Meta’s chief executive has become a more visible presence in Washington since President Trump’s return to office after years of avoiding politics.

Mark Zuckerberg said this year will be a "defining" year for AI, announcing plans to spend over $60-$65 billion in capital expenditures.

Meta Platforms isn’t backing down in the artificial intelligence arms race. The company is all in. On Friday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is planning to invest $60 billion to $65 billion in capital expenditures this year while growing the size of the company’s AI teams “significantly.

In Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes. But led by Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides and is going all-in on MAGA.

Microsoft alone is projecting $80 billion of infrastructure spend for data centers in 2025; meanwhile, OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank are leading the newly announced Stargate initiative under President Trump -- a project aiming to invest $500 billion into AI frameworks over the coming years.

Stephen Miller told Zuckerberg that the billionaire mogul had “an opportunity to help reform America, but it would be on Trump’s terms.”

I have fired Meta as a client,” Lemley wrote on Bluesky, the platform which has emerged as an alternative to X for left-leaning internet users

The Meta CEO met with Trump after his win in the 2024 presidential election, according to multiple reports including CBS and the New York Times. And more recently, he named Trump ally and UFC boss Dana White to Meta's board of directors and elevated prominent Republican Joel Kaplan to lead its global affairs operation.

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth internally announced a reorg of Reality Labs on Monday.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company will spend up to $65 billion as it looks to "significantly" grow its artificial intelligence team

CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta Platforms (META.O) plans to invest as much as $65bn in 2025 to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. This substantial investment aims to bolster Meta’s AI capabilities and strengthen its competitive position against rivals such as OpenAI and Google in the rapidly evolving AI market.