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Meta

Social media and advertisingwww.meta.comMETA $741.93 +13.84 (+1.9%)

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Latest Meta news

  • Meta lays off co-founders, employees of AI safety startup 4 months after hiring them
    Moneycontrol.com · Oct 5, 2026
  • NYC council to hear from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta on AI safety risks
    Firstpost · Oct 5, 2026
  • Meta Parts Ways With Virtue AI Founders Just Four Months After Hiring Them For AI Safety
    News18 · Oct 5, 2026
  • Meta lets go Virtue AI founders 4 months after hiring them: Here’s what company said
    Times of India · Oct 5, 2026

    Meta has parted ways with the co-founders and several employees of the recently acquired startup Virtue AI due to workplace differences. This sudden departure highlights ongoing internal challenges for Meta as it works to strengthen its AI safety capabilities.

  • A 'weird' IPO pull, a tainted reputation and the stalled breakout moment for AI wearables
    US Top News and Analysis · Oct 4, 2026

    Meta, Apple, and Google are pushing new AI devices and assistants amidst growing privacy scrutiny. This highlights the industry-wide challenges of consumer adoption and data protection for wearable tech.

  • 元P&G・Metaの中村淳一氏がシニア・アドバイザーに就任、AIモデレーターの対話品質と調査設計を監修
    PR TIMES · Oct 4, 2026

    Fast Insight appointed Junichi Nakamura as a senior advisor to oversee AI moderator quality. This news is written in Japanese and does not impact Meta's business in English.

  • 「GenAI/SUM 2026」でPacific Meta Groupが2セッションを企画、代表 岩崎 翔太が登壇 AIが働き、AIが払う時代のエージェント決済・運用を議論
    PR TIMES · Oct 4, 2026

    Pacific Meta Group is organizing two sessions at GenAI/SUM 2026 featuring CEO Shota Iwasaki. This has no relation to Meta.

  • New Mexico Seeks Up to $40 Billion From Meta in Data Privacy Case
    NaturalNews.com · Oct 4, 2026

    New Mexico is seeking between $35 billion and $40 billion in civil penalties from Meta over alleged consumer deception regarding child safety and data privacy. This massive potential fine presents substantial financial and regulatory risk for the company.

  • Better Artificial Intelligence Stock: Alphabet vs. Meta Platforms
    The Motley Fool · Oct 4, 2026
  • Better Artificial Intelligence Stock: Alphabet vs. Meta Platforms
    Yahoo Finance · Oct 4, 2026
  • Meta's Muse AI: Good or Bad for E-Commerce? Shopify and Amazon Are Taking Opposite Approaches
    Biztoc.com · Oct 3, 2026

    Meta's new mobile AI agent, Muse, has surpassed 5 million downloads since its September launch. This rapid growth highlights diverging strategies between Shopify and Amazon regarding artificial intelligence integration in e-commerce.

  • Meta, Duke and UC Davis researchers unveil self-improving branches for agent harness optimization
    Crypto Briefing · Oct 3, 2026

    Researchers from Meta, Duke, and UC Davis have unveiled self-improving branches designed to optimize agent harnesses. This advancement showcases ongoing frontier AI research and collaboration by Meta.

  • AI giants 'not being nearly careful enough,' warns outgoing OpenAI safety engineer
    DW (English) · Oct 3, 2026

    An outgoing OpenAI safety engineer warned that artificial intelligence firms are rushing development without adequate safety controls. The critique highlights growing industry concerns over rapid, insufficiently regulated frontier model launches.

  • Meta’s AI Data Center tax strategy that saves billions - Report
    Livemint · Oct 3, 2026

    Meta has reportedly classified multibillion-dollar AI data centers as experimental projects to claim research tax credits. The aggressive tax strategy has saved the company billions, though tax experts question its IRS compliance.

