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  1. Meta beat on the top and bottom lines in its earnings report on Wednesday, but the stock sank on disappointing guidance.
  2. AI startup Synthesia on Thursday announced the launch of its "Expressive Avatars," AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions.
  3. This comes after SK Hynix posted net losses for five consecutive quarters from a slump in the memory chip market.
  4. Thrasio, an early leader in the Amazon aggregator space, is undergoing an overhaul of its C-Suite two months after the company entered bankruptcy.
  5. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spooked investors on the company's quarterly earnings call Wednesday.
  6. Rubrik is hitting the market at a historically slow time for venture-backed tech IPOs.
  7. Mark Zuckerberg's bet on the metaverse continues to be a money-bleeding endeavor, with the unit reporting billions of dollars in losses every quarter.
  8. IBM said it would buy HashiCorp, a cloud software maker that's growing at a faster pace. IBM reported its third revenue miss in five quarters.
  9. A TikTok ban could take years due to potential legal challenges, but creators worry about how they'll make a living if it goes away.
  10. Tesla shares surged 12% on Wednesday after CEO Elon Musk said the company plans to produce new affordable EV models by early 2025.