META DOUBLES AI SPENDING TO $145 BILLION IN 2026 — INVESTORS PUNISH ZUCKERBERG WITH 6% DROP Meta raised its 2026 AI capital expenditure forecast to $125–145 billion after Q1 earnings — nearly double the $72 billion spent in 2025 — citing higher memory pricing and aggressive infrastructure buildout. Stock fell 6% after-hours as Wall Street demanded proof the spending would pay off. Keywords: Meta AI spending, Meta capex 2026, Mark Zuckerberg AI investment, AI infrastructure costs