The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Meta misses profit expectations, sticks to massive AI spending
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Meta reported a 14 percent drop in net income due to heavy AI infrastructure spending and significant legal and severance costs, despite a 28 percent increase in advertising revenue. While the company beat revenue estimates, investors reacted negatively to the massive capital expenditure forecast and the company's aggressive pivot toward AI-driven cloud services.
Facebook-parent Meta reported profits on Wednesday that fell short of Wall Street expectations, as the cost of staying in the race to deploy artificial intelligence, along with hefty legal and severance charges, hurt its bottom line.
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