Monday, January 12, 2026

No Result

View All Result

NEWS

3 °c

London

8 ° Wed

9 ° Thu

11 ° Fri

13 ° Sat

Home
Video
World
One dead and 300 buildings destroyed in Australia bushfires

Thousands of tourists stranded in Lapland as cold grounds flights

The Ugandan rebel-turned-president who is seeking a seventh term

Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under new law

Owner of Swiss ski resort bar held in custody after deadly New Year’s Eve fire

BBC reports from outside ‘El Helicoide’ prison

Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks, as hundreds killed in protests

More federal agents to be sent to Minnesota after shooting, Trump administration says

Australia to deport British man over alleged neo-Nazi links
UK
Why the NHS still wastes billions on patients who shouldn’t be in hospital

‘Clean sheet mentality’ key in Rohl’s Rangers revival

Cheetahs v Ulster: Ulster awarded maximum points after Challenge Cup game called off in the Netherlands

UK can legally stop shadow fleet tankers, ministers believe

Four killed and five injured in head-on crash in Bolton

My three-hour university commute is worth the £7,000 saving on halls

Can Glasgow Warriors break new ground in Champions Cup?

Seven-try Pau dent Scarlets' knockout hopes

Thousands in NI being offered testing for Celtic curse
Business
Why luxury carmakers are now building glitzy skyscrapers

US Fed Chair Jerome Powell under criminal investigation

The real impact of roadworks

AI robots and smart lenses among Cambridge Science Park plans for 2026

Debt charities report January spike in calls as worries mount

Next raises profit forecast after strong Christmas sales

US job creation in 2025 slows to weakest since Covid

Government to water down business rate rise for pubs

We were fired, and we’re owning it – here’s how to find a new job that works for you
Tech
Entertainment & Arts

Dancers say Lizzo ‘needs to be held accountable’ over harassment claims

Freddie Mercury: Contents of former home being sold at auction

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child marks seven years in West End

Sinéad O’Connor: In her own words

Tom Jones: Neighbour surprised to find singer in flat below

BBC presenter: What is the evidence?

Watch: The latest on BBC presenter story… in under a minute

Watch: George Alagiah’s extraordinary career

BBC News presenter pays tribute to ‘much loved’ colleague George Alagiah

Excited filmgoers: 'Barbie is everything'
Science
Health
In Pictures
Reality Check
Have your say
More
- Newsbeat
- Long Reads

