Meta Platforms (META -1.35%) is the parent company of popular social networks like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It has also become a leader in the artificial intelligence (AI) race thanks to its Llama family of large language models (LLMs), which are among the best in the industry.Meta's operating performance has been incredibly strong over the past year, thanks partly to its investments in AI, so its stock is unsurprisingly trading near a record high. The company is scheduled to release its financial ...