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Social media and tech juggernaut Meta Platforms is embracing the brave new world in automation.

Meta, Microsoft, and Tesla reported earnings after the bell, with investors looking for indicators that the Magnificent Seven is still magnificent in the early going of 2026. The result—so far so good—but was it magnificent?

In recent months, shares of Facebook parent Meta (META) have been hammered as investors grew increasingly concerned about the company's artificial intelligence (AI) expenditures. Over the past month, the stock is down 8.63%.

Fundamentally, one of the central catalysts of social media and tech juggernaut Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is its operating capacity as an attention refinery. In effect, raw human time enters Meta's vast ecosystem while monetizable intent comes out.

Without question, social media juggernaut Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has been one of the top beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence surge. Thanks to its vast network, Meta commands a data-rich environment that's the envy of the broader technology sphere.

Nvidia has been sitting pretty atop the list of largest companies. After its fiscal year 2026 Q2 earnings, it sent a message that it plans to remain there.

Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta (META) were two of the biggest names reporting earnings on Wednesday. With the expectation that AI would be a prime revenue generator for both, it was estimated they would beat earnings estimates, and they did just that.

If you're going to be part of the Magnificent Seven, you better do something that's, well

As seasoned investors already know, the 24-hour news cycle can change markets quickly and swiftly. After weathering the tariff tantrum storm, downtrodden Magnificent Seven stocks are starting to look magnificent again thanks to U.S.-China trade deal news, but caution is always warranted.

The adage of “the bigger they are, the harder they fall” has been holding true for the S&P 500's biggest names, or more specifically, the Magnificent Seven. However, there are some names that could be worth buying, as listed by Yahoo Finance.