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Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict | Bloomberg Tech 3/13/2026

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Conflict with Iran is curbing AI investment flows in the Middle East, reducing capital deployment and investor appetite for regional AI projects. Meta has paused part of its large internet-expansion efforts in Africa, delaying infrastructure and access initiatives. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen will resign amid market skepticism about the company’s ability to thrive in the AI era, introducing governance and execution risk for Adobe and its peers in AI software.

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Conflict with Iran is curbing AI investment flows in the Middle East, reducing capital deployment and investor appetite for regional AI projects. Meta has paused part of its large internet-expansion efforts in Africa, delaying infrastructure and access initiatives. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen will resign amid market skepticism about the company’s ability to thrive in the AI era, introducing governance and execution risk for Adobe and its peers in AI software.

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