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Meta Platforms announced plans Wednesday to create a new class of non-voting stock to raise capital for AI development. This move follows a 7% share drop erasing US$124 billion from its market cap. The company updated spending commitments to about US$825 billion, rising from nearly US$700 billion in July, as investors dump AI stocks amid funding concerns.
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Meta says it will create a new class of nonvoting stock to raise the capital it needs for developing AI models, with an effective date in January 2027 (Meghan Bobrowsky/Wall Street Journal)

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