Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market
The app would be independent of Meta’s other social media offerings, although sources told the NYT that those social sites could direct users to engagement with the app.
The app would be independent of Meta’s other social media offerings, although sources told the NYT that those social sites could direct users to engagement with the app.
While the relationship was once thorny enough that Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cagefight, things seem to have warmed up by the early days of the second Trump administration.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a memo to staff that small businesses have always been a big part of the company’s business model, and that while tens of millions of entrepreneurs already use its platforms to grow and connect with customers, the company wants to do more in the space.
The company said usage grew from 40 minutes per day in 2023 to 46 minutes in 2026. Other documents referenced back teens a top priority for the app before asking existing users for birthdays.
The reported financial losses follow a series of layoffs at the VR unit.
Mark Zuckerberg says 2026 will be “a big year for delivering personal super intelligence.”
Take Zuckerberg’s outlook with a grain of salt. After all, he thought we’d all be hanging out in the metaverse by now.
Meta is ramping up its efforts to build out its AI capacity.
Before joining Meta, Powell McCormick was working as deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump.