Meta Platforms Saw Free Cash Flow Plunge 91% to Just $784 Million as Artificial Intelligence (AI) Spending Ballooned. Here's Why That Should Worry Investors.

Over the last few years, Meta Platforms (META +0.14%) has ramped up capital expenditures (capex) aggressively in pursuit of artificial intelligence (AI) leadership. Smart investor

Meta breach adds to concerns about AI models going rogue

Meta became the latest major artificial intelligence developer to disclose one of its models went rogue during cybersecurity testing, gaining access to the inte

Meta's $145B AI Bet Is Working: 3.6B Users Give It An Edge Rivals Can't Match

Meta Platforms is upgraded to Strong Buy as AI boosts ad growth and new products despite high CapEx and near-term FCF risks. Learn more about META stock here.

An AI model from Meta also hacked another company during testing

Add Meta to the list of companies with AI agents going rogue. An AI model from the parent company of Facebook and Instagram hacked into another company’s systems during cybersecurity testing, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday.
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Trump Just Bought Alphabet and Meta AI Stock, and It's Sending a Positive AI Signal

Trump's 2026 trades reveal a clear AI bet: not startups, but Alphabet and Meta, the giants with the customers, data and cash to make AI pay off.

Meta apps displayed ads that contained AI-generated CSAM

Researchers identified more than 50 ads on Meta properties that violated the company's policies on child sexual abuse material.
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Why Meta Builds Its Own AI Data Centers

Developer and creator Tom Shaw sits down with Meta’s VP of Data Centers Rachel Peterson to discuss how Meta is building some of the world's largest computing facilities.