Meta
Mentioned in 732 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A major technology company operating in social media, advertising, and AI infrastructure, known for platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Recently a focus of legal scrutiny regarding addictive design practices and internal documentation of intentional user manipulation, while simultaneously aggressively investing in AI development, acquiring companies like Mattis, and expanding into hardware with Ray-Ban smart glasses and Orion AR glasses. Podcasts discuss Meta as both a dominant player reshaping digital advertising and commerce through AI, and a defendant in landmark trials examining social media's impact on user addiction and mental health.
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Episode Mentions
Armstrong & Getty On Demand · Apr 16, 2026
Too Many Ks!
“Referenced for engagement-maximization algorithms that amplify fringe voices and radicalize young users”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Apr 16, 2026
E349: Built to Scale: The J.P. Morgan Growth Playbook
“Paid billion-dollar bonuses to AI talent during talent wars; part of magnificent seven”
Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips · Apr 16, 2026
Anthropic Just Revealed a New Marketing Channel
“Owns Manus AI tool; manufactures Meta glasses with cameras discussed as privacy concern”
Bandsplain · Apr 16, 2026
PERFECT SONG: ‘Boys On the Radio’ with Patrik Sandberg, Plus An Interview With Hole Bassist and Author Melissa Auf der Maur
“Recently held accountable for making addictive products; subject of discussion about corporate platform manipulation”
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis · Apr 15, 2026
Welcome to AI in the AM: RL for EE, Oversight w/out Nationalization, & the first AI-Run Retail Store
“Discussed regarding content moderation governance challenges and parallels to AI company oversight problems”
Democracy Now! Audio · Apr 15, 2026
Democracy Now! 2026-04-15 Wednesday
“Platform where journalist Ahmed Shahab Eldon shared fighter jet crash photos before arrest in Kuwait”
Diary of a CFO | Financial Strategies for Smart Business Growth · Apr 15, 2026
How to Scale Revenue Without Marketing Spend Using Product-Led Strategy | James Nelson
“Facebook parent company criticized for verification fees and unfair creator payment dynamics”
9to5Mac Daily · Apr 13, 2026
Mac shortages, Apple Glasses rumors
“Rayban Meta Glasses mentioned as competitive product that Apple Smart Glasses aim to differentiate from”
Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast · Apr 13, 2026
Ep 754: Anthropic’s ‘scary’ new model, Microsoft Copilot’s ‘Code Red,’ OpenAI’s Superinteligence New Deal and more
“Released Muse Spark model matching top competitors; invested $14B in Scale AI and built Meta Super Intelligence team”
Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson · Apr 13, 2026
AI Is Killing Free Will: Ex-Twitter Ethical AI Lead Explains How to Protect Yourself
“Zuckerberg coined 'privacy paradox' to justify data collection despite public desire for privacy”
Bankless · Apr 13, 2026
"Fix the Money, Fix the World" — Michael Saylor's Master Plan (plus questions on Quantum and Ethereum)
“Referenced as organization considering quantum computing implications”
Morning Wire · Apr 12, 2026
The EU Censorship Fight You Didn’t Know About
“Identified as being in the crosshairs of EU enforcement actions under the Digital Services Act alongside other U.S. tech platforms”
Marketplace All-in-One · Apr 11, 2026
"Marketplace" Live
“Social media platform where Kyla Scanlon builds audience for economics education content”
IHIP News · Apr 11, 2026
Insider Reveals the Secret Lives of Tech Oligarch's & MTG Takes Down Trump
“Mark Zuckerberg's company; discussed his physical anxiety during interviews and China propaganda photo”
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Apr 11, 2026
SpaceX Goes Public, Claude’s Mythos Release, and the US Data Center Delay | EP #246
