Meta may soon join OpenAI and Anthropic in allowing the US government to review advanced AI models amid growing national security concerns.

The Donald Trump administration is reportedly urging Meta Platforms, Inc. META to allow federal officials to review its advanced artificial intelligence models before they are released. Trump Administration Seeks Access To Meta’s AI Models The administration officials have been pressing Meta through email communications to participate in a voluntary government review program for advanced AI systems,

Federal officials are urging the lone major tech company holdout to allow government safety evaluations, weeks after ordering Anthropic to pull its latest model.

In April, Meta's earnings report revealed it (1)had its best first quarter in company history. Their revenue hit $56.3 billion, up 33% year-over-year, which is the fastest growth it has seen since 2021. Their net income landed at $26.8 billion. And yet, just after the report's release, Meta stock fell about 7% in extended trading (2).

Meta raised its VR headset prices because of rising RAM costs. Amazon just went the other way, dropping the Quest 3S 128GB to almost its record low.

Meta appoints Kunal Shah, Cred founder and human behavior expert, as WhatsApp's new leader to drive growth through payments and AI, focusing on India's vast user base and digital infrastructure.

The company is spending at an unprecedented scale to win in AI, but for investors, the path to a payoff is less clear than the price tag.