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Meta Platforms

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Meta Platforms. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Chairman / President

Mark Zuckerberg

CEO / Managing Director

Mark Zuckerberg

CFO / Finance Director

Susan Li

Industry

Technology, Social Media

Website

meta.com

Headquarters address

1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:META

Year founded

2004

Martin Sorrell has spent decades thinking about the changing nature of marketing. Photo: Humphrey Ng

The Future of Marketing in Asia

Marketing guru Sorrell says AI will dismantle the old order

Industry legend maps out how AI will shrink creative teams, supercharge hyper-personalisation and turn media buying into an algorithmic science.

25 Jun 2026 - 6:45AM

Semiconductors

Forget memory chips: MLCCs are Shenzhen’s newest gold rush

20 Jun 2026 - 11:00AM

Hong Kong society

‘Harder to quit than drugs’: illegal online gambling fuels Hongkongers’ growing addiction

20 Jun 2026 - 4:44PM

Banking & finance

AI boom sparks Kingboard subsidiary’s US$1.5b stake sale to ramp up PCB capacity

AI server backlogs and supply chain strains push Kingboard to tap markets and expand circuit board output.

17 Jun 2026 - 4:45PM

Kingboard Laminates Holdings is one of the world’s biggest makers of laminate materials used in circuit boards for AI servers. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

AI | AI’s next frontier, world models, and why China is leading

AI models that understand the workings of the physical world and can simulate it will give the technology more human-like powers and drive embodied intelligence.

16 Jun 2026 - 11:32AM

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: US’ Gaethje shocks Topuria to win lightweight crown at White House event

Bout headlined ‌’UFC Freedom 250’ held as key part of President Trump’s ⁠celebrations for his 80th birthday, nation’s 250th anniversary.

15 Jun 2026 - 4:06PM

Stocks

Macroscope | Moment of truth is coming for the AI stock boom

Tech barons are seeking to raise outrageous sums before the balloon goes up. If it does, where will portfolio investment go?

13 Jun 2026 - 10:17PMvideocam

SpaceX initial public offering signage in the Morgan Stanley building in New York on June 9. Photo: Reuters

Singapore

Singapore orders social media platforms to block anti-Indian posts

Investigations reveal that the divisive posts likely originated from a China-based platform, minister says.

6 Jun 2026 - 4:15PM

Artificial intelligence

Most Asia-Pacific firms use AI for tasks without cutting jobs: survey

About 74 per cent of companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific have deployed or piloted AI programmes.

5 Jun 2026 - 10:16PM

China stock market

AI effect vaults China’s Zhongji Innolight to top of stock benchmark

Maker of optical modules surpasses CATL in weighting thanks to off-the-charts demand from Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Huawei.

5 Jun 2026 - 3:30PM

An AI data centre architecture is seen at the Wiwynn booth during Computex in Taipei on June 2. Photo: AFP

US-China tech war

China boosts trade-war toolkit with cross-border investment overhaul

Unifying and strengthening cross-border investment rules will help China fight potential trade wars with the US and Europe.

2 Jun 2026 - 5:04PM

US-China tech war

China’s new outbound investment rules

SCMP Plus annotates new investment rules released by China’s State Council in the wake of the high-profile Nexperia dispute and Meta’s aborted acquisition of Manus.

2 Jun 2026 - 3:13PM

China technology

Why China is tightening tech investment rules amid rising global disputes

A new regulation will also grant Beijing the authority to counter foreign entities it views as harming its interests.

1 Jun 2026 - 5:40PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia bars under-16s from social media as new rules come into force

Malaysia’s roll-out of strict age-gating rules follows on the heels of Australia and Indonesia in the push to protect children online.

1 Jun 2026 - 10:32AMvideocam

A young boy plays with a phone inside a mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Photo: AFP

United States

Firms spent heavily on AI. Now rising costs are outpacing its value

All this artificial intelligence spending was showing no noticeable increase in productivity, Uber’s chief operating officer says.

31 May 2026 - 11:11AMvideocam

To cut costs, some firms are switching to free AI models that anyone can download – not as powerful as ChatGPT, but good enough for many tasks. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Stocks

Opinion | Investors in AI-driven bubble risk forgetting painful lessons

AI-driven stock market hype is not independent of what is happening in the rest of the economy.

