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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta isn’t worried about DeepSeek

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That was CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s message to investors during his company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. During the Q&A portion of the call with Wall Street analysts, Zuckerberg fielded multiple questions about DeepSeek’s impressive AI models and what the implications are for Meta’s AI strategy. He said that what DeepSeek was able to accomplish with relatively little money has “only strengthened our conviction that this is the right thing to be focused on.”

Zuckerberg noted that “there’s a number of novel things they did we’re still digesting” and that Meta plans to implement DeepSeek’s “advancements” into Llama. DeepSeek caused a massive sell-off in AI stocks due to fears that models will no longer need as much computing power. Zuckerberg tried to dispel concerns that the billions of dollars he’s spending on GPUs will go to waste: “I continue to think that investing very heavily in CapEx and infra is going to be a strategic advantage over time.”

His argument is in line with the growing consensus that computing resources will move from the training phase of AI development towards helping models better “reason.” In Zuckerberg’s own words, this “doesn’t mean you need less compute” because you can “apply more compute at inference time in order to generate a higher level of intelligence and a higher quality of service.” Meta is gearing up to release Llama 4 with multimodal and “agentic” capabilities in the coming months, according to Zuckerberg. He expects Meta’s AI assistant to reach one billion users this year.

He also took a thinly veiled jab at OpenAI, Anthropic, and other unprofitable startups by noting that Meta has a “strong business model” to support the roughly $60 billion it will spend on AI this year versus “others who don’t necessarily have business models to support it on a sustainable basis.”

Zuckerberg also made sure to praise President Donald Trump. “We now have a US administration that is proud of our leading companies, prioritizes American technology winning,” and “will defend our values and interests abroad,” he said. Moments before the earnings call started, news broke that Meta is paying Trump $25 million to settle a lawsuit he brought against the company for banning his account after the January 6th insurrection. (The vast majority of the money is going to pay for Trump’s presidential library.)

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Meanwhile, Meta is a cash-printing machine. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $48.39 billion — a 22-percent increase from the year-ago period — while net profit was a staggering $20.8 billion (up 43-percent from a year before). During the earnings call, CFO Susan Li said that Meta hasn’t “seen any noticeable impact” from its content policy changes on ad spending. 3.35 billion people used at least one of Meta’s apps daily in the fourth quarter — a 5-percent increase from the year-ago period.

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Reddit vs. Wall Street: the latest in the GameStop saga

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Reddit vs. Wall Street: the latest in the GameStop saga

It hasn’t been a good day for WallStreetBets, as GameStop’s stock has plummeted today. AMC, the community’s other bet, dropped as well. But unlike previous dips, the stocks don’t appear to be rallying. Prices stayed low for the entire trading day, something that hasn’t happened since WallStreetBets became a household name one week ago.

When the market closed today, the price of GameStop was $90 even, an 81 percent drop from GameStop’s peak at $483, and a 58 percent drop from its price of $218 on Friday evening. AMC is down too, closing today at $7.82, which is a 61 percent drop from its peak at $19.88.

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SpaceX makes history after launching rocket from Florida and landing booster in Bahamas

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SpaceX makes history after launching rocket from Florida and landing booster in Bahamas

SpaceX has pulled off a historic feat, after launching a rocket into space from the coast of Florida and landing the rocket booster in another country.

Tuesday’s mission marked the first time a Falcon 9 landed on a droneship off the coast of the Bahamas.

Nearly eight minutes after blasting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship stationed off the coast of the Bahamas, in the Atlantic Ocean.

BOEING STARLINER UNDOCKS FROM SPACE STATION, HEADS BACK TO EARTH UNMANNED AS CREW STAYS BEHIND

SpaceX lands a Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship off the coast of the Bahamas (Handout)

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“This is the first time that a rocket has taken off from one country, gone to space and landed in another country!” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X.

The commercial space company said being able to land in the Bahamas allows Falcon 9 to maximize its performance by launching into a southeast trajectory from the Florida Space Coast.

SPACEX PULLS OFF HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT, LAUNCHING FOUR ROCKETS IN LESS THAN 40 HOURS

SpaceX lands a Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship off the coast of the Bahamas

SpaceX lands a Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship off the coast of the Bahamas (Handout)

For instance, launching toward the southeast allows SpaceX to put additional satellites into orbit, while also allowing the rockets to launch human spaceflight missions like Fram2, a polar-orbit human spaceflight mission to explore Earth.

SpaceX also said landing off the coast of the Bahamas provides greater winter weather for recovery options, which will allow the Falcon booster to continue to provide “rapid and reliable service” for the company’s customers.

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SPACEX LAUNCHES MISSION TO SPACE STATION THAT WILL BRING BACK STRANDED NASA ASTRONAUTS NEXT YEAR

SpaceX lands a Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship off the coast of the Bahamas

SpaceX lands a Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship off the coast of the Bahamas (Handout)

The Falcon 9 booster used in Tuesday’s mission was previously used to launch eight astronauts to the space station, critical cargo and supplies to the orbital lab, and send over 200 Starlink satellites into orbit, among other things.

