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BENGALURU, July 15 — Mark Zuckerberg said yesterday that Meta Platforms would spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build several massive AI data centers for superintelligence, intensifying his pursuit of a technology he has chased with a talent war for top engineers.

NEW YORK, March 11 — Facebook owner Meta is testing its first in-house chip for training artificial intelligence (AI) systems, a key milestone as it moves to design more of its own custom silicon and reduce reliance on external suppliers like Nvidia, two sources told Reuters.

NEW YORK, Jan 30 — Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the US technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field.

NEW YORK, Jan 25 — Meta Platforms on Friday announced that the company plans to invest between US$60 billion and US$65 billion in 2025 to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, reported German news agency (dpa).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Social media giant Meta is in the final stages of securing an Application Service Provider (ASP) Class Licence in Malaysia, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — Meta Platforms Inc is expected to receive its licence to operate in Malaysia soon, following three other internet messaging and social media service providers — Tencent (WeChat), ByteDance (TikTok), and Telegram.

LONDON, Dec 18 — The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on Tuesday that it has fined tech-giant Meta 251 million euros (US$263.7 million) for a personal data breach affecting 29 million Facebook accounts globally, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 — Meta said yesterday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid an expected boom in electricity demand.

BRUSSELS, Nov 14 — The European Commission today fined Meta Platforms €797.72 million (RM3.77 billion) over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace, it said in a statement, confirming an earlier report by Reuters.

CALIFORNIA, Nov 12 — Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive “less personalised ads”, the tech giant announced today, in an effort to allay regulators’ mounting concerns.

SEOUL, Nov 6 — South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay ₩21.62 billion (RM68.15 million) in fines after finding it had collected sensitive user data and given it to advertisers without a legal basis, Seoul’s data protection agency said.

NEW YORK, Oct 19 — Facebook owner Meta said yesterday it would release a batch of new artificial intelligence (AI) models from its research division, including a “self-taught evaluator” that may offer a path toward less human involvement in the AI development process.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 — Meta is laying off employees across units including Instagram, WhatsApp and Reality Labs, the Verge reported yesterday, citing people familiar with the matter.

NEW YORK, Oct 4 — Facebook owner Meta announced today it had built a new AI model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user prompts, claiming it can rival tools from leading media generation startups like OpenAI and ElevenLabs.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — An industry group including Google, Meta and X has called on the government to pause a plan that will require social media services to apply for a licence, citing a lack of clarity over the proposed regulations.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Meta apologised today for removing content from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Facebook and Instagram accounts on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh last week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Prime Minister’s Office today summoned Meta representatives to explain the removal of content related to Palestine issues from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s social media platforms.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The government is considering a proposal for a social media app for Malaysians, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.