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WSJ Tech News Briefing · Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Meta Boosts AI Infrastructure Spending Amid Record Revenue

Meta reported record sales of $60.8 billion for its second quarter. However, the company plans to increase its capital expenditure on AI infrastructure, revising its minimum annual spending projection upwards by $5 billion to $130 billion.

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Meta has reported record sales of $60.8 billion for the second quarter.
Julie Chang
But said it'll be spending more on its infrastructure build out.
Julie Chang
The company revised its projected capital spendings, saying its minimum for the year would be $130 billion, $5 billion more than previously announced.
Julie Chang
Heard on WSJ Tech News Briefing — “TNB Tech Minute: Meta Reports Record Revenue But Expects to Spend More on AI, published Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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