{"id":57828,"date":"2025-07-31T08:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/meta-reports-strong-q2-results-as-ai-boosts-efficiency"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:26:03","slug":"meta-reports-strong-q2-results-as-ai-boosts-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/meta-reports-strong-q2-results-as-ai-boosts-efficiency","title":{"rendered":"Meta Reports Strong Q2 Results as AI Boosts Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>US multinational technology conglomerate Meta posted better-than-expected financial results Wednesday, largely led by artificial intelligence (AI) &#8220;unlocking&#8221; the efficiency and performance of its ad system.<\/p>\n<p>Meta&#8217;s net income rose 36% on an annual basis to $18.34 billion in the second quarter of the year, according to a statement. Revenue was up 22% in the same period to $47.5 billion from $39.1 billion in the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s earnings per share also rose 38% to $7.14 in the second quarter. The financial results beat market expectations for the April-June period.<\/p>\n<p>During an earnings call with investors, CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned AI as helping the company&#8217;s core business. \u201cThe strong performance this quarter is largely thanks to AI unlocking greater efficiency and gains across our ad system,\u201d Zuckerberg said.<\/p>\n<p>Meta said third quarter revenue would come in between $47.5 billion to $50.5 billion. The company has revised its 2025 capital expenditures forecast to a range of $66 billion to $72 billion, raising the lower end of its previous estimate of $64 billion to $72 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Hiring-related pay will be &#8220;the second-largest driver of growth,&#8221; it said. &#8220;These factors will result in a 2026 year-over-year expense growth rate that is above the 2025 expense growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. US multinational technology conglomerate Meta posted better-than-expected financial results Wednesday, largely led by artificial intelligence (AI) &#8220;unlocking&#8221; the efficiency and performance of its ad system. 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