By Firstpost-Tech
In its Q4 earnings report released on Wednesday, Meta revealed that its capital expenditure on AI for 2026 would be between $115 and $135 billion, nearly twice of what the company spent on the same last year when it revamped its artificial intelligence unit.
The US Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate unchanged at 3.50–3.75 per cent, with Chair Jerome Powell saying the economy remains resilient and risks to inflation and employment have eased, pointing to a potentially extended pause before any further rate cuts
As Amazon moves to lay off 16,000 corporate employees, it has offered most US-based employees 90 days to look for new role internally. This decision contributes to a total of 30,000 job reductions in three months, as the company adapts to AI advancements and reduces management layers.
The day Amazon.com Inc. announced in June 2017 that it was acquiring Whole Foods for almost $14 billion, employees of the natural grocer packed into the company’s Austin headquarters to meet their new bosses.
