Most active stock options for Mar. 3: FB wants better networks for metaverse

$Apple (AAPL.US)$ on Tuesday sent out invitations to the media for an event on March 8, where it's expected to announce a new low-cost iPhone model.

$Ford Motor (F.US)$ said on Wednesday it will boost spending on electric vehicles to $50 billion, up from the previous $30 billion, through 2026 and run its EV unit separately from its legacy combustion engine business, in a move aimed at catching industry leader $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ .

$Meta Platforms(FB.US)$ will not realize its "metaverse" ambitions without drastic improvements in current telecoms networks. Meta's Oculus virtual reality headsets hailed as a gateway to some of these new metaverse experiences require low latency and higher upload and download speeds.