Mark Zuckerberg announced a huge leap in Meta’s capital spending this year to between $60 billion to $65 billion, an increase driven by AI and a massive new data center.The 70% increase over 2024 capital expenditure projections comes days after OpenAI and partners unveiled a $500 billion spending plan backed by President Trump called Stargate earlier this week.

Meta’s capital expenditures for this year are expected to range from $60 billion to $65 billion, the New York Times reported, citing a Facebook post from the company leader. That’s a massive jump from the $38 billion to $40 billion the company spent last year.