{"id":222839,"date":"2026-05-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/meta-struggled-selling-anything-other-than-ads-will-ai-be-different\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T08:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T12:50:23","slug":"meta-struggled-selling-anything-other-than-ads-will-ai-be-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/meta-struggled-selling-anything-other-than-ads-will-ai-be-different\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta struggled selling anything other than ads. Will AI be different?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/30\/meta-struggled-selling-anything-other-than-ads-will-ai-be-different.html\">Meta struggled selling anything other than ads. Will AI be different?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/30\/meta-struggled-selling-anything-other-than-ads-will-ai-be-different.html\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/30\/meta-struggled-selling-anything-other-than-ads-will-ai-be-different.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-30 08:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cnbc.com\">www.cnbc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a courteous, respectful summary of key points from the article, provided by an AI system built by a team at Amazon:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meta Explores New Revenue Streams:<\/strong> Mark Zuckerberg is betting on artificial intelligence (AI) as a potential new revenue source for Meta, beyond its dominant ad-based income.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subscription Services:<\/strong> Meta plans to initiate testing of two subscription services through its Meta AI app and website, with initial rollouts in Singapore, Guatemala, and Bolivia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI-Related Capital Spending:<\/strong> The company is significantly investing in AI infrastructure, projecting $125 billion to $145 billion in AI-related capital expenditures for 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cloud Computing Potential:<\/strong> Zuckerberg hinted at the possibility of venturing into cloud computing, should there be excess capacity following AI investments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Challenge in Diversifying Revenue:<\/strong> While analysts see potential in Meta&#8217;s AI-subscription model, they acknowledge past struggles with diversifying revenue from traditional advertising, citing failed ventures like the Portal device and Oculus VR efforts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stock Response:<\/strong> The announcement on Meta AI subscriptions led to a nearly 4% increase in the company\u2019s stock value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more comprehensive details, viewers are encouraged to visit the original CNBC article.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta struggled selling anything other than ads. 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