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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OpenAI Targets Smaller Advertisers With New ChatGPT Ads

By Ann Gehan · May 26, 2026 6:01am PDT · 3 comments

When OpenAI first launched ChatGPT ads earlier this year, it lined up well-known brands with big advertising budgets, like Adobe, Ford and Target. Now it’s expanding its advertising business with offerings that cater more to marketers at far smaller companies, putting it directly into competition with ad giant Meta Platforms. OpenAI executives... When OpenAI first launched ChatGPT ads earlier this year, it lined up well-known brands with big...

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Salesforce and Snowflake Earnings to Focus Attention on AI’s Software Impact

By Martin Peers · May 25, 2026 3:00pm PDT

As we return from the long weekend, we’re preparing for a resumption this week of one of tech’s big debates: whether AI is killing enterprise software. Salesforce, Snowflake and Asana are each reporting earnings for the first fiscal quarter in the next few days, providing us with an update on how they’re doing in selling their own AI tools—and... As we return from the long weekend, we’re preparing for a resumption this week of one of tech’s...

Attendees to CATL Tech Day in Beijing in April. Photo: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg/Getty

The Electric: The Pentagon Advocates Long-Shot Batteries to Leapfrog China

By Steve LeVine · May 25, 2026 9:01am PDT · 1 comment

The Pentagon, pushing back against China’s dominance of the batteries used in electric vehicles, AI data centers, weaponry and almost everything else, is bolstering U.S. efforts to leapfrog well ahead of Chinese battery technology. The Pentagon, pushing back against China’s dominance of the batteries used in electric vehicles,...

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Twilio’s AI Boost Is a Double-Edged Sword

By Anita Ramaswamy · May 25, 2026 6:00am PDT

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Twilio’s AI Boost Is a Double-Edged Sword

By Anita Ramaswamy · May 25, 2026 6:00am PDT

Twilio stock is on a run so incredible you’d think it was immune to the “SaaS apocalypse” plaguing enterprise software stocks. But investors are missing the bigger picture. The company, which sells software tools to help firms communicate with their customers via text messaging, phone calls and emails, has seen its shares rocket 36% so far this... Twilio stock is on a run so incredible you’d think it was immune to the “SaaS apocalypse”...

Sunday Insights

As SpaceX and OpenAI Prepare for Public Debuts, What Recent IPO History Signals

By Julia Hornstein · May 24, 2026 8:00am PDT · 1 comment

Smart-ring maker Oura and crypto company Blockchain.com said last week they had filed paperwork to go public, adding to a growing number of companies, including OpenAI, that are making moves to list in the wake of SpaceX’s upcoming mega initial public offering. If recent history is any guide, the startups closely tied to AI will do well. For the... Smart-ring maker Oura and crypto company Blockchain.com said last week they had filed paperwork...

A Complicated Comeback for Stanford’s Ex-President

A Complicated Comeback for Stanford’s Ex-President

By Amy Dockser Marcus · May 23, 2026 8:01am PDT

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The tech elite’s go-to real estate broker? The mayor’s brother • Crypto: Inside crypto’s Washington command center • Lists: 20 great books for summer 2026 • Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “John Kiriakou’s Dead Drop,” “Returning”... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The tech elite’s go-to real estate...

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Politics and Policy

Inside Crypto’s Washington Command Center—and Blitz for Legitimacy

By Yueqi Yang · May 23, 2026 7:01am PDT

The most important real-world address in all of crypto may very well be 1155 F Street in Washington. The location is a 12-story, glass-paneled office tower that has quickly become the industry’s command center in its bid for securing greater sway in the nation’s capital. Nearly everyone who matters in crypto lobbying efforts has set up shop... The most important real-world address in all of crypto may very well be 1155 F Street in...

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20 Great Books for Summer 2026

By Abram Brown · May 23, 2026 7:01am PDT

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20 Great Books for Summer 2026

By Abram Brown · May 23, 2026 7:01am PDT

It may feel like AI has seeped deep into our lives, but compared to the world within “Certainty,” a new dystopian novel by best-selling author John Twelve Hawks, we’re practically in the Flintstones era. In Twelve Hawks’ realm, self-driving tractor-trailers dominate the highways. Parents delegate child-rearing to AI-powered stuffed... It may feel like AI has seeped deep into our lives, but compared to the world within “Certainty,”...

