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JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are arranging the debt sale for a 1-gigawatt campus in El Paso that BlackRock's infrastructure and private-credit units own 80% of
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com and the UK government have invested a substantial amount in the British startup CuspAI. CuspAI, on Monday, declared a collaboration with Nvidia Corp. and several other industry leaders. The startup aims to make advancements...
According to TheFly, Wells Fargo’s Ben Gawrelski hiked the price target for Alphabet to $438 from $416, Amazon to $322 from $312, and Meta to $835 from $767.
Market concentration has turned most S&P 500 index funds into a quiet bet on a handful of AI mega-caps, and one overlooked ETF is already outperforming in 2026 for a structural reason most investors ignore.
<body><p>STORY: From Anthropic's class action settlement to the world AI conference in Shanghai... This is Tech Weekly.</p><p>:: Tech Weekly</p><p>A federal judge has approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion class action settlement...</p><p>the largest known in a U.S. copyright case.</p><p>A group of writers sued Anthropic in 2024, arguing that the company used pirated versions of their books without permission to train its Claude AI model.</p><p>The lawsuit is one of dozens brought by copyright owners against tech companies over the training of large language models.</p><p>Tennessee state has claimed Instagram's design is to blame for a youth mental-health crisis.</p><p>Meta Platforms went to court on Monday – one of several trials in the coming weeks...</p><p>on allegations that the company's social media platforms were intentionally built to be addictive.</p><p>The lawsuit claims Meta failed to disclose extensive internal research..</p><p>showing Instagram could harm teens.</p><p>A Meta spokesperson previously said in a statement that the company already has built-in controls to protect teens.</p><p>Ongoing conflicts shaped discussions at the Farnborough Airshow, one of the world's largest aerospace and defense gatherings.</p><p>The show brings together hundreds of companies across commercial aviation, propulsion and military technology...</p><p>from unmanned fighter jets and hypersonic missiles to spy satellites and AI-enabled weapons systems.</p><p>Defense companies made up half of a record 1,600 exhibitors at this year's show.</p><p>Apple overtook Nvidia to become the world's most valuable company...</p><p>reshuffling the top ranks of tech giants as investors reassess the outlook for AI.</p><p>The shift in the pecking order illustrates how investors are looking beyond the most obvious beneficiaries of the AI boom, such as Nvidia.</p><p>The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference kicked off in Shanghai...</p><p>showcasing the shifting AI landscape with Chinese open-weight AI models making rapid gains against systems from U.S. companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic.</p><p>Huawei's Atlas 950 SuperPoD large-scale AI computing system made its public debut...</p><p>demonstrating China's efforts to produce tech without U.S. giant Nvidia's most advanced chips. </p><p>Li Tianyi was an exhibitor at the show.</p><p>"We work in AI applications, which are more on the software side. As far as foundation models are concerned, I think we're still slightly behind. But it's not a gap that can't be closed. At least after visiting the exhibition today, I feel confident that we can catch up with the U.S. in terms of foundation model capabilities within a relatively short period. Perhaps three to five years."</p><p>An entire hall of humanoid companies also showcased robots dancing, weight lifting and looking eerily human like. </p></body>
The AI Materials Foundry combines data, lab access, computing power and expertise on one platform for new materials design.
AMD's hyperscaler deals, Azure partnership and long streak of EPS beats highlight why the chipmaker is drawing attention as AI demand fuels growth.
Asian stocks mostly rebounded after days of losses on Tuesday led by technology shares, while oil prices eased slightly even as Iran said it had struck hit US military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait.Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they hit US military targets including air defence systems in Bahrain and Kuwait, state news agency IRNA reported.
Meta stock slumped in June -- then jumped in July.
Nebius Group secured $775 million in senior secured debt backed by GPU assets and contracted revenue. The financing marks NasdaqGS:NBIS's first major asset-backed deal to support its global AI cloud expansion. Key customers linked to the underlying contracts include large technology partners such as Microsoft and Meta. Nebius Group, trading as NasdaqGS:NBIS, is drawing attention after arranging a $775 million asset-backed debt facility tied to its operational GPU base and customer...
Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX suffered their seventh straight day of declines, falling 3.3% to $119.85. SpaceX, whose stock is now well below its $135 offering price from June, on Monday dropped below Meta Platforms to become the eighth-largest U.
Hut 8 did not disclose the tenant for its 1 GW Beacon Point data center, but process of elimination points to Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, or Microsoft.
In the past few years, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been one of the most-covered stocks in the media as analysts and experts give their take on the undisputed engine of the AI revolution. A lot of this analysis has been dedicated to the graphics processing power of the company and how it has helped turn […]
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) is expected to deliver second quarter results above Wall Street expectations when it reports earnings on July 29, according to Bank of America analysts, who believe that healthy advertising demand and AI-driven improvements should support...
NVIDIA, Amazon, Berkshire, Palantir and Dell stand out as founder-run companies with strong vision, innovation and long-term growth drivers.
In the social media space, Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:PINS) has remained one of the key players, demonstrating strong user growth and engagement enhancements. The California-based company operates as a visual search and discovery platform to allow users to find ideas, search, save, and shop, and to offer various advertising products. The company’s users are expanding, and […]
The Magnificent Seven will again reign supreme over S&P 500 earnings, but their dominance is fading. As second-quarter earnings reports start to flow in, analysts expect the Magnificent Seven companies to grow earnings by a combined 31.1%. The other 493 S&P 500 companies are expected to increase earnings 22.8%, FactSet Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters wrote in a report.
The parabolic AI trade has sent many chip stocks to the moon, as investors have bet that hyperscalers such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta will continue to aggressively expand AI capital expenditures. However, the rally now faces significant headwinds, with valuation and revenue sustainability concerns resurfacing amid rising competition from cheaper Chinese models. The […]
AMD stock rose more than 3% on Monday.
Meta Platforms' (META) second-quarter results are expected to top Wall Street's views amid solid adv
The British AI materials startup launches a 48-member foundry and reaches a $2.6 billion valuation.
Wedbush said the move reinforces expectations that Meta is expanding its AI infrastructure strategy.
Meta Platforms (META) is expected to report Q2 revenue and earnings above Wall Street estimates, sup
BlackRock is leading a debt sale targeting at least $12 billion for its massive new El Paso data-center project backed by Meta Platforms people familiar with the matter said. The world’s largest investment firm, along with its infrastructure and private-credit arms, owns an 80% stake in the Texas data-center project, while Meta Platforms, which will use the data centers, owns the other 20%. BlackRock has been plowing tens of billions of dollars into data-center investments over the past year, including a $40 billion deal to buy Aligned Data Centers.
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