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Meta Q3 revenue tops estimates and Zuckerberg says Muse accounts have topped 10 million
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Meta Platforms says its third-quarter profit jumped more than threefold, as revenue climbed sharply. The Facebook and Instagram parent company on Wednesday reported net income of $9.86 billion, or $3.83 per share, for the July-September period.
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Meta Platforms Inc. leads the tech pack this week, reporting its third-quarter earnings a week ahead of most of its peers. Take that as a sign of confidence, perhaps. The positive reception to the company’s Muse assistant has Wall Street investors wondering whether the personal artificial-intelligen…
Meta Platforms says its third-quarter profit jumped more than threefold, as revenue climbed sharply. The Facebook and Instagram parent company on Wednesday reported net income of $9.86 billion, or $3.83 per share, for the July-September period.
A quarter of Meta Muse’s 10 million users are shopping online via the AI agent with an average spend of $200 per purchase, according to Mark Zuckerberg.
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg touted the company's progress on artificial intelligence during an earnings call on Wednesday and called for more investment. The tech giant's Muse AI agent has garnered 10 million users since its launch six weeks ago, while third-quarter revenue rose to $64.