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The Tech Elite’s Go-To Real Estate Broker? The Mayor’s Brother

By Eli Rosenberg · May 22, 2026 9:13am PDT

Even measured against the frenetic heart rate of San Francisco’s real estate market, Alexander Lurie moves at a rapid pace. On a recent Tuesday, Lurie, 41, who’s become a go-to broker for anyone with newfound AI riches, drove around Pacific Heights in a blur while touring a half-dozen of the city’s most expensive homes, hoping to scope out some... Even measured against the frenetic heart rate of San Francisco’s real estate market, Alexander...

Partner Content

How to Create Presentation Outlines in Seconds with Google Gemini

By The Information Partnerships · May 22, 2026 8:17am PDT · 3 comments

When business leaders are preparing for an important presentation, their teams sometimes need to shut down their other work for days or even weeks to clear time for the prep work: multiple meetings to bat around ideas, long email threads to pin down the overarching narrative, and a constant stream of notifications as various stakeholders mark up... When business leaders are preparing for an important presentation, their teams sometimes need to...

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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Opens a New Front in the Fight Over Data for AI Agents

By Kevin McLaughlin · May 22, 2026 6:00am PDT · 2 comments

Microsoft has opened a new front in the AI data wars, blocking partners from connecting their data management tools to a popular product as it tries to defend its business software strength in the era of AI agents. The friction centers on Power BI, a Microsoft product nearly all Fortune 500 firms use to analyze data about their operations in... Microsoft has opened a new front in the AI data wars, blocking partners from connecting their...

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Chinese EV Battery Giant CATL Plans to Invest in DeepSeek

By Juro Osawa and Qianer Liu · May 22, 2026 4:56am PDT

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Chinese EV Battery Giant CATL Plans to Invest in DeepSeek

By Juro Osawa and Qianer Liu · May 22, 2026 4:56am PDT

Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology, better known as CATL, is planning to invest in Chinese AI developer DeepSeek’s fundraising, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. CATL’s planned investment comes as it is aggressively stepping up its efforts to sell power equipment to AI data centers. DeepSeek’s... Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology, better known as CATL, is planning to...

Elon Musk and Sam Altman in 2015.

A Trio of Trillion Dollar IPOs

By Katie Roof · May 21, 2026 5:17pm PDT · 4 comments

On Wednesday, right before SpaceX dropped its long-awaited S-1, the company led by Musk adversary Sam Altman had some IPO news of its own: OpenAI was planning to file its IPO prospectus within weeks. The news not only took some of the spotlight away from SpaceX’s upcoming public debut, but also that of Altman’s other rival, Anthropic. ... On Wednesday, right before SpaceX dropped its long-awaited S-1, the company led by Musk adversary...

SpaceX's new Starship V3 rocket docked on May 21 in South Padre Island, Texas. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty.

Why SpaceX is Worth $700 Billion, Not $1.75 Trillion

By Martin Peers · May 21, 2026 5:01pm PDT · 9 comments

If SpaceX pulls off what is widely described in the news media as the “largest IPO in history” next month, it will be a testament to Elon Musk’s skills as a salesman. The company’s newly public IPO prospectus makes it plain that SpaceX is largely a telecom firm with a rocket launch business on the side, with future growth coming from a cloud... If SpaceX pulls off what is widely described in the news media as the “largest IPO in history”...

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Venture Capital Reshuffle Looms As IPO Drought Ends

By The Information Staff · May 21, 2026 12:44pm PDT

A potential cluster of mega-listings by SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic this year could cement the dominance of venture firms that managed to get into the most important private companies of the last decade. For years, venture investing has been defined by a lack of cash returns. Startups stayed private longer, initial public offerings slowed, and... A potential cluster of mega-listings by SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic this year could cement the...