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Brian Chesky also said managers must get hands-on with coding, leaving no room for "pure people managers" at the company
Company eyes servers drones and infrastructure investments
Alphabet, ticker NasdaqGS:GOOGL, is preparing its first Japanese yen bond offering to support rising AI infrastructure spending. The planned yen deal follows earlier euro and Canadian dollar bond issuances that were also aimed at funding AI related projects. This move broadens Alphabet's funding base in Asia and introduces a new currency source for its AI capital needs. For investors tracking Alphabet at a share price of $400.8, this funding step sits alongside very strong recent returns,...
We just covered Cathie Wood’s 11 Biggest AI and Data Center Stock Picks. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) ranks #10 (see Cathie Wood’s 5 Biggest AI and Data Center Stock Picks). Cathie Wood’s Stake: $171,300,778 What was once seen as a stock that could be disrupted by AI (threats to search) is now soaring because Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) successfully […]
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) could lose its crown as the world’s most valuable company. Alphabet’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) market cap sits at over $4.8 trillion. NVIDIA’s is $5.2 trillion trillion. However, Nvidia’s market cap is up 16% this year. Alphabet’s is up 26%. And, Nvidia’s stock has jumped around recently, with a sell-off in early May. What ... Alphabet Could Pass Nvidia As World’s Most Valuable Company
(Bloomberg) -- Fervo Energy Co., a geothermal energy developer, is seeking to raise as much as $1.82 billion in a US initial public offering, raising its target from $1.33 billion.Most Read from BloombergIran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ SaysTrump Rejects New Iran Peace Offer as ‘Totally Unacceptable’Inside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media CompanyModi Asks Indians to Stop Buying Gold, Hitting Jewelry StocksDrone Hits Ship Near Qatar as US Awaits Iran Peace
(Bloomberg) -- Security researchers at Alphabet Inc.’s Google said they believe a cybercrime group used artificial intelligence to create a hacking tool that can bypass defenses in a widely-used tool to administer computer systems.Most Read from BloombergIran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ SaysTrump Rejects New Iran Peace Offer as ‘Totally Unacceptable’Inside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media CompanyModi Asks Indians to Stop Buying Gold, Hitting Jewelry Stocks
Cowboy Space Corporation wants to put data centers in orbit. First, it has to build the rockets to get them there.
The company continues raising capital to support AI infrastructure growth.
Akamai lands its biggest-ever cloud contract, marking a major push beyond content delivery into AI infrastructure.
Alphabet plans to sell Japanese yen-denominated bonds for the first time, it disclosed in a filing on Monday, as technology giants tap debt markets to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure deployments. Alphabet did not immediately respond to a Reuters request on the offering size. Alphabet has mandated Mizuho, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley to work on the transaction.
It’s business lesson number one: “You’ve got to spend money to make money.” Now that we have details of a full century of detailed U.S. stock returns, investors who study it for an edge can confidently say that asset-light companies did much better. “We know from this 100 years of data that capex is bad,” says Gregg Fisher, a pioneer of factor-based investing and portfolio manager at Quent Capital.
Microsoft Meta Platforms Alphabet and Amazon.com collectively plan capital spending of $725 billion this year, much of it on artificial-intelligence chips. But that is another good reason for TSMC to spend.
(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com, Inc. is preparing to issue Swiss franc bonds for the first time, as Big Tech hyperscalers turn to new debt markets to fund artificial intelligence spending.Most Read from BloombergIran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ SaysTrump Rejects New Iran Peace Offer as ‘Totally Unacceptable’Inside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media CompanyDrone Hits Ship Near Qatar as US Awaits Iran Peace Plan ResponseJudge to Review Musk, SEC Settlement Deal in
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By Aditya Kalra and Vibhuti Sharma MUMBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Platforms has pivoted to a pure fundraising for its planned Mumbai listing, selling a 2.5% stake in the
Broadcom (NasdaqGS:AVGO) is reportedly in advanced talks with private credit firms, including Apollo Global Management and Blackstone. The company is seeking a record $35b to $55b financing package to support AI chip development and long term supply agreements. The funding would back Broadcom's custom AI chip commitments with major clients such as Google, Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI. If completed, this would be the largest private credit transaction on record for a technology related...
(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc. is planning to issue yen bonds for the first time in a move that may help fund investments as artificial intelligence competition intensifies.Most Read from BloombergIran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ SaysTrump Rejects New Iran Peace Offer as ‘Totally Unacceptable’Inside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media CompanyDrone Hits Ship Near Qatar as US Awaits Iran Peace Plan ResponseJudge to Review Musk, SEC Settlement Deal in Twitter Stak
Quantum computing is getting closer to reality.
The stock market has spent much of 2026 acting like geopolitical risk is just background noise. The S&P 500 keeps pushing toward record highs, AI spending remains red hot, and investors have largely shrugged off the widening conflict involving Iran. But what if Tehran found a pressure point far more dangerous than oil tankers? That’s ... Iran May Have Found a New Way to Threaten Trump’s Economy — And It’s Not Oil
Nvidia Corp. has deepened its grip on the AI infrastructure race with a $500 million investment in Corning Inc., a move that addresses critical networking bottlenecks even as Amazon.com, Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google intensify efforts to challenge its dominance....
In early May 2026, Alphabet reported first-quarter 2026 results with revenue of US$109.90 billion and net income of US$62.58 billion, alongside a higher quarterly dividend and more than US$17 billion raised through euro and Canadian-dollar bond offerings to fund artificial intelligence investment. The quarter underscored how Google Cloud’s 63% year-on-year sales increase and a revenue backlog above US$460 billion, supported by large AI infrastructure deals, are reshaping Alphabet into a...
Broadcom (AVGO) is a semiconductor giant with a vast product portfolio spanning wired infrastructure, wireless communications, enterprise storage, and industrial end markets. The company positioned itself as a major player in enterprise infrastructure software following its 2023 acquisition of ...
Two of the market's hottest artificial intelligence stocks have delivered jaw-dropping gains over the past three years. Palantir Technologies and Alphabet have both become investor darlings as the AI boom reshapes entire industries. While GOOGL stock is up 273% since May 2023, PLTR stock is ...
The stock market keeps climbing walls investors barely seem to notice anymore. The S&P 500 just hit another all-time high, extending a rally that has added nearly 50% since the tariff-driven panic low in April 2025. President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, deregulation push, and pro-business policies embedded in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act have ... The S&P 500 Just Did Something It’s Only Done 3 Times Before. Why Trump’s AI Rally Is in Danger
