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Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, is a technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, Calif. The company owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp, among other products and services. Meta is one of the world’s most valuable companies and is among the 10 largest publicly traded corporations in the U.S. It is considered one of the Big Five, alongside Google parent company Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft.
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Meta, Tesla and Netflix Q3 Updates Coming This Week

By Martin Peers · Oct 18, 2026 3:00pm PDT
Tech earnings season is back (yes, I know it feels like it never ends). This time, we’ve got a slight twist: Meta Platforms has broken with the pack and is reporting its September-quarter earnings on Wednesday, a week ahead of its big tech counterparts, Google, Microsoft and Amazon. (Apple is even later, on Nov. 2.) By reporting earlier than the... Tech earnings season is back (yes, I know it feels like it never ends). This time, we’ve got a...
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Meta Reaches AI’s Crowded Frontier—Will Users Care?

By Martin Peers · Oct 12, 2026 5:00pm PDT
If it’s Monday, it must be time for another AI model release. This time, it was Meta Platforms’ turn, unveiling Muse Wonder, which it claims can “deliver state-of-the-art performance” on certain tasks. It was a triumphant moment for the company, whose AI efforts previously went through a slump that prompted a massive hiring binge over the past... If it’s Monday, it must be time for another AI model release. This time, it was Meta Platforms’...
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Meta’s MongoDB CEO Poach

By Martin Peers · Sep 28, 2026 5:01pm PDT
Mark Zuckerberg is on a roll. Fresh off his triumphant rollout of the Muse personal agent, he signaled his commitment to selling AI to companies by announcing the poaching of CJ Desai, MongoDB’s CEO, as head of a newly created Meta Enterprise Platform business. Desai has had a long career in enterprise software, at companies including ServiceNow... Mark Zuckerberg is on a roll. Fresh off his triumphant rollout of the Muse personal agent, he...
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Anthropic, SpaceX and Meta Cash Grabs

By Nick Wingfield · Oct 26, 2026 5:06pm PDT
If it feels like it’s getting stuffy, that’s because the AI industry’s biggest names are doing their best to suck all the air out of the room. On Monday, Anthropic, SpaceX and Meta Platforms all unveiled their respective plans for raising gobs of cash to fund their AI ambitions, which could collectively add up to almost a quarter of a trillion... If it feels like it’s getting stuffy, that’s because the AI industry’s biggest names are doing...
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Into the Metaverse

Hands Up, This Is a (Virtual) Robbery!

By Lauren Tara LaCapra · May 6, 2023 7:00am PDT · 2 comments
Until late last year, Bank of America branch staffers would learn how to handle a potential stick-up through guidebooks and online videos. Today, tellers are immersed in a 3D virtual reality environment, in which a gunman aims a weapon at them or furtively hands them a threatening note demanding money. The bank measures tellers’ reactions... Until late last year, Bank of America branch staffers would learn how to handle a potential...