That could bring Meta’s total expenses to around $150 billion in 2026—nearly triple what the company spent just five years ago. With his controlling share, Zuckerberg has the luxury of fully calling the company’s shots. He still can’t afford to miss.

Investors continue to underestimate artificial intelligence (AI), the secular tailwinds behind the chipmaker's supercharged growth.

Nvidia shares sold off sharply this spring, fueled by increased worry that spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure, such as Nvidia’s semiconductor chips, was peaking. The argument was that hyperscalers operating massive cloud data centers were overbuilding capacity and double-ordering chips,