Menlo ParkMeta’s free cash flow fell to negative $2.12 billion.

Zuckerberg told investors Muse will be monetised sooner than any earlier Meta product.

Operations produced $32.79 billion in the quarter, while capital spending and lease payments took $34.91 billion.

Amazon has blocked Muse from shopping for users, citing security concerns over how it handles credentials.

Meta plans to charge merchants a fee on Muse purchases and bring Muse to its smart glasses in November.

How each outlet framed it
TMTPost
reframes Meta's negative free cash flow by separating the ~$9.9B settlement from AI spending, showing operating profit up ~11% excluding it

Sources: TMTPost