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Meta Tests Robots in Data Centers to Cut Costs, Manage AI Infrastructure Growth
Meta is testing robots from vendors like Kinova and ABB to handle tasks such as server power cycling and cable swaps, aiming to reduce operational expenses.
Tech Giants Now Rival Treasury for Investor Dollars
Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta are issuing bonds at yields so close to Treasury rates that investors are shifting capital away from government debt, forcing Washington to pay more to borrow.
Australia's TikTok Ban Shows Why Age Verification Cannot Scale
Eight months after Canberra banned social media for under-16s, TikTok usage among 13-to-15-year-olds sits at 26%—one point below pre-ban levels—exposing the economics of enforcement.
BlackRock's $12.5B Data Center Bond Hits 7.53% — Widest Spread in 3 Years
A 1.6x demand multiple signals sharp deterioration in AI infrastructure credit appetite as spreads widen 288 basis points above Treasuries.
States Take Meta to Trial Over Child Safety, Citing $1.4 Trillion in Penalties
California Deputy AG Megan O'Neill told a federal jury Meta designed Instagram and Facebook to hook minors and concealed evidence of the harm.
Meta Removes 750,000 Australian Teen Accounts as Regulators Weigh Legal Action
The social media giant deactivated hundreds of thousands of accounts since December as Australia's internet regulator considers an enforcement lawsuit and other nations eye similar restrictions.
Meta and Nvidia Open AI Models to Counter Chinese Labs
The companies released Muse Glimmer and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning as free downloads, pressing U.S. policymakers to keep open-weight AI models unrestricted.
Meta's Local AI Model Cuts Cloud Costs; $1B Fund Targets Data Center Communities
Meta releases Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter model built for single consumer GPU use, and commits $1 billion to U.S. communities near its data centers.
Tech Giants Back Open AI Models as Security Incident Splits Industry
Nvidia, Meta and Microsoft joined 22 other firms in a letter to Washington on July 24, backing open-weight AI models after a critical vulnerability exposed closed-model limits.
Meta, Alphabet Bet on Executive Training: Soft Skills Drive Revenue Growth
Tech giants invest in etiquette training to reduce reputational risk and boost business development as industry matures
Tech CEOs Face Capitol Hill Grilling as $11 Billion in Ad Revenue Hangs in Balance
Meta, Alphabet and Apple executives will testify on child safety as lawmakers target platforms' monetization of young users
AI Compute Backbone: The Generational Tech Reshaping Capital and Market Moats
The rapid ascent of AI, fueled by massive investments in GPU compute and cloud infrastructure, fundamentally alters enterprise strategy, competitive dynamics and long-term financial returns across every major industry.
AI Agent Coordination: The Next Trillion-Dollar Bottleneck Reshaping Tech Investment
The shift from raw computational power to sophisticated multi-agent cooperation presents a formidable engineering and economic hurdle, redefining competitive advantages for leading tech firms and their capital allocation strategies.