“Gemma 4 open-weight model (4B parameters) runs on iPhone offline; competing in open-source space”
John Solomon Reports · Apr 11, 2026
Springtime Strategies: Congressman Tom McClintock on Economic Optimism and the Road Ahead
“Facebook and Instagram parent company; blocked ad campaigns for Hunter Biden documentary”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 10, 2026
Anthropic's $30B Ramp, Mythos Doomsday, OpenClaw Ankled, Iran War Ceasefire, Israel's Influence
“Positioned as frontier model competitor with compute infrastructure advantage; models described as performant but lower quality”
CNBC's "Fast Money" · Apr 10, 2026
Stocks Wrap Winning Week As Investors Eye Ceasefire… And A New AI Cyber Threat 4/10/26
“Free cash flow collapsing from $45B to <$10B due to CapEx spending; hyperscaler CapEx sustainability questioned”
Big Technology Podcast · Apr 10, 2026
Anthropic’s Mythos Dilemma, Violence Against AI, Tokenmaxxing at Meta
“Running internal token-usage leaderboard to gamify Claude consumption among 85,000 employees; emblematic of 'token maxing' trend”
Motley Fool Money · Apr 10, 2026
AI’s Most Dangerous Moment
“Announced new AI model beating benchmarks and $21B infrastructure deal with CoreWeave; questioned on monetization strategy”
Daily Tech News Show · Apr 10, 2026
Don’t Believe the Ghost Murmur Hype
“Signed data center capacity agreement with CoreWeave for infrastructure expansion”
Making Sense with Sam Harris · Apr 10, 2026
#469 — Escaping an Anti-Human Future
“Referenced for social media harms and recent $375 million lawsuit for enabling child exploitation”
Elon Musk Podcast · Apr 10, 2026
Meta abandons open source for Muse Spark
“Launched Muse Spark, abandoned open-source Llama strategy for proprietary closed-source multi-agent AI model with $14.3B Scale AI investment”
Scrolling with Hayley · Apr 10, 2026
How To Not Get DUPED By AI w/ Expert Jeremy Carrasco - Scrolling w/ Hayley (Ep. 275)
“Operates Facebook and Instagram; implements C2PA metadata detection for AI-generated content; has weak AI disclosure labels”
Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast · Apr 10, 2026
Ep 753: Anthropic Goes Full OpenClaw, Meta Muse Spark Drops, Google Gets Notebooks and More . 7 New AI Features You can’t afford To Miss
“Launched Muse Spark, first model from Meta Superintelligence Lab led by Alexander Wang; natively multimodal with text, image, and tool use; free on Meta.ai but not open-source”
Hard Fork · Apr 10, 2026
Anthropic’s Cybersecurity Shock Wave + Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on Their Sam Altman Investigation + One Good Thing
“Notably excluded from Claude Mythos consortium access; competing with OpenAI and Anthropic”
Bankless · Apr 10, 2026
ROLLUP: Iran Ceasefire Rally | Anthropic’s “Mythos” Model | Q-Day Divide | Stablecoin Yield Debate
“Recently released new AI model; has significant compute but not achieving state-of-the-art results compared to Anthropic and OpenAI”
AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical · Apr 10, 2026
Everyone Hates AI. Now What?
“Launched Muse Spark AI model with strong multimodal capabilities; integrating AI into WhatsApp and Threads platforms”
AppleInsider Podcast · Apr 10, 2026
iPhone Fold, MacBook Neo, and iPhones in Space, on the AppleInsider Podcast
“Apple Vision Pro launch did not accelerate Meta Quest sales; illustrates risk that iPhone Fold may not expand foldable market”
Pablo Torre Finds Out · Apr 10, 2026
Bobbleheads on Spikes: The (Selfish) Case for Rules, with David Epstein
“Tech company chose piracy over licensing to accelerate AI development, later paid settlement”
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin · Apr 10, 2026
How Mr. Beast Built a $2.6 Billion Empire on YouTube
“Owns Instagram and Facebook; major creator monetization platforms benefiting from ecosystem expansion”
Daily Tech News Show · Apr 8, 2026
Anthropic’s Move to Secure the World - DTNS 5243
“Released Spark, a lightweight consumer LLM available in the Meta AI app for consumer use.”
