Meta's AI spending spree rattles investors as profits shrink
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Meta's stock fell 11% after Q2 results showed revenue up 28% to $61B but profits down 14% to $6B, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg presses a massive AI push, forecasting $130-145B in annual AI spending and signaling plans to monetize AI tools for other businesses; free cash flow was a paltry $784M, prompting analysts to caution that spending needs clear returns to justify the run-up—though Meta argues AI is boosting engagement and enabling new enterprise services.
- Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans BBC
- Meta's stock plunges almost 10% on disappointing guidance, dwindling free cash flow cnbc.com
- Meta Struggles With Limited Returns on Its AI Spending, Social Media Legal Woes Gizmodo
- Meta’s Free Cash Flow Dwindles to Lowest in Nearly Four Years Bloomberg.com
- Meta’s Profit Falls 14 Percent as A.I. Spending Continues The New York Times
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