration. This agreement prohibits...
Meta revives executive stock options, aiming to retain top AI talent
Meta Platforms Inc. is reintroducing stock options for executive officers and senior leaders. This marks the first time the company has used this compensation...
Meta launches one-click shopping, partnering with Amazon to boost creator revenue
Meta introduced new e-commerce features to expand creator monetization across Instagram and Facebook. [6, 7, 11] The company is rolling out affiliate...
Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million, Failed to Protect Children from Predators
A New Mexico jury ordered Meta Platforms to pay $375 million in damages for child safety failures. The verdict follows a seven-week trial involving the...
OpenAI taps Meta veteran, signaling shift toward ad-supported ChatGPT
OpenAI appointed Dave Dugan as Vice President of Global Ad Solutions. Dugan previously spent 12 years at Meta Platforms, most recently serving as VP of Global...
Meta Hires Dreamer AI Team, Accelerating Autonomous Agent Development
Meta Platforms hired the founders and staff of AI startup Dreamer to enhance its development of autonomous agents. The team, which includes a former Meta...
Meta hires Dreamer startup team, tapping Hugo Barra for superintelligence labs
Meta Platforms hired the founders and staff of AI agent startup Dreamer. The talent-focused acqui-hire excludes Dreamer's underlying technology. The team...
Meta builds AI CEO agent, linking tool adoption to employee reviews
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is developing a personal AI CEO agent to accelerate his access to information. The project is part of a company-wide...
Meta and OpenAI staff compete for tokens, driving six-figure costs
Silicon Valley employees are adopting a trend called tokenmaxxing to demonstrate productivity through high AI token consumption. Tech giants including Meta and...
Confer integrates encryption into Meta AI, securing user conversations
Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike announced that his new company, Confer, will integrate encryption technology into Meta AI. This partnership provides...
Meta ends Horizon Worlds VR, pivoting to $135 billion AI push
Meta Platforms will shut down its Horizon Worlds virtual reality platform on Quest headsets by June 15, 2026. The company will remove the application from the...