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Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, is a technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, Calif. The company owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp, among other products and services. Meta is one of the world’s most valuable companies and is among the 10 largest publicly traded corporations in the U.S. It is considered one of the Big Five, alongside Google parent company Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft.
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The Briefing

Meta’s MongoDB CEO Poach

By Martin Peers · Sep 28, 2026 5:01pm PDT
Mark Zuckerberg is on a roll. Fresh off his triumphant rollout of the Muse personal agent, he signaled his commitment to selling AI to companies by announcing the poaching of CJ Desai, MongoDB’s CEO, as head of a newly created Meta Enterprise Platform business. Desai has had a long career in enterprise software, at companies including ServiceNow... Mark Zuckerberg is on a roll. Fresh off his triumphant rollout of the Muse personal agent, he...
Meta’s Alexandr Wang at Meta Connect on Wednesday. Getty Images.
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Why Meta’s Moment in the AI Sun Won’t Last

By Martin Peers · Sep 24, 2026 5:00pm PDT
If Meta Platforms wants to raise money by selling equity, now is the time. Meta shares have gone on an incredible run lately, jumping 27% since Sept. 8, when the company released its Muse personal AI agent. Meta stock is now up 18% so far this year, a bigger gain than that for Alphabet, Amazon or Microsoft—quite the turnaround for a company that... If Meta Platforms wants to raise money by selling equity, now is the time. Meta shares have gone...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Getty Images.
The Briefing

Meta’s Muse Tries (and Fails) to Disrupt Amazon

By Martin Peers · Sep 21, 2026 5:00pm PDT
Everyone loves a brawl between two big tech firms—even other tech CEOs. Amazon’s block on Meta Platforms’ new Muse personal agent accessing its shopping site, which came to light Sunday night, prompted Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora to post on X on Monday that the episode signals “a bigger battle than anyone anticipates.” He may be... Everyone loves a brawl between two big tech firms—even other tech CEOs. Amazon’s block on Meta...
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Into the Metaverse

Hands Up, This Is a (Virtual) Robbery!

By Lauren Tara LaCapra · May 6, 2023 7:00am PDT · 2 comments
Until late last year, Bank of America branch staffers would learn how to handle a potential stick-up through guidebooks and online videos. Today, tellers are immersed in a 3D virtual reality environment, in which a gunman aims a weapon at them or furtively hands them a threatening note demanding money. The bank measures tellers’ reactions... Until late last year, Bank of America branch staffers would learn how to handle a potential...