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TechCrunch Apr 29, 2026 at 23:58 Startups Rising Hot

Meta is still burning money on AR/VR

Meta is losing billions on Reality Labs each quarter, and its AI expenditures are only going to increase its spending.

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Apr 29, 2026 at 23:58 TechCrunch

Meta is still burning money on AR/VR

Meta is losing billions on Reality Labs each quarter, and its AI expenditures are only going to increase its spending.

Apr 29, 2026 at 07:22 Hacker News

Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms

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Apr 28, 2026 at 17:33 SecurityLab

Земля больше не тянет ИИ — и Meta уходит в космос. Спутники будут светить лучом на дата-центры, чтобы вы могли поболтать с чат-ботом

1 ГВт солнечной энергии из космоса к 2030 году — компания ставит на орбитальные электростанции.

Apr 28, 2026 at 11:31 Hacker News

Period tracking app has been selling data to Meta

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Apr 27, 2026 at 18:12 Ars Technica

China kills Meta’s acquisition of Manus as US-China AI rivalry deepens

The unwinding of Meta’s deal shows how tech founders struggle to cut China ties.

Apr 27, 2026 at 13:16 TechCrunch

China blocks Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months-long probe

China has ordered Meta to unwind its multibillion-dollar Manus acquisition, dealing a potential setback to Zuckerberg’s push into AI agents.

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Amazon’s cloud business is surging — and so is its capital spending

The e-commerce giant is making more money than expected from AWS but it's also spending a lot, and will continue to do so in the near term, its chief executive said.

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Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B

The maker of Claude has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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