NEWS

No Result

View All Result

Home Tech

Meta shares sink after it reveals spending plans

April 25, 2024

in Tech

7 min read

250 2

491

1.4k

VIEWS

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

<![CDATA[ @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans'; font-display: block; font-weight: 300; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_Lt.woff2) format('woff2');} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans'; font-display: block; font-weight: 400; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_Rg.woff2) format('woff2');} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans'; font-display: block; font-weight: 500; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_Md.woff2) format('woff2');} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans'; font-display: block; font-weight: 700; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_Bd.woff2) format('woff2');} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans'; font-display: block; font-weight: 900; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_ExBd.woff2) format('woff2');} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans'; font-display: block; font-weight: 300; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_LtIt.woff2) format('woff2'); font-style: italic;} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans'; font-display: block; font-weight: 400; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_It.woff2) format('woff2'); font-style: italic;} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans'; font-display: block; font-weight: 500; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_MdIt.woff2) format('woff2'); font-style: italic;} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans'; font-display: block; font-weight: 700; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_BdIt.woff2) format('woff2'); font-style: italic;} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans'; font-display: block; font-weight: 900; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_ExBdIt.woff2) format('woff2'); font-style: italic;} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif'; font-display: block; font-weight: 300; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_Lt.woff2) format('woff2');} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif'; font-display: block; font-weight: 400; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_Rg.woff2) format('woff2');} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif'; font-display: block; font-weight: 500; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_Md.woff2) format('woff2');} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif'; font-display: block; font-weight: 700; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_Bd.woff2) format('woff2');} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif'; font-display: block; font-weight: 900; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_ExBd.woff2) format('woff2');} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif'; font-display: block; font-weight: 300; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_LtIt.woff2) format('woff2'); font-style: italic;} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif'; font-display: block; font-weight: 400; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_It.woff2) format('woff2'); font-style: italic;} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif'; font-display: block; font-weight: 500; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_MdIt.woff2) format('woff2'); font-style: italic;} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif'; font-display: block; font-weight: 700; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_BdIt.woff2) format('woff2'); font-style: italic;} @font-face { font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif'; font-display: block; font-weight: 900; src: url(https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_ExBdIt.woff2) format('woff2'); font-style: italic;} ]]><![CDATA[.gzOvMy{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;color:unset;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g2[id="sc-4befc967-1"]{content:"gzOvMy,"}/*!sc*/ .bbWPuq{position:-webkit-sticky;position:sticky;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:65px;background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1px solid #e6e8ea;z-index:4000;}/*!sc*/ .bbWPuq *{z-index:4000;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g4[id="sc-49542412-0"]{content:"bbWPuq,"}/*!sc*/ .cwjPWg{position:relative;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;padding:1rem;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g5[id="sc-49542412-1"]{content:"cwjPWg,"}/*!sc*/ .hrGuyi{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g6[id="sc-49542412-2"]{content:"hrGuyi,"}/*!sc*/ .etdLat{-webkit-flex:1;-ms-flex:1;flex:1;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;justify-content:start;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g13[id="sc-49542412-9"]{content:"etdLat,"}/*!sc*/ .jTsKD{-webkit-flex:1;-ms-flex:1;flex:1;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;height:32px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g14[id="sc-49542412-10"]{content:"jTsKD,"}/*!sc*/ .fdaSom{-webkit-flex:1;-ms-flex:1;flex:1;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:end;gap:20px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g15[id="sc-49542412-11"]{content:"fdaSom,"}/*!sc*/ .ePBico{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:end;gap:20px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:599px){.ePBico{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g16[id="sc-49542412-12"]{content:"ePBico,"}/*!sc*/ .cLBHST{border-bottom:1px solid #e6e8ea;position:relative;text-align:center;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;max-width:100vw;z-index:3000;}/*!sc*/ .cLBHST *{z-index:3000;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:1007px){.cLBHST{border-bottom:none;display:none;}}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g27[id="sc-5c5fdd55-0"]{content:"cLBHST,"}/*!sc*/ .inUHjM{display:inline-block;overflow-x:hidden;white-space:nowrap;margin-bottom:-1px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g28[id="sc-5c5fdd55-1"]{content:"inUHjM,"}/*!sc*/ .khNlkA{list-style-type:none;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;padding:0;margin:0;-webkit-align-self:center;-ms-flex-item-align:center;align-self:center;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:1007px){.khNlkA{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g29[id="sc-5c5fdd55-2"]{content:"khNlkA,"}/*!sc*/ .hWUtwW{position:relative;}/*!sc*/ .gGXLxJ{position:relative;}/*!sc*/ .gGXLxJ::before{content:'';position:absolute;width:1px;height:30px;background:#e6e8ea;left:0;top:50%;-webkit-transform:translateY(-50%);-ms-transform:translateY(-50%);transform:translateY(-50%);}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g30[id="sc-5c5fdd55-3"]{content:"hWUtwW,gGXLxJ,"}/*!sc*/ .hetJSU{position:relative;display:block;color:#000000;cursor:pointer;padding:12px 8px;font-family:BBC Reith Sans, Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:500;font-size:14px;line-height:18px;text-transform:none;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-letter-spacing:0px;-moz-letter-spacing:0px;-ms-letter-spacing:0px;letter-spacing:0px;}/*!sc*/ .hetJSU:hover{background-color:#e6e8ea;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g31[id="sc-5c5fdd55-4"]{content:"hetJSU,"}/*!sc*/ .bPTBS{z-index:3000;position:-webkit-sticky;position:sticky;background-color:#ffffff;top:65px;left:0;right:0;}/*!sc*/ .bPTBS *{z-index:3000;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:1007px){.bPTBS{height:0;}}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g36[id="sc-5c5fdd55-9"]{content:"bPTBS,"}/*!sc*/ .kUgcPG{z-index:3000;position:fixed;top:0;background:white;padding:0 8px;display:block;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g40[id="sc-985b930d-0"]{content:"kUgcPG,"}/*!sc*/ .hVUPGI{padding:0 0 8px 0px;width:320px;max-height:80vh;overflow-y:auto;margin-top:65px;}/*!sc*/ .iwjRnG{padding:0 0 8px 16px;}/*!sc*/ .elxGFM{padding:0 0 8px 32px;}/*!sc*/ .eZetJ{padding:0 0 8px 48px;}/*!sc*/ .cWMacj{padding:0 0 8px 64px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g41[id="sc-985b930d-1"]{content:"hVUPGI,iwjRnG,elxGFM,eZetJ,cWMacj,"}/*!sc*/ .beZgCE{position:absolute;left:22px;top:22px;cursor:pointer;display:block;font-family:BBC Reith Sans, Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:500;font-size:14px;line-height:18px;text-transform:none;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-letter-spacing:0px;-moz-letter-spacing:0px;-ms-letter-spacing:0px;letter-spacing:0px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g42[id="sc-985b930d-2"]{content:"beZgCE,"}/*!sc*/ .gUyNW{border-bottom:1px solid #e6e8ea;padding:0 14px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g43[id="sc-985b930d-3"]{content:"gUyNW,"}/*!sc*/ .jBDlBW{display:grid;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr;grid-column-gap:8px;min-height:40px;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:599px){.jBDlBW{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g52[id="sc-1d18aa55-0"]{content:"jBDlBW,"}/*!sc*/ .goyErR{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:column;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column;-webkit-flex:1;-ms-flex:1;flex:1;height:100%;-webkit-box-pack:justify;-webkit-justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g53[id="sc-1d18aa55-1"]{content:"goyErR,"}/*!sc*/ .ewImsM{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:flex-start;-webkit-box-align:flex-start;-ms-flex-align:flex-start;align-items:flex-start;-webkit-box-pack:justify;-webkit-justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g60[id="sc-1d18aa55-8"]{content:"ewImsM,"}/*!sc*/ .fQLEyB{font-family:BBC Reith Sans, Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:12px;line-height:14px;text-transform:none;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-letter-spacing:-0.12px;-moz-letter-spacing:-0.12px;-ms-letter-spacing:-0.12px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;color:#545658;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g61[id="sc-1d18aa55-9"]{content:"fQLEyB,"}/*!sc*/ .fuCReu{-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;-webkit-align-self:start;-ms-flex-item-align:start;align-self:start;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-column-gap:30px;column-gap:30px;padding-right:15px;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:599px){.fuCReu{grid-area:2 / 1 / span 1 / span 3;border-top:1px solid #e6e8ea;height:44px;margin-top:12px;}.fuCReu button:not(.popover button){font-family:BBC Reith Sans, Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:500;font-size:16px;line-height:18px;text-transform:none;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-letter-spacing:0px;-moz-letter-spacing:0px;-ms-letter-spacing:0px;letter-spacing:0px;}}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g62[id="sc-1d18aa55-10"]{content:"fuCReu,"}/*!sc*/ .ghdYqH{box-sizing:border-box;display:grid;gap:16px;margin:0 auto;width:722px;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:1279px){.ghdYqH{margin:0 