Meta Platforms has unveiled ambitious executive pay incentives, targeting a $9 trillion market capitalization by 2031 as it looks to get ahead in the intensifying AI talent race. Under the stock options program, which includes six leaders but not CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the full value of the options would only be realized if Meta stock jumps more than 500% to $3,727, according to filings late Tuesday...
Meta Platforms has unveiled ambitious executive pay incentives, targeting a $9 trillion market capitalization by 2031 as it looks to get ahead in the intensifying AI talent race. Under the stock options program, which includes six leaders but not CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the full value of the options would only be realized if Meta stock jumps more than 500% to $3,727, according to filings late Tuesday. Meta stock rose 1.4% ahead of the open Wednesday.
Ernest Kung/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images New Zealand is preparing a multibillion-dollar military upgrade, reflecting growing concern over China’s expanding presence in the Pacific and a more volatile global security environment, The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday. The government plans to spend about $7 billion on new capabilities, including helicopters, missiles, surveillance dron...
Ernest Kung/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images New Zealand is preparing a multibillion-dollar military upgrade, reflecting growing concern over China’s expanding presence in the Pacific and a more volatile global security environment, The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday. The government plans to spend about $7 billion on new capabilities, including helicopters, missiles, surveillance drones and base upgrades, while also boosting recruitment to address personnel shortages. The push follows a Chinese naval deployment last year that conducted live-fire exercises near Australia and New Zealand, underscoring how far Beijing’s military reach has extended. Officials say the buildup is part of a broader reassessment among Western-aligned nations as geopolitical tensions intensify, including the war in Ukraine. A stronger New Zealand presence in the South Pacific is expected to support regional monitoring efforts and complement U.S. and Australian operations, particularly in safeguarding shipping routes and countering Chinese influence. Despite its relatively small force, New Zealand plays a strategic role through its large maritime zone and intelligence ties with allies. However, the plan has sparked debate at home, where economic pressures and close trade ties with China complicate defense spending decisions. Military funding is set to rise from just over 1% of GDP to more than 2% in the coming years, alongside plans to add roughly 2,500 personnel. Officials say the changes reflect a simple reality: even distant nations are no longer insulated from global conflict. More news and analysis Hope Lifts Stocks And Bonds Digital India: The Next Phase CoreCivic: Between The Political Tailwind And A New Context Arm jumps as Wall Street praises chip push, $25B revenue outlook Beam to advance gene-editing drug to pivotal development
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Sony and Honda seem to have lost that loving Afeela . The joint venture announced today that it would be discontinuing the $90,000 Afeela 1 electric sedan, as well as the unnamed Afeela SUV concept , as it adjusts to slower EV demand and policy pullbacks. In a statement , Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) determined there was not a "viable path forward" after Honda recalibrated its EV strategy following s...
Sony and Honda seem to have lost that loving Afeela . The joint venture announced today that it would be discontinuing the $90,000 Afeela 1 electric sedan, as well as the unnamed Afeela SUV concept , as it adjusts to slower EV demand and policy pullbacks. In a statement , Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) determined there was not a "viable path forward" after Honda recalibrated its EV strategy following steep losses. Earlier this month, Honda said it would take a writedown of as much as 2.5 trillion yen ($15.7 billion) on its EV investments, representing the company's first annual loss in over 70 years as a public entity. The automaker also put the … Read the full story at The Verge.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News The senior leaders of Meta Platforms ( META ) stand to earn hundreds of millions of dollars if they help the company reach a $9 trillion valuation in the next five years. In SEC filings disclosed late Tuesday, the company awarded new stock options to its seven main executives, excluding CEO Mark Zuckerberg, which are exercisable only if the company's stock price s...