23 May 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

US-China tech war

China rejects claims of curbing US tech funding as Beijing pursues self-reliance

While reaffirming Beijing’s openness, the NDRC also stressed its support for home-grown AI and semiconductor industries.

22 May 2026 - 6:30PM

Artificial intelligence

China behind in LLM race but it can still win in AI, ex-Tencent AI lead says

In the AI era, the problem with being a technological follower is the constant risk of having the rug pulled from under you, Liu says.

23 May 2026 - 11:13AM

Liu Wei, founder and CEO of Video Rebirth, interviewed at the start-up’s office in Science Park, Sha Tin, May 15, 2026. Photo: Sun Yeung

Artificial intelligence

AI | Chinese AI smart glasses take off with focus on user needs

Longer battery life, real-world use cases and a less-is-more strategy to reduce weight and increase comfort help intelligent eyewear shed novelty image, boost sales.

21 May 2026 - 11:11AM

Singapore

Singapore’s AI-job cuts debate flares over ‘lower-value human capital’ remark

Economists say the challenge faced by Singapore is whether AI training can keep pace with job losses and work redesign.

20 May 2026 - 9:57PM

Banking & finance

AI | AI infrastructure investment bubble unlikely to burst by 2027: Macquarie

Investors are piling money into AI technologies – but revenues still have a long way to catch up, Macquarie’s Viktor Shvets says.

19 May 2026 - 7:34PM

Google Data Center Southland is seen from the air in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on January 4, 2019. Photos: Reuters

Indonesia

Fake news campaigns in Indonesia linked to military, Prabowo’s party: Amnesty

Amnesty’s findings reflect growing concerns that Indonesia is backsliding towards army rule under former special forces commander Prabowo.

19 May 2026 - 4:48PM

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto speaks to members of the media after inaugurating military aircraft at the Halim Perdanakusuma air base in Jakarta on Monday. Photo: Reuters

United States

Google’s YouTube, Snap settle first-of-its-kind school social media suit

The suit is the first of over 1,200 cases nationwide in which school districts allege that social media addiction has disrupted learning.

16 May 2026 - 9:21AM

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Trump poured millions into tech giants seeking China deal, ethics filing shows

In the first quarter, Trump made at least nine trades in Nvidia, with transaction values ranging from US$1,001 to US$5 million.

15 May 2026 - 8:30PM

Artificial intelligence

Ex-Meta Chinese star joins race for self-improving AI with US$4.6b start-up

The funding round was led by venture capital firms GV and Greycroft, with ‘major participation’ from Nvidia and AMD.

14 May 2026 - 9:30PM

AI systems that can automate the AI research and development process have long been seen as the holy grail of AI research. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba, Tencent present a tale of two strategies for AI spending

Alibaba will focus its AI capex on cloud services, while Tencent is prioritising internal demand with its spending.

14 May 2026 - 9:15PM

Alibaba Cloud signage is pictured at the Alibaba office in Beijing on April 1, 2026. Photo: AFP

Science

‘Basically a Chinese racket’: how China streaked ahead at a global AI conference

Mainland China accounted for 44 per cent of the top 50 institutions contributing to the ICLR in Rio de Janeiro, according to analysis.

14 May 2026 - 9:00AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

China’s booming tech exports give Beijing ‘wind in its sails’ for Trump summit

The role of tech products in April’s trade data reflects how computing-related goods are a ‘new and important growth driver’ for exports.

12 May 2026 - 11:30PM

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Marketing guru Sorrell says AI will dismantle the old order

Industry legend maps out how AI will shrink creative teams, supercharge hyper-personalisation and turn media buying into an algorithmic science.

Forget memory chips: MLCCs are Shenzhen’s newest gold rush

‘Harder to quit than drugs’: illegal online gambling fuels Hongkongers’ growing addiction

AI boom sparks Kingboard subsidiary’s US$1.5b stake sale to ramp up PCB capacity

AI server backlogs and supply chain strains push Kingboard to tap markets and expand circuit board output.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}AI | AI’s next frontier, world models, and why China is leading

AI models that understand the workings of the physical world and can simulate it will give the technology more human-like powers and drive embodied intelligence.

