Group 1 - Major U.S. tech companies, including Meta, are increasing security spending for their CEOs due to safety concerns, with a total expenditure exceeding $45 million in 2024, a 10% increase year-over-year [1] - Meta's security spending for CEO Mark Zuckerberg reached $27 million in 2024, a 35% increase compared to the previous year, significantly higher than the combined $20 million spent by Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google for their CEOs [1][2] - Other companies like Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia also raised their security budgets by over 10%, with Alphabet allocating $6.8 million for CEO Sundar Pichai and Nvidia spending $3.5 million for CEO Jensen Huang [1][2] Group 2 - Apple reduced its security spending for CEO Tim Cook to $1.4 million in 2024, down from $2.4 million in 2023, while Tesla disclosed only $500,000 for Elon Musk, which is a small fraction of his actual security costs [2] - The increase in security spending is partly attributed to the assassination of UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson, which raised concerns among corporate leaders [2] - Meta's security expenditures are heavily focused on Zuckerberg, covering his housing, family, travel, and extending to digital security, reflecting the close relationship between his personal safety and the company's stability [2][3] Group 3 - Zuckerberg has purchased at least 11 properties in Palo Alto, California, totaling over $110 million, and has opened a private school in one of the properties, leading to an investigation by local authorities for violating residential management regulations [3] - Meta reported a revenue of $47.516 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, a 22% increase year-over-year, with net profit rising 36% to $18.337 billion [3]