auto;width:728px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:767px){.ghdYqH{margin:0 16px;width:auto;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:599px){.ghdYqH{margin:0 16px;width:auto;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:8192px){.ghdYqH{margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:1279px){.ghdYqH{margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:1007px){.ghdYqH{margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:767px){.ghdYqH{margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:599px){.ghdYqH{margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:399px){.ghdYqH{margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ .bhtqwj{box-sizing:border-box;display:grid;gap:16px;margin:0 auto;width:722px;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:1279px){.bhtqwj{margin:0 auto;width:728px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:767px){.bhtqwj{margin:0 16px;width:auto;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:599px){.bhtqwj{margin:0 16px;width:auto;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:8192px){.bhtqwj{margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:1279px){.bhtqwj{margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:1007px){.bhtqwj{margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:767px){.bhtqwj{margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:599px){.bhtqwj{margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:399px){.bhtqwj{margin-bottom:16px;}}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g66[id="sc-4e574cd-0"]{content:"ghdYqH,bhtqwj,"}/*!sc*/ .bWszMR{color:#202224;font-family:BBC Reith Serif, Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:500;font-size:38px;line-height:44px;text-transform:none;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-letter-spacing:-0.76px;-moz-letter-spacing:-0.76px;-ms-letter-spacing:-0.76px;letter-spacing:-0.76px;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:399px){.bWszMR{font-family:BBC Reith Serif, Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:500;font-size:28px;line-height:34px;text-transform:none;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-letter-spacing:-0.56px;-moz-letter-spacing:-0.56px;-ms-letter-spacing:-0.56px;letter-spacing:-0.56px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:599px){.bWszMR{font-family:BBC Reith Serif, Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:500;font-size:28px;line-height:34px;text-transform:none;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-letter-spacing:-0.56px;-moz-letter-spacing:-0.56px;-ms-letter-spacing:-0.56px;letter-spacing:-0.56px;}}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g73[id="sc-518485e5-0"]{content:"bWszMR,"}/*!sc*/ html,body,div,span,applet,object,iframe,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,p,blockquote,pre,a,abbr,acronym,address,big,cite,code,del,dfn,em,img,ins,kbd,q,s,samp,small,strike,strong,sub,sup,tt,var,b,u,i,center,dl,dt,dd,ol,ul,li,fieldset,form,label,legend,table,caption,tbody,tfoot,thead,tr,th,td,article,aside,canvas,details,embed,figure,figcaption,footer,header,hgroup,main,menu,nav,output,ruby,section,summary,time,mark,audio,video{margin:0;padding:0;border:0;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;}/*!sc*/ article,aside,details,figcaption,figure,footer,header,hgroup,main,menu,nav,section{display:block;}/*!sc*/ body{line-height:1;}/*!sc*/ @supports (-webkit-text-size-adjust:none) or (text-size-adjust:none){body{-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;text-size-adjust:none;}}/*!sc*/ ol,ul{list-style:none;}/*!sc*/ blockquote,q{quotes:none;}/*!sc*/ blockquote::before,blockquote::after,q::before,q::after{content:'';}/*!sc*/ table{border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}/*!sc*/ button{-webkit-appearance:none;-moz-appearance:none;appearance:none;margin:0;padding:0;background:none;border-radius:0;border:0;font-family:inherit;color:inherit;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g552[id="sc-global-igImlZ1"]{content:"sc-global-igImlZ1,"}/*!sc*/ .jbvZzi{display:block;height:28px;fill:currentcolor;max-width:initial;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:399px){.jbvZzi{height:26px;max-width:248px;}}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (max-width:599px){.jbvZzi{height:26px;max-width:248px;}}/*!sc*/ .jmthjj{display:block;fill:currentcolor;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g554[id="sc-1097f7fe-0"]{content:"jbvZzi,jmthjj,"}/*!sc*/ ]]>

Source link Tags: Meta plans reveals shares sink spending

Google employee made redundant after reporting sexual harassment, court hears

January 12, 2026

Rianna CroxfordInvestigations correspondent BBCVictoria Woodall has taken Google to an employment tribunalA senior Google employee has claimed she was...

Cool future tech at CES!

January 11, 2026

The technology show CES is back for another year in Las Vegas in America. Source link

X could face ban in UK over deepfakes, minister says

January 10, 2026

Liv McMahonandLaura Cress,Technology reportersWatch: Backlash against Elon Musk's Grok AI explainedTechnology Secretary Liz Kendall says she would back regulator...

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups

January 12, 2026

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from dozens of international organisations, including many that work to combat...

Why the NHS still wastes billions on patients who shouldn’t be in hospital

January 12, 2026

Home
News
Sport
Worklife
Travel
Reel
Future
More

var jfla = ["view_counter"]

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.

JBC News