In fact, on Tuesday, the booster helped deliver another 23 Starlink satellites into orbit before making its return to terrestrial Earth.

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Vision Pro apps: the good, the bad, and the ridiculous

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The Vision Pro is Apple’s newest computing platform, and that means we’re going to see a whole bunch of new apps. Apple pitches apps built for the Vision Pro as “spatial” experiences, and even after our initial review experience, we’ll have to see how those differ from or improve upon the virtual reality and mixed reality experiences we’ve seen on other platforms. Of course, the Vision Pro can run iPhone and iPad apps, too, and display the screen of your nearby Mac laptop or desktop.

Apple says that the Vision Pro’s 600-plus apps available at launch will bring 3D movies from Disney Plus, support from apps like Max and Amazon Prime video, and games like What the Golf? and Super Fruit Ninja. But the walled gardens of today’s tech world work in both directions, and there are some notable day-one omissions — Netflix’s app won’t work on Apple’s headset, and the same goes for YouTube.

The Vision Pro launches on February 2nd, and there are sure to be some good, bad, and flat-out weird apps in the weeks and months to come. (What will be the next I Am Rich?) Here’s all of our coverage of the apps for Apple’s new platform.

  • The Vision Pro NBA app turns some games into a miniature 3D diorama
  • The Vision Pro’s ultrawide Mac display is very close to being a killer app
  • Vision Pro’s viral Lapz app put on hold after F1 complaint
  • Watch this one-minute preview of Apple’s first scripted Vision Pro short
  • Christian Selig’s unofficial YouTube app for the Vision Pro just got taken down
  • Disney Plus now takes you to Iceland.
  • Foggy.
  • Ladies and gentlemen, The Weeknd (on Apple Vision Pro)
  • The Vision Pro needs a macOS-style dock.
  • The visionOS 2 beta enables web-based VR.
  • Marvel’s What If…? Vision Pro app is an awkward mix of video game and movie
  • Marvel’s What If…? Vision Pro mixed reality story will debut on May 30th.
  • Marvel is bringing a mixed reality edition of What If…? to the Vision Pro
  • The best worst way to play Metroid Prime.
  • What to do when Metroid Prime 4 still isn’t out.
  • Best Buy launches an augmented reality shopping app for the Vision Pro.
  • The Supercut app brings good Netflix to the Vision Pro
  • Do I feel less lonely in the Vision Pro?
  • Robots, virtually in disguise.
  • Now Apple Vision Pro Personas can float freely across different apps
  • Is the MLB’s Vision Pro app ready for the big leagues?
  • The Vision Pro is getting some new Apple Arcade games.
  • You can watch March Madness games for free in the Vision Pro.
  • You can now browse Vision Pro apps on the web.
  • You can watch these new IMAX documentaries on your Vision Pro headset.
  • You can watch TV on a CRT in the Vision Pro.
  • What it’s like to make an app for the Vision Pro.
  • The Apple Vision Pro is getting two VR gaming staples.
  • Ponder this (shiny) orb on the Vision Pro.
  • Apple recommends some Arcade games for Vision Pro owners.
  • TikTok’s native app arrives for the Vision Pro
  • Totally unofficial Apple Vision Pro YouTube app makes it to version 1.1.
  • Vision Pro app downloads are a mixed bag so far.
  • This is the entire Vision Pro motion sickness label.
  • YouTube says a Vision Pro app is ‘on the roadmap’
  • You can’t walk and Vision Pro at the same time.
  • Here’s Marques Brownlee’s Vision Pro review.
  • Halide sums up the stereoscopic photography of the Vision Pro.
  • How would you score Apple’s spatial computer?
  • Snarky weather forecasts — in mixed reality.
  • Here are all of the 3D Disney movies available on the Vision Pro.
  • This Vision Pro app breaks down communication barriers.
  • Ok. Now I want one.
  • Even without Netflix and YouTube, Apple’s Vision Pro has over 600 apps at launch
  • Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and more are coming to Apple’s Vision Pro at launch
  • The Vision Pro is a computer for the age of walled gardens
  • Zoom meetings are about to get weirder thanks to the Vision Pro
  • At least one app is preparing to enable HDMI input to Apple’s Vision Pro.
  • Web apps: maybe not coming to a Vision Pro homescreen near you?
  • The Vision Pro’s first killer app is the web, whether Apple likes it or not
  • Netflix’s app won’t work on the Vision Pro
  • You won’t be able to use the YouTube app on the Vision Pro
  • Here’s Fruit Ninja on the Vision Pro.
  • Apple Vision Pro will launch with 3D movies from Disney Plus
  • So, what can you do with a Vision Pro?
  • It looks like 3D movies are coming to the Apple TV app.
  • iPhone and iPad apps will be available in the Vision Pro App Store by default
  • Apple announces visionOS, the operating system for its Vision Pro headset
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