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Impressively, the aggregate earnings total for Q1 is on track to be a new all-time quarterly record at $690.4 billion, surpassing the record set in the preceding quarter at $655.5 billion.

Impressively, the aggregate earnings total for Q1 is on track to be a new all-time quarterly record at $690.4 billion, surpassing the record set in the preceding quarter at $655.5 billion.

Fastly shares fall even as first-quarter earnings beat expectations. AI agentic traffic revenue is the key.

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 6 () - Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Wednesday touted a new ‌feature for its Claude AI, which it ‌calls "dreaming." Available as a research preview, "dreaming" comes with its software for ​managing agents, or AI programs that perform tasks with little human involvement.

Microsoft is considering delaying or abandoning its 2030 goal of matching its entire hourly ‌electricity use with renewable energy purchases, Bloomberg News ‌reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The expensive and ​energy-intensive push for data centers is reshaping the feasibility of Microsoft's climate commitments that were made before the AI era and rank among the industry's most ambitious targets, the ‌report said. The discussions were ⁠ongoing and no final decision has been made, Bloomberg News added.

EVE (NYSE:EVEX) executives on the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call highlighted progress in flight testing for its full-scale engineering prototype, ongoing certification work with regulators, and a strengthened liquidity position that management said should fund operations through 2028. E

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French energy technology firm Schneider Electric plans to open a Southeast Asian training centre in ‌Malaysia this year, a senior executive said on Wednesday, as ‌a boom in artificial intelligence infrastructure drives up power demand in the region. Southeast Asia's ​data centre capacity is expected to grow threefold by 2030, according to analysts, with Malaysia emerging as a major hotspot, attracting investments from tech giants such as Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet's Google in recent years.

On Sunday, former White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks said artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful drivers of the U.S. economy as Morgan Stanley raised its forecast for hyperscaler AI infrastructure spending. Morgan Stanley Projects Massive AI Capex Boom From Big Tech Morgan Stanley now expects Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. to collectively spend about $805 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, up from

American Eagle Outfitters and Lands’ End are among the first adopters as Amazon opens its logistics network to all businesses and intensifies competition with FedEx, UPS and DHL.

Moby summary of Shopify Inc.'s Q1 2026 earnings call

Last week’s tech earnings put investors’ attention back on AI spending and whether it’s actually paying off. One megacap stands out, surging nearly 10% over the past five trading days, the best five-day performance among the Magnificent 7 stocks. That’s Alphabet. The stock is up 22% year to date as ...

<body><p>STORY: From Amazon's FedEx challenge to robotic bag handlers at airports... this is Tech Weekly.</p><p>:: Tech Weekly</p><p>Amazon.com has moved into the business of UPS and FedEx with its so-called "Amazon Supply Chain Services".</p><p>The firm has given other businesses access to its supply chain network that has powered the e-commerce giant’s operation for decades.</p><p>The move could make it a key logistics player and intensify competition on pricing and speed.</p><p>It has already signed up Procter & Gamble, 3M and American Eagle Outfitters.&nbsp;</p><p>///</p><p>A Chinese robotics startup is seeking a $6 billion valuation in its next financing round.</p><p>Linkerbot is the global market leader in highly dexterous robotics hands for humanoids.</p><p>The firm said it focuses on the skills of top artisans, which its CEO calls 'dexterous craft'.&nbsp;</p><p>The hands can already turn screws fast, pick up soft items, thread a needle, and do precise factory work.</p><p>///</p><p>Japanese baggage handlers are due to be joined by robotic colleagues at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.</p><p>It's part of a two-year trial of the technology by Japan Airlines.</p><p>The humanoid robots aim to contribute to tasks like baggage handling and cleaning aircraft cabins.</p><p>Japan Airlines said in a statement about the initiative the aero sector faces the duel challenges of an aging and shrinking workforce, and a higher workload.</p><p>///&nbsp;</p><p>Scientists from Project CETI have built an underwater robot to listen in to sperm whale conversations.</p><p>The creatures click to communicate in bursts of sound that can travel huge distances.</p><p>David Gruber is project CEO and explained how the robot worked.</p><p>"So it essentially is like a fully autonomous vehicle, kind of like a Waymo car, that's making decisions and being able to stay, even though it moves quite slowly, stay with whales for long periods of time. It allows us to get these longer term data sets."&nbsp;</p><p>The system could potentially show how the whales react to human-made noise and activity and how it affects them.</p><p>///</p><p>And a humanoid robot called Sophia performed with a live orchestra in AI-themed concert in Hong Kong</p><p>"Even though I don't experience emotions the same way humans do, I want to simulate that connection as authentically as I can."</p><p>Sophia was first unveiled by the Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics ten years ago and she's even sung on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon".</p><p>But this was the first time Sophia had appeared with a live orchestra.</p><p>She performed three songs overall.</p></body>

