In a headline-grabbing shuffle of billionaire rankings, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has officially leapfrogged Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the second richest person on the planet, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. As of Wednesday, Zuckerberg‘s net worth hit $225 billion, narrowly edging out Bezos at $223 billion. Still in first place is Elon Musk, who…
Figma burst onto the public stock exchange last week, surging in share price by 333% and hitting a market cap of over $70 billion in just the first few days of trading. For investors bullish on startups, last week was a rejuvenation after a sluggish stretch in the IPO market. But for Figma cofounder and…
Elon Musk has broken silence on the ongoing talent war in Silicon Valley. The unprecedented AI talent war is said to have been started by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the company’s of its Superintelligence Labs. And almost all technology companies — big and small — are reportedly impacted by it. Be it Apple, Google,…
Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, signs the guestbook on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on July 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg may be the most famous college-dropout-turned-tech-billionaire. Dylan Field is the latest, after his design startup Figma soared in its stock…
Silicon Valley has always been synonymous with innovation, wealth, and futuristic vision. Yet behind the glossy façade of AI breakthroughs and billion-dollar valuations lies an unexpected trend: tech giants quietly building bunkers. From OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who revealed having a heavily reinforced underground basement, to billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos investing in…
Published on August 1, 2025 Booming tech stocks lifted the fortunes of eight of the world’s top 10 wealthiest. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang hit a high mark. Here are the richest people in the world, right now. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is now the xxxx Key Takeaways Elon Musk is the richest person in the world,…
Topline Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg overtook Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s third-wealthiest person Thursday, as Meta’s stock surged in the wake of yet another earnings beat for the firm. Zuckerberg’s stake in his company surged after Meta’s earnings smashed Wall Street’s estimates. Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Key Facts Zuckerberg’s net worth jumped…
Meta’s (META) stock jumped 12% in premarket trading on Thursday after its second quarter earnings outperformed expectations and the company offered a better-than-expected outlook for Q3. The Facebook parent said Wednesday it anticipates between $47.5 billion and $50.5 billion in third quarter revenue, well ahead of the $46.2 billion Wall Street was calling for. For…
Meta 在 2025 年第二季交出亮眼成績單，營收、獲利與用戶規模全數成長，顯示旗下廣告業務仍具強大韌性，同時，Meta 持續投入龐大資源於 AI 與基礎建設，宣示要打造「個人超級智慧」，但也預告明年費用將會顯著成長，對投資人而言是一體兩面的訊號。 根據財報，Meta 本季營收達 475.2 億美元，年增 22%；淨利為 183.4 億美元，年增 36%。獲利表現優於市場預期，反映出公司在廣告市場與成本控管上的雙重優勢。Meta 執行長馬克・祖克柏（Mark Zuckerberg）表示：「我們正朝著為全球每個人打造個人超級智慧的方向邁進。」 廣告業務穩健、用戶持續成長 Meta 的核心廣告業務依然是營收主力，達 465.6 億美元，占整體營收的 98%。儘管外界擔憂廣告市況疲弱，但 Meta 不僅維持成長，平均每則廣告的價格還上升了 9%，同時廣告曝光次數也成長 11%，顯示廣告主仍對平台的觸及力抱持信心。 在使用者規模方面，Meta 每日活躍用戶（Family DAP）來到 34.8 億人，年增 6%。這個數字涵蓋 Facebook、Instagram、Messenger、WhatsApp 等平台，顯示 Meta 在全球社群生態仍具影響力。 Reality Labs 虧損持續，Metaverse 遠景未明 與主業強勢成長形成對比的是，Reality Labs 本季虧損達 45.3 億美元，與去年同期的 44.9 億差距不大。營收僅為 3.7 億美元，顯現 VR／AR 產品銷售仍未起色。 Meta 雖未明言是否調整策略，但市場普遍預期公司將逐步將資源從 Metaverse 移向 AI 發展，Zuckerberg 也在聲明中重申 AI 是未來發展主軸，Reality Labs 目前仍是長期佈局的一部分。 基礎建設大擴張，2026 成本壓力將大增 Meta 預期 2025 年全年費用將落在 114 至 118 億美元，年增幅 20-24%，而 2026 年的費用增幅「預期會更高」，主因是基礎建設規模大幅擴張所帶來的折舊與營運費用上升。 資本支出方面，Meta 預估今年總額為 660 至 720 億美元，將比 2024 年中點成長約 300 億美元，這些資本主要用於擴充資料中心、AI 訓練基礎建設與自研晶片的部署。 歐盟法規風險升高，低個人化廣告恐影響營收 Meta 也警告，來自歐盟數位市場法（DMA）的監管風險加劇，Meta 目前正與歐盟協商其「低個人化廣告」（Less Personalized Ads, LPA）機制，但若對方進一步要求調整，恐導致使用者體驗與廣告效益下降，並可能在今年第三季對歐洲營收造成負面衝擊。 財務數據一覽…
Windsurf was a rising artificial intelligence (AI) start-up – until it wasn’t. Days after OpenAI’s US$3 billion acquisition deal collapsed, Windsurf’s founders and top researchers joined Google DeepMind under a non-exclusive licensing agreement. What remained was sold to another company. Windsurf, as an independent innovator, ceased to exist. This is how many AI start-ups today…