Meta value falls $190bn as investors react to plan to increase spending on AI

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Meta value falls $190bn as investors react to plan to increase spending on AI

Shares slumped 15% after Mark Zuckerberg said AI spending would have to grow before Meta could make much revenue from productsBusiness live – latest updatesShares in Meta slumped 15% when Wall Street opened on Thursday, wiping about $190bn off the value of the Facebook and Instagram parent company, as investors reacted to a pledge to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence.Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s founder and chief executive, said on a confer…