Meta defends $65bn AI spend

Meta Engineers See Vindication in DeepSeek’s Apparent Breakthrough
The Silicon Valley giant was criticized for giving away its core A.I. technology two years ago for anyone to use. Now that bet is having an impact.
Zuckerberg Says DeepSeek ‘Strengthened Our Conviction' as Meta Spends Big on AI
Key Takeaways Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday’s that the rapid rise of competitors from China has only strengthened the tech giant’s commitment to its AI ambitions. The CEO said it’s too early to know how growing competition from China could impact its future investments.
Meta defends $65bn AI spend after DeepSeek rise
Meta has defended its $65bn (£52bn) investment in artificial intelligence (AI) days after US tech stocks wobbled in the wake of Chinese AI app DeepSeek's sudden rise. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said to investors on Wednesday there was a lot to learn from DeepSeek,
Zuckerberg says Meta won't slow down AI spend despite DeepSeek's breakthrough
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said China-based DeepSeek has created a powerful artificial intelligence model, but it won’t likely curb Meta’s AI spending.
Mark Zuckerberg reveals thoughts on DeepSeek as Meta’s AI spending under scrutiny
Chinese startup DeepSeek’s launch of its latest AI models triggered a selloff in global tech stocks this week on concerns about rising AI costs in the US.
Meta is in a Panic Over The Rise Of DeepSeek AI — And They’re Not Alone
Meta and other AI competitors are facing challenges from China's DeepSeek as its new AI model outperforms competitors at lower costs.
Microsoft, Meta CEOs Defend Hefty AI Spending After DeepSeek Stuns Tech World
Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field.
Meta Q4 Beats On Top & Bottom Lines Amid AI Jitters, Reported Legal Settlement With President Trump
Meta beat on key fourth quarter numbers but forecasts for the current first quarter disappointed a bit as investors wait to ...
Meta crushes Wall Street’s profit targets as Zuckerberg dismisses DeepSeek threat
This month, Zuckerberg also announced that Meta will shut down its third-party fact-checking teams in an effort to “restore ...
Meta to pour hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure as Zuckerberg shrugs off DeepSeek threat
Meta plans to launch Llama 4 with natively multimodal and agentic capabilities in the forthcoming months. The firm also ...
Meta earnings live updates: Wall Street watching for AI monetization, reaction to DeepSeek mania
Meta's earnings call is today at 5 pm ET. META stock heads into the report up 15% YTD. Analysts are focused on AI ...
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Meta and Microsoft Show AI Bets Still in Play
If we learned anything from tonight’s December-quarter earnings announcements from Microsoft and Meta Platforms, it’s that we ...
OpenAI Seems Concerned That DeepSeek Copied Its Work
OpenAI claims to have found evidence that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek secretly used data produced by OpenAI’s technology to ...
Meta considers testing DeepSeek in generative AI tools meant for advertisers - report
Meta Platforms (META) is considering testing the Chinese AI model DeepSeek in its generative tools for advertisers, The ...
Alibaba touts new AI model it says rivals DeepSeek, OpenAI, Meta's top offerings
Alibaba says the latest version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model can take on fellow Chinese firm DeepSeek's V3 ...