Meta said on Wednesday its chief marketing officer Alex Schultz will become the company's first chief data officer, to better manage AI analytics globally. The Facebook-parent also promoted its vice president of consumer marketing and growth, Denise Moreno, to marketing chief. • "My focus in this new role will be helping transform how Meta learns and makes decisions in the AI era," Schultz said in a LinkedIn post.
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Meta Platforms is building a cloud business to sell excess AI computing capacity, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter. The move could reduce Meta's reliance on advertising revenue and help it take on major cloud companies, including Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet. Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
July 1 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms is building a cloud business to sell excess AI computing capacity, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter.
(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc. has had a remarkable 12 months by just about any measure you can imagine.Most Read from BloombergSpaceX IPO Left Mirae With No Shares on MisunderstandingSupreme Court Backs Birthright Citizenship in Blow to TrumpTrump Reports at Least $1.4 Billion in 2025 Crypto EarningsWhatsApp Opens Username Reservations to 3 Billion UsersYen Hits Four-Decade Low in Historic Slide That’s Rattled JapanThe stock price has more than doubled, raising its market capitalization by more t
A federal judge denied Meta's motion to dismiss a social media addiction lawsuit brought by 29 state attorneys general alleging online harm to children.
Your own head has always felt like the last place no one else can get into. You can lie with your face, edit your words, delete a text before you hit send. But the half-formed sentence sitting behind your eyes, the one you have not decided to share yet, has stayed yours alone for the entire history ...
Investing.com -- Mizuho Securities Asia raised its forecast for TSMC's monthly CoWoS packaging capacity to 140,000 units by 2026 and 190,000–200,000 units by 2027, up from prior estimates of 120,000 and 170,000–180,000 respectively, as a sharply upgraded outlook for AI-driven server CPU demand forces a broad revision to the firm's semiconductor supply model.
The market might be all-in on the AI trade, but a growing chorus of traders and analysts is changing strategies. Mega-cap tech companies like Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon have been hit particularly hard in recent weeks as their plans to spend billions on AI infrastructure have attracted growing ...
(Bloomberg) -- Retail investors’ activity in the technology stocks known as the “Magnificent Seven” hit a four-year low in recent days after having been muted for months, according to Citigroup Inc. equity strategists.Most Read from BloombergSpaceX IPO Left Mirae With No Shares on MisunderstandingYen Hits Four-Decade Low in Historic Slide That’s Rattled JapanWhatsApp Opens Username Reservations to 3 Billion UsersTrump’s U-Turn on Iran Sanctions Would Unravel Decades of CurbsIran Ratchets Up Talk
Investing.com -- The "Magnificent 7" group of technology companies lost approximately $2.3 trillion in market value this month as investors increased scrutiny of large infrastructure spending by these firms.
This year's second quarter was a blockbuster period for tech stocks. The PHLX Semiconductor Index—which houses chip stocks like Nvidia and Broadcom—has climbed 81% through yesterday, putting it on track for its best quarter in history. Once darlings of the industry, some of the biggest names in tech have fallen out of favor with investors as they fret about these companies' big AI spending commitments.
(Bloomberg) -- Chip stocks are heading for their best quarter ever, extending an extraordinary start to the year driven by insatiable demand for artificial intelligence equipment. But after recent jitters sent the stocks tumbling, investors are wondering how much further the rally can go. Most Read from BloombergYen Hits Four-Decade Low in Historic Slide That’s Rattled JapanTrump’s U-Turn on Iran Sanctions Would Unravel Decades of CurbsWhatsApp Opens Username Reservations to 3 Billion UsersUS St
The Magnificent Seven group of megacap tech stocks has shed more than $2.3tn of value this month, in a violent rotation away from companies spending...
(Bloomberg) -- The House on Monday passed legislation to require new online safety protections for children, a sign of growing momentum in Washington to address a widespread concern among US parents even as the measure sets up a clash with senators seeking stronger safeguards.Most Read from BloombergTrump’s U-Turn on Iran Sanctions Would Unravel Decades of CurbsUS Stocks Get Tech Boost After AI-Fueled Selloff: Markets WrapCook Stays at Fed But Trump Wins Power Over Other AgenciesSupreme Court Le
Henry Schwartz, Cboe VP of Derivatives Market Intelligence joins Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton to discuss how SpaceX (SPCX) options volume exploded on day one, shattering Meta’s (META) previous record with 1.8 million contracts traded.
It was a good day for the Magnificent Seven—at least some of them. Tesla stock ended Monday's session up 8.5%, perhaps riding the coat tails of SpaceX, which was up 7.1%. The two Elon Musk companies are tightly linked, jointly developing a chip fabrication complex in Texas.
Investors are entering the second-quarter earnings season focused on whether heavy artificial intelligence spending by major technology companies will begin translating into stronger revenue growth, according to Wedbush Securities analysts. Wedbush wrote that recent weakness in large-cap...
June 28 (Reuters) - Google has put limits on Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models after the social media company sought more computing capacity than the rival tech group could provide, the Financial
(Bloomberg) -- Tech companies are selling stock like it’s the dot-com boom, and some investors fear that’s a bad sign for bondholders.Most Read from BloombergLutnick Delayed Canada Bridge Debut to Seek Bigger Cut of Toll RevenueOman Tells Allies Ships Going Through Hormuz May Have to PayIndonesia Opens Door to Dirty Money to Fund Prabowo’s PlansAn Analyst’s Missed Remark Surfaced in Deadly Iran School Strike ProbeApple Shares Sink After Price Hikes Hit iPads and MacsThis month alone, there’s bee
(Bloomberg) -- The artificial intelligence boom has a power problem, and Wall Street is betting billions on companies that promise to solve it — even if some of the technology hasn’t been fully developed yet. Most Read from BloombergLutnick Delayed Canada Bridge Debut to Seek Bigger Cut of Toll RevenueIndonesia Opens Door to Dirty Money to Fund Prabowo’s PlansOman Tells Allies Ships Going Through Hormuz May Have to PayApple Shares Sink After Price Hikes Hit iPads and MacsAn Analyst’s Missed Rema
Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities has a specific name for what is happening to tech stocks right now. In a note published June 26, he called it a "Twilight Zone market," Seeking Alpha reported, and the phrase is more specific than it sounds. Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), and ...
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has urged his lieutenants to explore partnerships with the popular prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi as his company builds a similar app, the New York Times said on Friday, citing three employees with knowledge of the matter. Meta and Kalshi did not immediately respond to requests for comment, while Polymarket declined to comment when contacted by Reuters. The social media company's executives have said Arena, Meta's new prediction market app under development, will differ from Polymarket and Kalshi, which accept real-money wagers, because it will instead rely on video-game-like "points", the report said.
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc.’s top executive in charge of the Vision Pro headset and the company’s smart glasses efforts is leaving for OpenAI, continuing a streak of high-profile defections to rivals in the artificial intelligence and hardware sectors.Most Read from BloombergLutnick Delayed Canada Bridge Debut to Seek Bigger Cut of Toll RevenueIndonesia Opens Door to Dirty Money to Fund Prabowo’s PlansApple Shares Sink After Price Hikes Hit iPads and MacsOman Tells Allies Ships Going Through Hormu
President Trump on Friday threatened to greatly increase tariffs on European nations if they follow through on plans to impose new taxes on U.S. tech companies. “Numerous European Countries have been discussing the imminent implementation of a Digital Services Tax on American Companies,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America.”