That could bring Meta’s total expenses to around $150 billion in 2026—nearly triple what the company spent just five years ago. With his controlling share, Zuckerberg has the luxury of fully calling the company’s shots. He still can’t afford to miss.

Wall Street's AI heavyweights added a combined half a trillion dollars in stock market value late on Wednesday after quarterly reports from Microsoft and Meta Platforms showed massive investments in the emerging technology were paying off.

The main indexes all opened higher Thursday on impressive Big Tech earnings, but momentum faded into the close.