  • As public fears of AI grow, Trump digs in on safeguards
    Kuwaittimes.com · Oct 3, 2026

    President Trump showcased a new federal AI chatbot and a voluntary safety agreement with six major tech companies, including Google. The pact seeks to mitigate AI fears without adding restrictive regulations.

  • What Meta got right with Muse
    Substack.com · Oct 3, 2026

    A commentary piece explores Meta's success with its Muse AI agent and its engaging personality. The author argues that Google has struggled to capture the consumer AI zeitgeist due to a lack of product chops.

  • Meta cuts the AI safety team it acqui-hired from Virtue AI four months ago
    Startup Fortune · Oct 3, 2026
  • Leftist Wikipedia Bemoans Traffic Lost to Chatbots, Labels Itself 'Backbone' of AI
    Breitbart News · Oct 3, 2026

    Wikimedia reported that enterprise data payments from major tech companies like Google account for a small fraction of its operating expenses. This highlights ongoing discussions around how generative AI companies compensate data providers like Wikipedia.

  • Billionaires Are Suddenly Dressing Like They Deal Weed. I Have a Theory Why.
    Slate Magazine · Oct 3, 2026

    Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang has transitioned into an AI executive role at Meta, shifting his public persona. This profile highlights his ongoing prominence in the artificial intelligence sector.

  • Meta's Muse can shop and check out for you. Here's how it works
    CNBC · Oct 3, 2026

    Meta announced its new AI agent, Muse, which can search retail sites and handle automated checkouts. This rollout expands Meta's presence in consumer agentic commerce and AI monetization.

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Markets

Updated 9/16/2026
$741.93+13.84 (+1.9%)META · NasdaqGS
Day $727.12 – $745.7452-wk $520.26 – $779.82

Meta Platforms builds social media applications like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, while heavily investing in artificial intelligence and the metaverse via Reality Labs. The current investment narrative focuses on strong ad revenue growth offset by surging capital expenditures for AI infrastructure and ongoing scrutiny regarding operating expenses.

Market cap
$1.7T
P/E
25.1
Div yield
0.32%
Next earnings
Oct 28, 2026
Analyst rating
Moderate Buy
Price target
$754.15 avg (55 analysts)
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Business

Updated 9/16/2026
Overview
Meta Platforms builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses through social media applications like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads. It serves billions of individual users globally as well as advertisers looking to reach targeted audiences. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue by selling digital advertising space across its family of apps.
Website
www.meta.com
Industry
Social media and advertising
Founded
2004

Key People

Updated 9/16/2026
  • Mark ZuckerbergCEO & Co-founder
    Edu: Harvard
  • Javier OlivanChief Operating Officer
    Edu: Stanford
    Prior: Chief Growth Officer @ Meta · VP of Growth @ Meta
  • Andrew BosworthChief Technology Officer
    Edu: Harvard
    Prior: VP of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality @ Meta · Head of News Feed @ Meta
  • Chris CoxChief Product Officer
    Edu: Stanford
    Prior: Chief Product Officer @ Facebook · VP of Product @ Facebook
  • Susan LiChief Financial Officer
    Edu: Stanford
    Prior: VP of Finance @ Meta · Head of Finance @ Meta
  • Marc AndreessenBoard Member
    Edu: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Prior: Co-founder @ Netscape · Co-founder @ Opsware

Funding

Updated 9/16/2026

Total raised: $16.3B

  • $16BIPO· May 2012
    Investors: Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs
    Reported — from announcements
  • $200MSeries D· May 2009
    Investors: DST Global
    Reported — from announcements
  • $12.7MSeries B· Apr 2005
    Investors: Accel, Greylock Partners
    Reported — from announcements
  • $27.5MSeries C· May 2005
    Investors: Greylock Partners, Meritech Capital Partners
    Reported — from announcements
  • $500KSeed· Apr 2004
    Investors: Peter Thiel
    Reported — from announcements
  • $12.7MSeries A· Apr 2005
    Investors: Accel
    Reported — from announcements