Meta

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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Applied AI

Cowork Versus Copilot

By Aaron Holmes · Jan 15, 2026 10:51am PST
The AI business continues to create and shift alliances between almost every leading tech firm. Companies may be incentivized to work together to fill each other’s AI or capital needs even as they compete more fiercely for consumer or enterprise dollars.That’s what’s happening with Microsoft and Anthropic. The two firms have recently become fast... The AI business continues to create and shift alliances between almost every leading tech firm....
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AI Agenda

Thinking Machines’ Personnel Shake-Up; ServiceNow Is Still Hiring Young Engineers, in Part Thanks to AI

By Rocket Drew · Jan 15, 2026 7:00am PST · 1 comment
We had more drama in AI land on Wednesday night, as several people exited Thinking Machines Lab, the high-profile startup cofounded by former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, for OpenAI. Details remain murky but here’s what we know for sure. On Wednesday night, Murati said in a post on X that the company had “parted ways” with ... We had more drama in AI land on Wednesday night, as several people exited Thinking Machines Lab,...
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True Value

Why ByteDance’s Stock Should Rise After TikTok Deal Closes

By Anita Ramaswamy and Jing Yang · Jan 15, 2026 6:00am PST · 1 comment
In the group of highly valued tech companies that have remained private, SpaceX and China’s ByteDance may be the biggest. But SpaceX has already signaled it will go public this year. And now that ByteDance has resolved the yearslong fight over its TikTok app in the U.S., the way may be clear for the Chinese tech giant to go public in the next... In the group of highly valued tech companies that have remained private, SpaceX and China’s...
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The Electric: China’s Moves Are Likely to Make Its Big Battery Makers Even Bigger
By Steve LeVine · Jan 15, 2026 4:30am PST
CATL battery factory in Arnstadt, Germany. Photo: Nicolo Lanfranchi/Bloomberg/Getty
The Electric

The Electric: China’s Moves Are Likely to Make Its Big Battery Makers Even Bigger

By Steve LeVine · Jan 15, 2026 4:30am PST
Days before China this week announced record exports, it moved to temper global anger over its flood of cheap products going overseas: It killed tax subsidies on exports of batteries and solar panels. Days before China this week announced record exports, it moved to temper global anger over its...
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The Briefing

Tech Stocks’ Bleak Day; Cerebras Gets Good News

By Martin Peers · Jan 14, 2026 5:00pm PST
Wow. Wednesday was not a fun day, particularly if you’re a Verizon customer (guilty!), thanks to a widespread cellular phone outage that hit many of its subscribers for much of the day. It also wasn’t fun for tech investors as stocks sold off across the board. What wasn’t uniform, though, was the severity of the selling. Microsoft, Amazon and... Wow. Wednesday was not a fun day, particularly if you’re a Verizon customer (guilty!), thanks to...
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Deep Research

Why Google, Amazon and OpenAI Are on a Collision Course Over AI Commerce

By The Information Staff · Jan 14, 2026 1:07pm PST
AI-powered shopping is becoming a new area of competition among major technology companies, e-commerce platforms and retailers, each pursuing different approaches to how consumers discover and purchase products online. These efforts range from proprietary shopping agents to shared commerce protocols and embedded checkout systems that could... AI-powered shopping is becoming a new area of competition among major technology companies,...
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The Information Finance

The Upstart Tech Bank Trying to Shake Up Finance

By Ken Brown · Jan 14, 2026 8:30am PST · 1 comment
The most interesting news in banking is happening in Ohio, but it’s really a Silicon Valley story. Erebor Bank, backed by Silicon Valley powerbrokers such as Palmer Luckey and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, is gearing up to start operating after getting conditional approval from regulators in Washington last year. In the largely... The most interesting news in banking is happening in Ohio, but it’s really a Silicon Valley...
For Californians Who Want Out, Texas Is the Top Destination
By Shane Burke · Jan 14, 2026 7:45am PST · 2 comments
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For Californians Who Want Out, Texas Is the Top Destination

By Shane Burke · Jan 14, 2026 7:45am PST · 2 comments
In California, the highs and lows come together: a steep cost of living, but access to the state’s booming tech industry. Diversity and cultural richness, but also stark inequality and harsh commutes. World-class access to nature, but a real risk of natural disasters. And right now, California’s state taxes are in the spotlight, thanks to a... In California, the highs and lows come together: a steep cost of living, but access to the state’...
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AI Agenda

‘AI Native’ Startups Double Annualized Revenue to $30 Billion in Seven Months

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Jan 14, 2026 7:00am PST · 1 comment
The revenue picture for AI startups is brightening, a bit. In just seven months, annualized revenue at “AI native” companies selling AI models or apps has doubled, from $15 billion to more than $30 billion, according to an analysis of 32 companies from The Information’s Generative AI Database.One problem: OpenAI and Anthropic make... The revenue picture for AI startups is brightening, a bit. In just seven months, annualized...
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Exclusive

TSMC Can’t Make AI Chips Fast Enough

By Qianer Liu · Jan 14, 2026 7:00am PST · 2 comments
Last November, during one of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s five visits to Taiwan last year, he and CC Wei, CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., met with reporters. Wei told the assembled media that Huang had come to ask for more chips, to which Huang, standing next to him, replied: “Yes!” Huang wasn’t the only U.S. tech executive making... Last November, during one of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s five visits to Taiwan last year, he and CC...
From left, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Images via Getty, art from Mike Sullivan
Exclusive

Microsoft’s Spending on Anthropic AI Is on Pace to Hit $500 Million

By Aaron Holmes, Sri Muppidi and Catherine Perloff · Jan 14, 2026 6:00am PST · 2 comments
OpenAI is Microsoft’s most important AI provider and its biggest cloud server customer. But as OpenAI does more business with Microsoft’s cloud rivals, Microsoft is doing more business with Anthropic, OpenAI’s archrival. Microsoft has quietly become one of Anthropic’s top customers and was recently on pace to spend nearly $500 million a year for... OpenAI is Microsoft’s most important AI provider and its biggest cloud server customer. But as...
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Microsoft’s Proactive Data Center Promises
By Martin Peers · Jan 13, 2026 5:00pm PST
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The Briefing

Microsoft’s Proactive Data Center Promises

By Martin Peers · Jan 13, 2026 5:00pm PST
Maybe Brad Smith should run for office. The Microsoft vice chair and president put his name to a lengthy, detailed document released on Tuesday that demonstrates the tech giant is trying to get ahead of growing grass-roots complaints about the impact of data centers on local communities. Among other things, Microsoft promised to pay enough for... Maybe Brad Smith should run for office. The Microsoft vice chair and president put his name to a...
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Google Flips OpenAI’s Shopping Strategy on Its Head

By Ann Gehan · Jan 13, 2026 1:09pm PST · 1 comment
Google’s latest AI pitch to retailers is simple: Google isn’t planning to take a cut of purchases made through its Gemini AI chatbot and search results. Instead, it plans to make money from its AI shopping push by selling a new type of ads to retailers. That approach is opposite that of OpenAI, which announced checkouts inside ChatGPT in... Google’s latest AI pitch to retailers is simple: Google isn’t planning to take a cut of purchases...