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YouTube Argues It Isn’t Social Media in Landmark Tech Addiction Trial

10 February 2026 at 16:28
The app said in opening statements that it was more of an entertainment platform. The lawsuit claims social media companies design products that cause personal injury.

Β© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

Neal Mohan, left, the chief executive of YouTube, in 2024. The company’s lawyers argued in court on Tuesday that YouTube was an entertainment platform, not a social media platform.

Meta Forecasts Spending of at Least $115 Billion This Year

28 January 2026 at 18:24
That would be a major jump from $72 billion last year, as the tech giant aims to compete in the artificial intelligence race.

Β© Christie Hemm Klok for The New York Times

Meta’s Eagle Mountain Data Center in Utah. The bulk of Meta’s new A.I. spending will be on infrastructure like data centers.

Meta Campaigns to Change Opinions on Data Centers

27 January 2026 at 16:23
The tech giant has spent more than $6 million on TV ads in state capitals and Washington, with the message that data centers create jobs.

Meta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business

12 January 2026 at 17:35
The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta’s work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.

Β© Jason Henry for The New York Times

Michael Abrash, chief scientist of Reality Labs, during a presentation for Meta last year.

China Is Investigating Meta’s Acquisition of the AI Start-Ip Manus

8 January 2026 at 13:56
Regulators said they would look at whether the deal for Manus, a Singapore start-up with Chinese roots, complied with China’s export and investment rules.

Β© Jason Henry for The New York Times

Meta’s deal for Manus last month capped a year of extravagant spending by the American company on elite artificial intelligence researchers.

Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers

1 January 2026 at 05:00
Some tech leaders are concerned that the artificial intelligence race will exhaust available land and energy. The solution might lie in orbit.

Β© Soña Lee

Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers

1 January 2026 at 05:00
Some tech leaders are concerned that the artificial intelligence race will exhaust available land and energy. The solution might lie in orbit.

Β© Soña Lee

Google Buys Data Center Company for $4.75 Billion

23 December 2025 at 12:48
The deal for Intersect, a data center and energy developer, is set to help Google build out its infrastructure for artificial intelligence.

Β© Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times

Google, led by Sundar Pichai, above, had already been working with Intersect to build data centers and invested in the company a year ago.

How Tech’s Biggest Companies Are Offloading the Risks of the A.I. Boom

15 December 2025 at 16:08
The data centers used for work on artificial intelligence can cost tens of billions to build. Tech giants are finding ways to avoid being on the hook for some of those costs.

Β© Christie Hemm Klok for The New York Times

Meta is investing billions in new data centers, like one being constructed in Eagle Mountain, Utah.
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