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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

(From left) Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend Donald Trump’s inauguration in the rotunda of the Capitol building in Washington on January 20, 2025. Photo: Reuters

United States

As I see it | It’s the end of the world – and I don’t feel fine

Three authors warn that America’s techno-fascists are about to bring on the apocalypse for all of us.

29 Sep 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Pope Leo XIV

Pope says AI doom concerns not ‘fake news’ in apparent rebuke of Trump

29 Sep 2026 - 12:04PM

Artificial intelligence

As AI risks grow, China mulls how to make open-weight models less dangerous

28 Sep 2026 - 3:54PMvideocam

Semiconductors

Demand for Chinese optical modules is ‘strong’ amid AI boom: GlobalFoundries

US contract chipmaker is deepening its presence in the Chinese market, as it carves out a niche serving China’s optical module makers.

27 Sep 2026 - 8:00PM

Shankaran Janardhanan, senior vice-president of GlobalFoundries’ photonics and radio frequency business, speaks at the company’s annual technology summit in Shanghai. Photo: Handout

Social media

TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least US$100m, to apply safety steps

Alabama has claimed TikTok’s algorithm pushes young users towards increasingly intense content about violence and self-harm.

26 Sep 2026 - 1:53PM

US-China tech war

Xi-Trump dinner puts US tech titans in spotlight – what does it mean for ties?

Nvidia, Apple, AMD and Tesla executives secured prime seats at the White House, underscoring the centrality of AI, chips and tech amid persistent tensions.

25 Sep 2026 - 3:02PMvideocam

2026 Xi-Trump summits

China, US hold first AI dialogue amid mounting tech tensions: commerce ministry

He Yadong, a spokesman for the commerce ministry, confirmed the completion of the AI dialogue while briefing reporters on Thursday.

24 Sep 2026 - 5:22PM

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng seen after a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in New York on September 20, 2026. Photo: Kyodo

Singapore

Were smart glasses used in Singapore to film 2 female students?

The incident comes amid rising concerns about surreptitious filming using such glasses and modified spy cameras in Singapore.

24 Sep 2026 - 5:17PM

Microsoft

Trump sells tens of millions in AI, tech shares, led by Microsoft

US president made over 1,100 trades in July, selling up to US$31 million of Microsoft and US$26 million of Amazon, disclosures show.

23 Sep 2026 - 8:30PM

China stock market

AI trade rallies on falling oil and Meta’s Muse agent ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

Nasdaq-100 hits record high while chip stocks in China and South Korea rebound, with investors betting that AI earnings can weather higher interest rates.

23 Sep 2026 - 2:24PM

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. The Nasdaq-100 Index hit a record high on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

France

French authorities target ‘pervert’ glasses street trend

Investigation follows complaints of people secretly recording and publishing non-consensual footage online.

23 Sep 2026 - 12:00PM

Crowds gather in the streets of Paris. French authorities have opened several privacy investigations into the growing practice of secretly recording women in public spaces using smart glasses. Photo: AP

United States

Google says Gemini AI model breached real systems in security test

Asked to access a fictional firm with the same name as a real company, Gemini guessed a password and hacked into the real company’s website.

19 Sep 2026 - 12:02PM

Huawei

How Huawei plans to bypass US chip curbs with its latest technology

The Chinese tech giant is leveraging its UnifiedBus technology to link hundreds or thousands of chips into single computing unit.

17 Sep 2026 - 8:00PM

European Union

EU to propose curbing social media, online games for under 15s

The European Commission has come under pressure from some EU member states to take bloc-wide measures to protect children.

15 Sep 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

A teenager looks at her smartphone in Brussels. The EU already has powerful laws to protect children including the content rules known as the Digital Services Act. Photo: AFP

Social media

Letters | Let’s protect Hong Kong’s children from social media ourselves

Readers discuss how the city should shield children from social media’s harmful effects, and the public healthcare system.