Mundo in the Morning - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM & 710 AM · Apr 8, 2026
Alan Becker, Retirement Solutions Group | 4-8-26
“Mentioned as Mag Seven stock potentially over-leveraging in AI race competition”
Armstrong & Getty On Demand · Apr 8, 2026
Jack Is Coming Out As A Furry
“Referenced as employer of software engineer who recognized AI had made his coding career obsolete within four years of joining the company”
Morning Brew Daily · Apr 8, 2026
Anthropic’s New Model Too Dangerous for the Public? & Trump Agrees to 2-Week Ceasefire
“Hyperscaler pledging $710B collectively on data center expansion facing grassroots community resistance and state-level moratoriums”
AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical · Apr 8, 2026
Anthropic's Mythos AI Is Too Dangerous to Release. They're Using It Anyway.
“Mentioned in context of open-source AI model competition and tooling ecosystem”
kill switch · Apr 8, 2026
why the IRS killed a free, easy way to file your taxes
“Received sensitive taxpayer data including filing status, income, and refund amounts from tax preparation companies without clear user consent”
TBPN · Apr 8, 2026
Meta Tokenmaxxing, Intel Joins Terafab, Frontier AI vs. China | Diet TBPN
“Used 60.2 trillion tokens in 30 days with Anthropic, sparking debate over actual spending and token-based performance incentives”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Apr 8, 2026
OpenAI's New Deal
“Preparing Avocado model release with open source version planned; employees competing in 'Claudeonomics' token consumption leaderboard”
TBPN · Apr 7, 2026
FULL INTERVIEW: Thomas Laffont’s Journey From Hollywood Assistant to Legendary Tech Investor
“Example of company staying private longer (went public ~2012 at ~$60B), changing venture investing economics and creating research blind spots”
TBPN · Apr 7, 2026
Tokenmaxxing, SF Street Name Auction, Corporate Retreat Gone Wrong | Riley Walz, Aditya Bandi, Zach Shore, Hongwei Liu, Zak Kukoff, Thomas Laffont
“Employees token-maxing on internal leaderboard; spending $136-669M annually on Anthropic tokens for code generation”
Left To Their Own Devices · Apr 7, 2026
In conversation with Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation
“Faced $375M penalty in New Mexico lawsuit for unconscionable trade practices targeting children; also liable in California case for addiction design”
Big Technology Podcast · Apr 4, 2026
OpenAI buys TBPN, SpaceX’s $2 Trillion IPO?, Iran Disables Amazon Infrastructure
“CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on TBPN; using Blue Owl private credit for Louisiana data center financing”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 3, 2026
SpaceX IPO, Iran War Fallout, Quantum Bitcoin Hack, The Space Opportunity
“Referenced as example of CEO managing multiple initiatives without shareholder scrutiny”
Daily Tech News Show · Apr 3, 2026
Sony Acquires Cinemersive Labs to Level Up PS5 Pro Rendering - DTNS 5240
“Considering cutting funding for its oversight board after 2028; retreating from open AI model strategy”
Elon Musk Podcast · Apr 3, 2026
Meta sacrifices human oversight for AI
“Primary subject: dismantling oversight board, cutting 15,000 jobs, replacing fact-checkers with crowdsourced notes, implementing rigid performance reviews”
The a16z Show · Apr 3, 2026
Marc Andreessen on AI Winters and Agent Breakthroughs
“Open-sourcing AI models and attempting to leapfrog competitors; Andreessen involved as board member since 2007”
Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast · Apr 3, 2026
Marc Andreessen introspects on The Death of the Browser, Pi + OpenClaw, and Why "This Time Is Different"
“Mentioned as major AI model company competing with OpenAI and Anthropic; Andreessen involved as investor”
From First Principles · Apr 3, 2026
Artemis II, Claude Code Leak, iPhone Spyware & Project Hail Mary (EP 36)
“AI foundation model developer competing in generative AI landscape”
Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast · Apr 2, 2026
Moonlake: Causal World Models should be Multimodal, Interactive, and Efficient — with Chris Manning and Fan-yun Sun
“Developing JEPA model at scale as alternative approach to world modeling focused on visual learning”