Meta’s core apps keep throwing off huge cash, and the story says new AI tools are making its ads more useful for businesses—while WhatsApp and Threads open fresh ways to grow beyond the old Facebook model. It also flags a big bet on smart glasses and heavy spending that could pay off, but could just as easily drag on results if adoption takes longer than expected.Read more

Meta is betting big on artificial intelligence to push its apps and ad business beyond social media, with new assistant-style features and tools for businesses starting to show early traction. The catch is it’s spending heavily to build the computing backbone, so the key question is whether these new AI products can turn into a durable new revenue stream before costs bite.Read more

December 28, 2025 For precisely 48 hours in mid-December 2025, it looked like the "Alex Chriss Turnaround" at PayPal was about to shift into overdrive. On December 15, the payments giant finally pulled the trigger on a strategy investors had whispered about for years: it filed to become a bank.Read more

Meta already owns the apps many people use to post, watch, and message every day, and it keeps finding new ways to turn that attention into ad money. The big question is whether its push into AI and new devices can add a new growth engine before regulation, rivals, or its expensive virtual-reality bets get in the way.Read more