Microsoft, Meta CEOs Defend Hefty AI Spending

Microsoft, Meta Talk Up Their Big AI Ambitions and Spending Plans
The tech giants on Wednesday talked up their AI strategies and said they are sticking with ambitious investments in the technology despite the investor panic this week over the ri
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 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 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.
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.
Microsoft, Meta, Tesla earnings on deck as DeepSeek triggers AI rethink
Markets are looking for assurances that DeepSeek hasn't completely disrupted the AI investment thesis. They may be disappointed.
Meta Platforms Sales Soar to Record, Bolstering Zuckerberg’s AI Spending Spree
Meta Platforms posted record revenue in the fourth quarter, aided by artificial-intelligence improvements to its ads business ...
Meta says end of fact-checking hasn’t impacted ad spend
Meta says its controversial decision to put an end to its fact-checking program hasn't impacted advertiser spend. On its Q4 ...
Reality Labs bleed grows but Zuckerberg vows ‘pivotal year’ for the metaverse
Reality Labs, the research arm of social media giant Meta Platforms, bled even more billions over the last quarter, but Meta ...
Mark Zuckerberg: DeepSeek shows why U.S. must be AI’s ‘global open source standard’; no reason to rethink spending
Meta re-affirmed its plan Wednesday to spend between $60 billion and $65 billion in capital expenditures this year.