META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
NASDAQ · Technology · Internet Content & Information · US
$612.65
−1.90%Aug 20, 2026, 16:07 UTC
Meta launched its AI-powered gaming app Pocket to all users in the United States, after a test launch in Brazil the previous month.
Aug 20, 2026, 13:30 UTC
In the first half of 2026, the Magnificent Seven stocks collectively declined by 1% while the S&P 500 rose by 9%, and individual performance diverged sharply by mid-August 2026.
Source:Aug 20, 2026, 11:00 UTC
Meta is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on Microsoft's Azure AI services, becoming one of Microsoft's largest AI customers.
Aug 20, 2026, 09:45 UTC
Australia passed legislation on Thursday to impose a levy on large tech companies that fail to reach commercial deals with local news outlets for news content on their platforms.
Aug 20, 2026, 04:02 UTC
The Supreme Court of India ordered Meta to restore the Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat Instagram and Facebook accounts, but Meta has not yet restored them as of August 20, 2026.
Source:Aug 19, 2026, 17:00 UTC
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a $275,000 settlement with TaxAct over improper sharing of sensitive taxpayer data with Meta and Google between January 2018 and December 2022.
Aug 19, 2026, 11:01 UTC
Meta launched 'Meta Startup School' targeting early-stage startups.
Source:Aug 19, 2026, 10:45 UTC
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) instructed employees not to use Meta's camera-equipped smart glasses while on duty, citing privacy and legal risks.
Source:Aug 19, 2026, 10:45 UTC
Oklo is building its small modular reactor in Idaho, a step towards supplying power to Meta.
Source:Aug 19, 2026, 10:21 UTC
The Supreme Court of India issued notice to Meta and X, seeking their responses on a plea about police uploading photos and videos of accused persons on social media, in the case Hemendra Patel v. Union of India.
Source:Aug 19, 2026, 09:57 UTC
The Malaysian government, through spokesman Fahmi Fadzil, announced that 127,568 scam-related posts were removed, mostly from Facebook and TikTok, as of today.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 23:00 UTC
Kvontay Devon Pringle, a Mississippi content creator, reported earning more than $10,000 a month from AI-generated Facebook posts, with one post generating an estimated $2,800 through Meta.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 21:59 UTC
AEP Ohio, together with Meta, QTS, Amazon, Softbank Energy, and Google, announced a pledge of over $18 million on August 18 to support AEP Ohio's Neighbor to Neighbor program, which provides grants to help Ohioans pay their electric bills.
Aug 18, 2026, 08:05 UTC
Meta launched a suicide-prevention feature in Japan that notifies parents when users aged 13-17 search for sensitive keywords on Instagram.
Source:Aug 18, 2026, 07:29 UTC
The Delhi High Court ordered Meta to disclose the material based on which it disabled the Instagram account of stock market analyst Aakanksha Gupta, in a civil suit filed by Gupta against Meta.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 15:30 UTC
The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Meta, the 3 Million Technical Talent programme, and Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria announced a partnership to launch an AI academy in Nigeria.
Aug 17, 2026, 00:59 UTC
Alibaba's AI model Qwen surpassed 3 billion global downloads in the past six months, becoming the world's top AI model, according to a Hugging Face report.
Aug 16, 2026, 13:16 UTC
Alibaba's open-source AI model family Qwen surpassed 30 billion cumulative downloads globally over the past six months, ranking first worldwide ahead of Meta and Google.
Source:Aug 15, 2026, 15:11 UTC
Greenwoods Asset Management's overseas fund disclosed its Q2 2026 U.S. stock holdings, significantly reducing its portfolio and clearing positions in Meta, Nvidia, and Amazon.
Source:Aug 15, 2026, 11:01 UTC
Alibaba's AI models reached 3 billion downloads, surpassing Meta and Google, according to a Hugging Face study.
Aug 15, 2026, 06:30 UTC
SEMI announced that SEMICON Taiwan 2026's CEO Summit & Ecosystem Executive Summit will be expanded to a full-day event on September 2, 2026, featuring discussions on AI deployment technologies and keynotes from industry executives.
Source:Aug 14, 2026, 18:19 UTC
Tiger Global disclosed its Q2 13F holdings, reducing positions in Alphabet, Broadcom, Spotify, and Meta, while establishing new positions in AMD, Seagate, Visa, and Danaher, increasing stakes in Intuit, Corpay, Reddit, and MercadoLibre, and exiting positions in AppLovin, Netflix, Zscaler, and Procore.
Source:Aug 12, 2026, 16:45 UTC
The Australian government announced it will introduce legislation to parliament on Thursday to expand the number of media companies that major digital platforms must negotiate with from six to at least eight, and impose a levy equivalent to 2.5% of their Australian advertising revenue, with a cap of 25% on any single deal and a 5% allocation to the Australian Associated Press.
Aug 8, 2026, 15:25 UTC
Greenwoods Asset Management cleared its holdings of Nvidia, Meta, Amazon, Alibaba, New Oriental and TAL Education in Q2 2026, reduced positions in Intel, NetEase and Google, and newly bought semiconductor supply chain stocks including ASML, Applied Optoelectronics, Applied Materials and VNET Group.
Aug 2, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Meta Platforms agreed to prepay for power from a reactor project Oklo is developing in Ohio, expected to be operational by 2030 and reach full power of up to 1.2 gigawatts by 2034.
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