Meta’s stock has languished recently as concern grows over its spending on AI, leaving it unusually cheap. At around 18 times forward earnings, its valuation also represents a discount to other big tech companies. The premium for Google-parent Alphabet’s shares against Meta’s is the highest it has been since 2022.

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Geoffroy van Raemdonck has a plan to return the luxury retailer to profitability and start growing again.

The biggest names in fashion and entertainment hit the green-and-white carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Monday night to celebrate the museum’s annual Met Gala in New York City. The glitzy benefit is a fundraiser for the museum’s Costume Institute and accompanying fashion exhibit. Marquee sponsors of this year’s Met Gala and museum exhibit are Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos.

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Big tech spending on artificial intelligence is set to soar past $1 trillion next year as companies race to secure their place in the queue of the world’s hottest technology. The upshot of all that spending, however, is a likely boost to inflation prospects, which are already rising from oil and energy prices tied to the U.S. war with Iran and the on again, off again nature of tariffs put in place by President Donald Trump. “There is a regime shift underway in technology goods inflation,” said Stifel research analyst Thomas Carroll, who notes that 2026 “marks the first time in 65 years that tech goods prices are rising faster than wages.”

Shares of FedEx (NYSE:FDX) are down 9% to roughly $359 in midday trading Monday, while United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) stock is down 10% to about $97. The trigger: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has officially launched Supply Chain Services as a direct enterprise offering. Amazon stock is up 1% to $271 on the news, building on a 27% ... FedEx Slides 9%, UPS Sinks 10% as Amazon Supply Chain Services Goes Live: How Real Is the Threat?

FedEx stock dropped after Amazon unveiled a new logistics offering that could compete directly with the shipping giant’s core business.

<body><p>STORY: Amazon.com is elbowing its way into the business of UPS and FedEx.</p><p>The company is giving other businesses access to its supply chain network that has powered the e-commerce giant’s operation for decades.</p><p>Its so-called "Amazon Supply Chain Services" will allow companies across industries such as retail, healthcare and manufacturing to use Amazon’s freight network spanning ocean, road, rail and air to move, store and deliver everything from raw materials to final products.</p><p>Amazon’s stock rose as much as almost 3% Monday morning while UPS fell as much as 10% and FedEx dropped more than 9%.</p><p>With a fleet of more than 100 cargo planes, behind only FedEx and UPS, along with a vast network of warehouses and sorting hubs, Amazon's move could make it a key logistics player and intensify competition on pricing and speed.</p><p>One analyst told Reuters quote, “For UPS and FedEx, this is not immediate disruption, but it is a structural warning shot, especially in e-commerce-heavy lanes where Amazon already has density, data and delivery-speed advantages."</p><p>Amazon will allow businesses to take advantage of its speedy two-to-five-day delivery timelines, as well as warehousing and inventory forecasting capabilities.</p><p>It has already signed up Procter & Gamble, 3M and American Eagle Outfitters.&nbsp;</p></body>

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is up over 5x in the last two years. It built its foundation on government contracts - defense, intelligence, and federal agencies - and that business is still growing fast. But the new growth vector is enterprise. Companies are moving from AI pilots to production deployment, and Palantir's AIP platform is becoming the infrastructure layer for that shift - autonomous workflows, real decisions, and running at scale.

Walmart's (WMT) second P&L has driven a significant upward revaluation of its share price, though UB

Cerebras Systems plans to kick off the roadshow for its proposed initial public offering as the arti

FedEx stock dropped after Amazon unveiled a new logistics offering that could compete directly with the shipping giant’s core business.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the stock dominating every retirement account discussion, every cable hit, and every chart on Twitter, and the multi-year run is precisely why. The more important signal sits elsewhere. Semiconductor revenue is cyclical. Always has been. The Bureau of Economic Analysis already shows the math: manufacturing’s share of GDP fell from 9.7% in ... While NVDA Dominates Headlines, Here’s Where the Real AI Economics Are Hiding