12 Sep 2026 - 11:30AM

Students use their smartphones while queuing outside a restaurant in Tseung Kwan O on October 16,2025. Photo: Elson Li

Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | Moonshot AI considers dual listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai: sources

Moonshot’s exploration of dual listings may stem in part from the weaker performance of AI stocks in Hong Kong, the sources said.

10 Sep 2026 - 4:31PM

Mental health

Opinion | Social media must join the fight against teen suicides

The causes are complex, and home and school problems are major factors, but the digital environment is a significant amplifier of distress.

10 Sep 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Australia

Trump slams Australia’s social media crackdown as ‘extortion’

The White House warns Australia over its proposed algorithm opt-out bill, as Anthony Albanese defends national sovereignty.

9 Sep 2026 - 12:16PM

A teenager holds a mobile phone as the law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in Sydney, Australia, in December 2025. Photo: Reuters

United Nations

UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity’

Volker Turk calls for ‘cast-iron guarantees’ to secure AI against risks that his office says includes disruptions to critical infrastructure.

7 Sep 2026 - 9:15PM

Australia

Australians could opt out of social media algorithms under proposed law

The government’s digital duty of care bill forces big tech to offer chronological feeds, but the opposition raises doubts over enforcement.

7 Sep 2026 - 3:22PM

Artificial intelligence

Why China’s AI giants spend far less and still shrink compute gap with US rivals

Lower costs and faster growth rates let China’s AI firms narrow the divide, raising the question: does the spending gap still matter?

6 Sep 2026 - 9:00PM

US hyperscalers outspend their Chinese counterparts by a staggering margin, according to a report. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China tech war

US-China AI agreement, G20 trade spat, inflation data

This week: The US and China both back limited AI regulation at G20 event, China blocks G20 communique criticising large trade surpluses, Xi visits Kyrgyzstan and Egypt. Next week: China factory-gate prices may rise for sixth month, August trade data may show further boom, SCMP holds Central Asia conference, and more.

4 Sep 2026 - 6:40PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (left) and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Artificial intelligence

US tech chiefs Huang, Musk warn against AI curbs amid race with China

US tech leaders warn strict rules could blunt innovation and prevent the harnessing of economic gains from rapidly advancing AI.

3 Sep 2026 - 6:16PM

American cinema

14 Hollywood movies to watch in autumn 2026, from Digger to Avengers: Doomsday

Street Fighter, The Social Reckoning and the new Hunger Games film also make our list of the most tantalising upcoming Hollywood movies.

2 Sep 2026 - 7:15AMvideocam

US-China relations

US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls

Inquiry comes as US government reports tying much of the financial damage from scams to Chinese criminal networks based in Southeast Asia.

2 Sep 2026 - 6:35AMvideocam

US government reports have connected much of the financial damage from scam calls to Chinese criminal networks based in Southeast Asia. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China trade war

Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China

Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts.

2 Sep 2026 - 5:45AMvideocam

An influx of powerful new open-weight models, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, has helped China dominate the industry recently. Photo: Reuters

United States

Trump’s North Korea hope, China’s rocket force: 7 global relations reads

From plans that could upend the US elections to Canada tariffs, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in August 2026.

1 Sep 2026 - 10:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Manus resumes solo operations after collapse of US$2 billion Meta deal

The AI start-up said its founders would continue to lead the firm as an ‘independent agent lab’, after Beijing torpedoed its acquisition by Meta.

1 Sep 2026 - 6:30PMvideocam

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.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}As I see it | It’s the end of the world – and I don’t feel fine

Three authors warn that America’s techno-fascists are about to bring on the apocalypse for all of us.

Pope says AI doom concerns not ‘fake news’ in apparent rebuke of Trump

As AI risks grow, China mulls how to make open-weight models less dangerous

Demand for Chinese optical modules is ‘strong’ amid AI boom: GlobalFoundries

US contract chipmaker is deepening its presence in the Chinese market, as it carves out a niche serving China’s optical module makers.

TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least US$100m, to apply safety steps

Alabama has claimed TikTok’s algorithm pushes young users towards increasingly intense content about violence and self-harm.

Xi-Trump dinner puts US tech titans in spotlight – what does it mean for ties?

Nvidia, Apple, AMD and Tesla executives secured prime seats at the White House, underscoring the centrality of AI, chips and tech amid persistent tensions.

China, US hold first AI dialogue amid mounting tech tensions: commerce ministry

He Yadong, a spokesman for the commerce ministry, confirmed the completion of the AI dialogue while briefing reporters on Thursday.

Were smart glasses used in Singapore to film 2 female students?

The incident comes amid rising concerns about surreptitious filming using such glasses and modified spy cameras in Singapore.

Trump sells tens of millions in AI, tech shares, led by Microsoft

US president made over 1,100 trades in July, selling up to US$31 million of Microsoft and US$26 million of Amazon, disclosures show.

AI trade rallies on falling oil and Meta’s Muse agent ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

Nasdaq-100 hits record high while chip stocks in China and South Korea rebound, with investors betting that AI earnings can weather higher interest rates.

French authorities target ‘pervert’ glasses street trend

Investigation follows complaints of people secretly recording and publishing non-consensual footage online.

Google says Gemini AI model breached real systems in security test

Asked to access a fictional firm with the same name as a real company, Gemini guessed a password and hacked into the real company’s website.

How Huawei plans to bypass US chip curbs with its latest technology

The Chinese tech giant is leveraging its UnifiedBus technology to link hundreds or thousands of chips into single computing unit.

EU to propose curbing social media, online games for under 15s

The European Commission has come under pressure from some EU member states to take bloc-wide measures to protect children.

Letters | Let’s protect Hong Kong’s children from social media ourselves

Readers discuss how the city should shield children from social media’s harmful effects, and the public healthcare system.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Exclusive | Moonshot AI considers dual listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai: sources

Moonshot’s exploration of dual listings may stem in part from the weaker performance of AI stocks in Hong Kong, the sources said.

Opinion | Social media must join the fight against teen suicides

The causes are complex, and home and school problems are major factors, but the digital environment is a significant amplifier of distress.

Trump slams Australia’s social media crackdown as ‘extortion’

The White House warns Australia over its proposed algorithm opt-out bill, as Anthony Albanese defends national sovereignty.

UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity’

Volker Turk calls for ‘cast-iron guarantees’ to secure AI against risks that his office says includes disruptions to critical infrastructure.

Australians could opt out of social media algorithms under proposed law

The government’s digital duty of care bill forces big tech to offer chronological feeds, but the opposition raises doubts over enforcement.

Why China’s AI giants spend far less and still shrink compute gap with US rivals

Lower costs and faster growth rates let China’s AI firms narrow the divide, raising the question: does the spending gap still matter?

US-China AI agreement, G20 trade spat, inflation data

US tech chiefs Huang, Musk warn against AI curbs amid race with China

US tech leaders warn strict rules could blunt innovation and prevent the harnessing of economic gains from rapidly advancing AI.

14 Hollywood movies to watch in autumn 2026, from Digger to Avengers: Doomsday

Street Fighter, The Social Reckoning and the new Hunger Games film also make our list of the most tantalising upcoming Hollywood movies.

US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls

Inquiry comes as US government reports tying much of the financial damage from scams to Chinese criminal networks based in Southeast Asia.

Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China

Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts.

Trump’s North Korea hope, China’s rocket force: 7 global relations reads

From plans that could upend the US elections to Canada tariffs, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in August 2026.

Manus resumes solo operations after collapse of US$2 billion Meta deal

The AI start-up said its founders would continue to lead the firm as an ‘independent agent lab’, after Beijing torpedoed its acquisition by Meta.

As I see it | It’s the end of the world – and I don’t feel fine

Exclusive | Moonshot AI considers dual listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai: sources