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News The senior leaders of Meta Platforms ( META ) stand to earn hundreds of millions of dollars if they help the company reach a $9 trillion valuation in the next five years. In SEC filings disclosed late Tuesday, the company awarded new stock options to its seven main executives, excluding CEO Mark Zuckerberg, which are exercisable only if the company's stock price surges at least 88% by 2031. Senior execs could enjoy the full benefit of Meta's stock options program if the company's share price jumps more than 500% within the provided time frame. Shares of Meta are down 4.2% in the past 12 months. In the past five years, the stock has risen 110%. "This is a big bet. These pay packages will not be realized unless Meta achieves massive future success, benefiting all of our shareholders. As with all stock options, there is only value if the share price meaningfully exceeds the exercise price, and in this case, it must be on an exceedingly aggressive 5-year timeline," according to a Meta spokesperson. The move by the company comes amid heavy infrastructure and talent spending to stay ahead in the artificial intelligence race against rivals Google ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ), Amazon ( AMZN ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ), while scaling back on efforts that haven't been profitable, such as the metaverse initiative by its Reality Labs division. More on Meta Meta Platforms: The AI Spending Spree Is Out Of Control Meta Platforms: 16x Adjusted FY2026 P/E Is A Solid Buy Delays, Compute Deals, And Sky-High CapEx: Why I'm Still Bullish On Meta China restricts Manus co-founders from leaving amid review of Meta Platforms deal, FT reports Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses EU rollout slowed by battery, AI rules and supply constraints: report
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News The senior leaders of Meta Platforms ( META ) stand to earn hundreds of millions of dollars if they help the company reach a $9 trillion valuation in the next five years. In SEC filings disclosed late Tuesday, the company awarded new stock options to its seven main executives, excluding CEO Mark Zuckerberg, which are exercisable only if the company's stock price s...
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News The senior leaders of Meta Platforms ( META ) stand to earn hundreds of millions of dollars if they help the company reach a $9 trillion valuation in the next five years. In SEC filings disclosed late Tuesday, the company awarded new stock options to its seven main executives, excluding CEO Mark Zuckerberg, which are exercisable only if the company's stock price surges at least 88% by 2031. Senior execs could enjoy the full benefit of Meta's stock options program if the company's share price jumps more than 500% within the provided time frame. Shares of Meta are down 4.2% in the past 12 months. In the past five years, the stock has risen 110%. "This is a big bet. These pay packages will not be realized unless Meta achieves massive future success, benefiting all of our shareholders. As with all stock options, there is only value if the share price meaningfully exceeds the exercise price, and in this case, it must be on an exceedingly aggressive 5-year timeline," according to a Meta spokesperson. The move by the company comes amid heavy infrastructure and talent spending to stay ahead in the artificial intelligence race against rivals Google ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ), Amazon ( AMZN ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ), while scaling back on efforts that haven't been profitable, such as the metaverse initiative by its Reality Labs division. More on Meta Meta Platforms: The AI Spending Spree Is Out Of Control Meta Platforms: 16x Adjusted FY2026 P/E Is A Solid Buy Delays, Compute Deals, And Sky-High CapEx: Why I'm Still Bullish On Meta China restricts Manus co-founders from leaving amid review of Meta Platforms deal, FT reports Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses EU rollout slowed by battery, AI rules and supply constraints: report
As physical media makes an unlikely comeback among younger gamers, the humble VHS emerges as an unexpected archive of gaming’s messy, magical evolution that I saw first time around • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here As I am nostalgic and of a certain age, I recently bought a VHS video recorder, just for the retrospective thrill of it; then I won a 32-inch CRT tele...
As physical media makes an unlikely comeback among younger gamers, the humble VHS emerges as an unexpected archive of gaming’s messy, magical evolution that I saw first time around • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here As I am nostalgic and of a certain age, I recently bought a VHS video recorder, just for the retrospective thrill of it; then I won a 32-inch CRT television at an auction in Shepton Mallet. Partly, this was to play a few old videos I had found in my loft, including one of me appearing in a 1990s youth TV show talking about sexism and Tomb Raider. (I was against the sexism, to be clear). But it was also because I wanted a new way of spending my money on fragile video-game nostalgia. The rise of the games industry in the 1980s and 90s coincided with the explosion of the home-video business, and the two crossed paths in lots of interesting ways. There are the obvious treasures I want to get hold of: VHS copies of Street Fighter: The Movie and the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie, naturally, as well as early games-inspired hits such as The Last Starfighter, The Wizard and WarGames. I rented most of these from my local video shop in the 80s – which, like many others, also sold computer games by the budget publisher Mastertronic, another interesting (at least to me) crossover between these two entertainment formats. Continue reading...