UFC: US’ Gaethje shocks Topuria to win lightweight crown at White House event

Bout headlined ‌’UFC Freedom 250’ held as key part of President Trump’s ⁠celebrations for his 80th birthday, nation’s 250th anniversary.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Macroscope | Moment of truth is coming for the AI stock boom

Tech barons are seeking to raise outrageous sums before the balloon goes up. If it does, where will portfolio investment go?

Singapore orders social media platforms to block anti-Indian posts

Investigations reveal that the divisive posts likely originated from a China-based platform, minister says.

Most Asia-Pacific firms use AI for tasks without cutting jobs: survey

About 74 per cent of companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific have deployed or piloted AI programmes.

AI effect vaults China’s Zhongji Innolight to top of stock benchmark

Maker of optical modules surpasses CATL in weighting thanks to off-the-charts demand from Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Huawei.

China boosts trade-war toolkit with cross-border investment overhaul

Unifying and strengthening cross-border investment rules will help China fight potential trade wars with the US and Europe.

China’s new outbound investment rules

SCMP Plus annotates new investment rules released by China’s State Council in the wake of the high-profile Nexperia dispute and Meta’s aborted acquisition of Manus.

Why China is tightening tech investment rules amid rising global disputes

A new regulation will also grant Beijing the authority to counter foreign entities it views as harming its interests.

Malaysia bars under-16s from social media as new rules come into force

Malaysia’s roll-out of strict age-gating rules follows on the heels of Australia and Indonesia in the push to protect children online.

Firms spent heavily on AI. Now rising costs are outpacing its value

All this artificial intelligence spending was showing no noticeable increase in productivity, Uber’s chief operating officer says.

Opinion | Investors in AI-driven bubble risk forgetting painful lessons

AI-driven stock market hype is not independent of what is happening in the rest of the economy.

China rejects claims of curbing US tech funding as Beijing pursues self-reliance

While reaffirming Beijing’s openness, the NDRC also stressed its support for home-grown AI and semiconductor industries.

China behind in LLM race but it can still win in AI, ex-Tencent AI lead says

In the AI era, the problem with being a technological follower is the constant risk of having the rug pulled from under you, Liu says.

AI | Chinese AI smart glasses take off with focus on user needs

Longer battery life, real-world use cases and a less-is-more strategy to reduce weight and increase comfort help intelligent eyewear shed novelty image, boost sales.

Singapore’s AI-job cuts debate flares over ‘lower-value human capital’ remark

Economists say the challenge faced by Singapore is whether AI training can keep pace with job losses and work redesign.

AI | AI infrastructure investment bubble unlikely to burst by 2027: Macquarie

Investors are piling money into AI technologies – but revenues still have a long way to catch up, Macquarie’s Viktor Shvets says.

Fake news campaigns in Indonesia linked to military, Prabowo’s party: Amnesty

Amnesty’s findings reflect growing concerns that Indonesia is backsliding towards army rule under former special forces commander Prabowo.

Google’s YouTube, Snap settle first-of-its-kind school social media suit

The suit is the first of over 1,200 cases nationwide in which school districts allege that social media addiction has disrupted learning.

Trump poured millions into tech giants seeking China deal, ethics filing shows

In the first quarter, Trump made at least nine trades in Nvidia, with transaction values ranging from US$1,001 to US$5 million.

Ex-Meta Chinese star joins race for self-improving AI with US$4.6b start-up

The funding round was led by venture capital firms GV and Greycroft, with ‘major participation’ from Nvidia and AMD.

Alibaba, Tencent present a tale of two strategies for AI spending

Alibaba will focus its AI capex on cloud services, while Tencent is prioritising internal demand with its spending.

‘Basically a Chinese racket’: how China streaked ahead at a global AI conference

Mainland China accounted for 44 per cent of the top 50 institutions contributing to the ICLR in Rio de Janeiro, according to analysis.

China’s booming tech exports give Beijing ‘wind in its sails’ for Trump summit

The role of tech products in April’s trade data reflects how computing-related goods are a ‘new and important growth driver’ for exports.

AI | AI’s next frontier, world models, and why China is leading

Macroscope | Moment of truth is coming for the AI stock boom