社交媒体巨头Meta Platforms Inc.上调了资本支出展望，并宣布计划创建一类新的无投票权股份，这是其进一步加大在人工智能领域已极高押注的举措之一。
Platforms Inc. boosted its capital spending outlook and announced plans to create a new class of nonvoting stock, part of efforts to escalate its already-stratospheric bet on artificial intelligence.
该公司在周三发布的季度财报中表示，2026年的资本支出将达到1350亿至1450亿美元，将区间下限从1300亿美元上调。
Capital expenditures will be $135 billion to $145 billion in 2026, the social-media giant said during its quarterly earnings report Wednesday, raising the bottom end of the range from $130 billion.
与此同时，新类别股份将通过股票股息形式分配给现有投资者。Meta表示，持有者每持有一股现有股份将获得一股新股，这实质上是一拆二的股票拆分。公司预计新股将于1月开始交易。Meta表示，该股份将用于资本筹集、员工薪酬和潜在收购。
The new class of shares, meanwhile, will be distributed to existing investors through a stock dividend. Holders will get one share of the new stock in what will essentially be a two-for-one stock split, Meta said. It expects trading of the new shares to begin in January. The stock will be used for capital fundraising, employee compensation and potential acquisitions, Meta said.
这些举措显示Meta有信心其在人工智能上的支出将获得回报。首席执行官马克·扎克伯格一直难以说服投资者接受公司为雄心勃勃的AI押注而膨胀的开支。但在最近几个月，Meta在其技术上取得了进展。
The moves show that Meta has confidence that its spending on artificial intelligence will pay off. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has struggled to persuade investors to accept the company’s ballooning expenses for ambitious AI bets. But in recent months, Meta has made headway with its technology.
周三盘后交易中，Meta股价上涨约3.5%。截至周三纽约收盘，该股今年以来已上涨约6%。
Meta shares rose about 3.5% in after-hours trading on Wednesday. They had gained about 6% this year through Wednesday’s close in New York.
作为财报一部分，Meta表示第四季度营收将达730亿至760亿美元。根据彭博汇编的数据，分析师平均预估为736亿美元。
As part of the report, Meta said fourth-quarter revenue would be $73 billion to $76 billion. Analysts had estimated $73.6 billion on average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.