Marc Andreessen predicts one of the few jobs that may survive the rise of AI automation Marc Andreessen is predicting that at least one job is safe from the rise of AI: his own. Fortune · May 1, 2025
Stocks are ignoring that terrifying U.S. GDP report as retail investors buy the dip Buying momentum continued in Asia and European stock markets today, and S&P futures were priced up this morning. Fortune · May 1, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg confirms new Ray-Ban smart glasses are coming ‘later this year’ – here are the 3 pairs I think we’ll see Meta has confirmed it has new Ray-Ban smart glasses on the way with ‘new technological capabilities.' TechRadar · May 1, 2025
Stocks Soar Before the Open on Upbeat Microsoft and Meta Results, More Big Tech Earnings on Tap June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are up +1.18%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are up +1.68% this morning as forecast-beating quarterly results from Microsoft and Meta boosted sentiment. Barchart · May 1, 2025
Gemini needs a sidekick for Android XR to work, and it could be on your wrist Gemini and gesture controls work great in demos. In the real world, AR glasses could use a tactile alternative, and smartwatches are the obvious choice. Android Central · May 1, 2025
Microsoft and Meta beat estimates as AI outpaces Trump's tariff woes Microsoft and Meta both exceeded market expectations in their March quarter earnings, lifting shares in extended trading. The results suggest robust demand for artificial intelligence is helping offset the negative impact of tariff-driven economic uncertainty. Euronews · May 1, 2025
Meta, Microsoft report strong earnings despite trade war uncertainty Tech giants beat Wall Street expectations after weeks of volatility in US stocks. Al Jazeera · May 1, 2025
Tokyo Stocks Rise As BoJ Holds Rates Steady Japanese stocks rose Thursday as the central bank kept its key interest rates steady as expected, in thin trade with most Asian markets shut for the May 1 holiday. International Business Times · May 1, 2025
Zuckerberg Stunned After Microsoft CEO Admits AI Is Already Writing 30% Of The Company's Code At Meta's LlamaCon, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stunned Mark Zuckerberg by announcing that AI already writes 20-30% of Microsoft's code. International Business Times UK · Apr 30, 2025
Meta's Q1 2025 earnings show major AI priority shift, Ray-Ban success Zuckerberg laid out Meta's 'five major opportunities' for growth while discussing their outlook on tariffs, Meta AI, and major Ray-Ban glasses growth. Android Central · Apr 30, 2025
Snap stock craters after it reveals an $800 loophole could endanger its more than $1 billion in ad revenue A ban on de minimis exemptions will go into effect Friday and allows imports under $800 to be duty-free. Fortune · Apr 30, 2025
Meta's capex inflation: Mark Zuckerberg's AI appetite and Trump's tariffs are boosting infrastructure spending to as much as $72 billion The social media company cited its aggressive AI goals and rising hardware costs for its decision to raise capex spending by billions of dollars from the range it had set just three months ago. Fortune · Apr 30, 2025
Meta Quarterly Profit Climbs Despite Big Cloud Spending Tech giant Meta reported quarterly profits well above expectations Wednesday, brushing aside market worries that its heavy investments in cloud computing and artificial intelligence would hamper growth. International Business Times · Apr 30, 2025
Stocks Rebound Ahead of Earnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed up +0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.13%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +0.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures... Barchart · Apr 30, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI responses about him Conservative activist Robby Starbuck has filed a defamation lawsuit against Meta alleging that the social media giant’s artificial intelligence chat bot spread false statements about him, including that he participated in the the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Fortune · Apr 30, 2025 Stocks close mixed on news of GDP decline, recession fears grow Major earnings later Wednesday will be closely watched by Wall Street: Qualcomm, Meta, and Microsoft all report after the bell.
Laptop · Apr 30, 2025 The best smart glasses you can buy just got a lot creepier Meta is watching, always watching
Reason · Apr 30, 2025 Large Libel Models: New AI Libel Lawsuit, Brought by Conservative Activist Robby Starbuck Against Meta Some excerpts from the long Complaint in Starbuck v. Meta Platforms, Inc., filed in Delaware Superior Court yesterday (for… The post Large Libel Models: New AI Libel Lawsuit, Brought by Conservative Activist Robby Starbuck Against Meta appeared first on Reason.com.
The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025 Meta’s quarterly earnings beat Wall Street expectations as its AI investments rise by billions ‘We’ve had a strong start to an important year’, Zuckerberg said as company posts $42.35bn in revenue for first quarter
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025 Meta slowest to remove scam content, says City watchdog FCA says Instagram and Facebook owner takes up to six weeks to act on warnings about finfluencer posts
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Mark Zuckerberg shares the truth behind ‘underground bunker’ at $270m home Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has addressed rumours about owning an “underground bunker” in Hawaii, telling comedian Theo Von's This Past Weekend podcast that the base is "more underground storage".
Euronews · Apr 30, 2025 EU competition chief on digital regulation: 'We're not here to make enemies' The European Commission imposed fines on digital giants Apple and Meta last week, and concluded two cases against them under its digital regulations.
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Rebels in Colombia are recruiting youth on social media. The UN wants TikTok and Facebook to do more The United Nations says rebel groups in Colombia are using apps like Facebook and Tik Tok to recruit children and young adults, and social media companies must do more to moderate content
Windows Central · Apr 30, 2025 Satya Nadella says AI already writes 30% of Microsoft's code — but Bill Gates claims software development is too complex to be fully automated During a recent fireside chat with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Meta’s LlamaCon conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated that 20-30% of the company's code is written by AI.
Tom’s Hardware · Apr 30, 2025 Microsoft's CEO reveals that AI writes up to 30% of its code — some projects may have all of its code written by AI Satya Nadella revealed that AI writes as much as 20% to 30% of the code in Microsoft's repositories and projects.