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US tech stocks skyrocketed as AI continues to drive notable earnings growth, highlighted by Microsoft and Meta Platforms’ significant gains.

Microsoft and Meta’s earnings reports exceeded expectations, boosting tech stocks, while Apple faced a legal setback in the UK.

Meta’s latest AI model, Llama 4, is under fire for suggesting conversion therapy, a discredited practice condemned by medical organizations. Critics accuse Meta of bias and attempting to appease right-wing views.

Meta Platforms has launched a standalone AI app with social media features to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, featuring a ‘discover’ feed and voice interaction mode.

Meta Platforms tests AI to determine if users are lying about their age on Instagram

Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are increasing capital expenditures to build AI data centers, potentially crimping short-term profits.

France launches ‘Choose France for Science’ initiative to attract foreign talent amid US research funding cuts

Key tech news from April 27, 2025, including Meta job cuts, Microsoft’s employee deadline, Google and Intel’s office policy changes, and other significant developments in the tech industry

Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team announces five projects advancing the company’s pursuit of advanced machine intelligence (AMI), focusing on enhancing AI perception, language modeling, robotics, and collaborative AI agents.

Internal Meta documents reveal the company’s use of ‘ablation’ experiments to test AI training data, including pirated books, raising questions about data valuation and copyright infringement.