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Meta’s Zuckerberg Touts AI Progress but Warns of ‘Serious Infrastructure’
Meta // October 30, 2024

The old saying is you’ve got to spend money to make money. For Meta, notching a third quarter earnings report with record revenues, the fact remains that the long-term artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap will require as yet undefined billions of dollars of capital investments in...

Zuckerberg Tries On Meta’s Wearable Tech Plans for the Connected Economy
Connected Economy // September 25, 2024

On Wednesday (Sept. 25), the first of Meta’s two-day Meta Connect 2024 conference, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled an ambitious vision for the future of wearable technology. The event showcased significant innovations, particularly the highly anticipated Orion augmented reality (AR) glasses, which aim to redefine...

CEOs of Meta and Spotify Say EU Regulations ‘Stifle Innovation’
artificial intelligence // August 23, 2024

European Union (EU) regulations impacting artificial intelligence (AI) may deny the region’s businesses, academics and others the chance to participate in new technology investment and economic growth opportunities, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote in a joint statement released Friday (Aug. 23). The CEOs wrote in the statement...

Zuckerberg Details AI Vision in Meta’s Q2 Earnings Call
Meta // July 31, 2024

A funny thing happened on the way to Meta’s Q2 earnings call. As it has for many tech companies during this earnings season, discussion of actual financial results took a back seat to discussions about spending on artificial intelligence (AI). With this in mind, Meta...

Interviews & Exclusives
Meta’s Zuckerberg Touts AI Progress but Warns of ‘Serious Infrastructure’

October 30, 2024
The old saying is you’ve got to spend money to make money. For Meta, notching a third quarter earnings report with record revenues, the fact remains that the long-term artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap will require as yet undefined billions of dollars of capital investments in the next year and beyond. The read across might be […]

Zuckerberg Tries On Meta’s Wearable Tech Plans for the Connected Economy

September 25, 2024
On Wednesday (Sept. 25), the first of Meta’s two-day Meta Connect 2024 conference, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled an ambitious vision for the future of wearable technology. The event showcased...

Zuckerberg Details AI Vision in Meta’s Q2 Earnings Call

July 31, 2024
A funny thing happened on the way to Meta’s Q2 earnings call. As it has for many tech companies during this earnings season, discussion of actual financial results took a...

Will Gen Z Put a New Face on Social Commerce?

June 04, 2024
Meta’s recent news that it is seeing a surge in younger users may help set the stage for a rising tide in social commerce. The platform model — not just...

Quick Reads
Social Media Startup Bluesky Sees 300% Post-Election User Jump

November 24, 2024
Elon Musk’s social media loss has — so far — not been Mark Zuckerberg’s gain. Following the election of Donald Trump earlier this month, users began fleeing X, the social media platform owned by the Trump-supporting Musk. But as the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (Nov. 23), the biggest beneficiary of that exodus isn’t the […]

CEOs of Meta and Spotify Say EU Regulations ‘Stifle Innovation’

August 23, 2024
European Union (EU) regulations impacting artificial intelligence (AI) may deny the region’s businesses, academics and others the chance to participate in new technology investment and economic growth opportunities, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel...

Threads Gains 175 Million Users in First Year

July 03, 2024
About a year after its launch, Threads has topped 175 million monthly active users. “Threads now has more than 175M monthly actives. What a year,” Meta Founder, Chairman and CEO...

Mark Zuckerberg Forms Advisory Council to Inform Meta’s AI Efforts

May 22, 2024
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has created a product advisory council to provide guidance on the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) and technology efforts. The new Meta Advisory Group will meet periodically with Meta’s management team,...