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Meta Layoffs: Mark Zuckerberg Refuses to Rule Out Future Cuts as AI Costs Surge

Meta staff are facing fresh uncertainty as thousands of jobs are cut to fund soaring AI costs, with Mark Zuckerberg having refused to guarantee that there will be no further reductions in headcount.

International Business Times UK

Starmer adviser held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech bosses

Exclusive: Varun Chandra’s talks with Google, Meta, Apple and others raise fears of ‘lobbying behind closed doors’

The Guardian - UK

Alarms rise as the Trump administration quietly pressures Meta, Google and others to unmask anonymous ICE critics

The goal of MAGA may no longer be persuasion — it may simply be silence.

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These Are April's 2 Hottest AI Stocks. Should You Buy Them in May?

These AI winners surged in April, but upcoming earnings will decide if their rally has more room to run.

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'The potential to make existing infrastructure produce more output is what makes space solar worth investing in now': Meta wants to power its future data centers with solar energy beamed from space — meaning solar plants can operate even at night-time

Meta is investing in space solar and long-duration storage to enable a continuous clean energy supply for data centers despite major uncertainties.

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Google Just Warned of a Significant Increase in 2027 CapEx. Why GOOGL Stock Investors Don’t Seem to Care.

Alphabet is ramping capital spending to unprecedented levels, but investors are largely shrugging because earnings and Cloud momentum are strong enough to absorb the hit and still deliver double‑digit growth.

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MarketBeat Week in Review – 04/27 - 05/01

Sell in May and go away may not be the right strategy after stocks closed out a strong April and strong earnings point to more gains

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'Tens of millions of Graviton cores': AWS scores huge coup as Meta 'buys' hundreds of thousands of CPUs and infrastructure, confirming Jeff Bezos' hyperscaler as the essential backbone of the agentic AI Era in a major blow to AMD and Intel ambitions

Meta expands its AWS partnership by renting tens of millions of Graviton cores, signaling a shift toward infrastructure over direct hardware ownership.

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3 Reasons to Buy the Dip in Meta Stock — And 3 Reasons to Stay Away

META stock is down after its Q1 2026 earnings report failed to cheer markets. Should you buy the dip in Meta Platforms stock?

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META vs. MSFT: Which Is the Better Buy Now?

If AI is the future, the choice between Meta Platforms and Microsoft comes down to risk.

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Meta Might Shutdown Service In New Mexico Over Child Safety Measures: Report

Meta threatened to shut down service to New Mexico over potential child safety requirements.

International Business Times

$50 Billion in Revenue a Year: How the Trainium Chip Business Could Soon Seriously Move the Needle for Amazon Stock

Amazon is positioning its Trainium chips as a potential $50 billion revenue engine, signaling a major new growth pillar beyond AWS.

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A Journalism Tax Is a New Front in Australia's War on American Tech

A new bill would compel Meta, Google, and TikTok to pay for Australian journalism.

Reason

Florida cancer patient heartbroken after discovering support puppy she bought during treatment was a scam

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Tesla's former HR chief: the AI layoff panic Is built on a false premise—here's what most workers need to know

The hyperscaler math driving cuts at Meta and Microsoft does not apply to the companies where most Americans actually work.

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Zuckerberg blames Meta layoffs on AI costs, says “compute and infrastructure” and “people oriented things” are biggest financial drain right now

Meta's capex rises as the company spends big on AI data centers, and it's having to reduce headcount to become more agile.

International Business Times UK

Meta Cuts Off 1,000 Kenyan Contractors After They Reportedly Saw People Have Sex on Ray-Ban Glasses

Meta has terminated its contract with a Kenyan firm after reports of privacy breaches involving Ray-Ban smart glasses footage, raising concerns about data handling and AI training practices.

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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is cutting 8,000 jobs to pay for AI infrastructure — insatiable compute demand means the company can't rule out further headcount reductions

Meta spent $72.2 billion on capex in all of 2025. The midpoint of its new 2026 guidance would nearly double that figure in a single year.

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Top tech of the month: the best new gadgets we've tested for May 2026

Including a 'fantastic' OLED TV, and some five-star speakers that are 'crystal clear, fathoms deep and sound at least twice their size'.

Fortune

Meta wants to spend more even after it lost $80 billion on the Metaverse and over 20 million users

Meta increased its capital spending by $10 billion because it “continued to underestimate” its compute needs, said its CFO.

The Conversation

Making tech giants pay for news was a success the first time around. It can be done again

With the release this week of the government’s News Bargaining Incentive, it’s worth reconsidering the origins and achievements of its predecessor, the News Media Bargaining Code.

The Independent UK

Meta raises raises specter of shutting down service to New Mexico in legal clash over child safety

The social media conglomerate Meta is raising the prospect of shutting down social media services in New Mexico in response to a push by state prosecutors for fundamental changes to platforms including Instagram to protect the mental health and safety of children

Fortune

Meta’s threat to quit New Mexico ‘is showing the world how little it cares about child safety,’ AG says

On May 4, Meta and New Mexico square off in court over injunctive relief requested by the NM Attorney General.

The Guardian - US

Meta threatens to shut down social networks in New Mexico over child safety court case

Company asserts in court filing that the state’s proposed remedies would be too onerous to comply with

International Business Times

Stocks Reach New Record As Nasdaq Composite Climbs Over 15% In April

Stocks reached a new record on Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite also seeing its biggest monthly gain since April 2020.

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