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WhatsApp users can reserve unique usernames starting Monday, with the privacy feature planned to go live later this year.

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.

According to reports, Meta Platforms may soon launch an app for prediction markets.

The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street’s attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%. But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory.

The tech group is down 10% this month as investors grow impatient waiting for returns on hundreds of billions in AI infrastructure spending

Google has restricted Meta Platforms' access to its Gemini AI models, citing industry wide compute shortages. The change has disrupted Meta's internal AI projects that relied on Gemini for training and experimentation. Meta is accelerating work on its in house AI systems, including models such as Muse Spark, to reduce reliance on external providers. For investors watching NasdaqGS:META, this shift in AI access lands at a time when the stock trades around $562.60 and longer term returns show...

In a move to further tighten its under-16 social media ban, Australia has introduced new legislation that could see its internet regulator take legal action against non-compliant tech giants. Australia’s parliament has received new legislation aimed at strengthening the enforcement...

Mark Zuckerberg has recently directed a team to build a standalone prediction-market app, internally called “Arena” (and also codenamed Antwerp and FBForecast), to rival Kalshi and Polymarket. The market already noticed. Retail chatter on Reddit picked it up with a “Meta is reportedly building a play-money prediction market app” thread that drew 35 upvotes and ... Inside Zuckerberg’s Reported Plan to Take On Kalshi and Polymarket in Prediction Markets

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.

Many small-cap stocks have limited Wall Street coverage, giving savvy investors the chance to act before everyone else catches on. But the flip side is that these businesses have increased downside risk because they lack the scale and staying power of their larger competitors.

Trade tensions appeared to cool after the U.S. and European Union reached a trade agreement capping most EU exports to the U.S. with a 15% tariff ceiling. For investors, that looked like a welcome step toward greater certainty after months of tariff negotiations. Yet trade policy rarely stays settled for long. President Trump has now ... Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs Over Digital Taxes. These 5 Tech Stocks Are Most at Risk

(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

Italian media conglomerate Bending Spoons is preparing for an IPO following its purchase of AOL earlier this year. The stock looks pricey.

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

Meta Platforms (META) concluded the recent trading session at $562.6, signifying a +2.24% move from its prior day's close.

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...

Tech stocks were higher late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR E

Dan Ives went on CNBC with a message for anyone watching Big Tech bleed out in June. Nearly $3 trillion in market cap has evaporated this month on AI capex skepticism, and Wedbush’s Global Head of Technology Research thinks the market has the story upside down. “These are way oversold names,” he said, naming Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), ... Dan Ives Says the $3 Trillion Tech Wipeout Is a Buying Opportunity. Here’s His Case

Can an accelerating ad business outweigh a record spending bill?

Vistra (NYSE:VST) agreed to acquire Cogentrix for about US$4b, expanding its power generation footprint. The company signed two 20-year power purchase agreements with Meta and Amazon Web Services for long-term energy supply. These moves highlight Vistra's growing role as an energy partner to large technology and cloud computing clients. Vistra operates as an integrated power company, combining electricity generation with retail supply. The Cogentrix acquisition adds to Vistra's generation...

Alphabet Stock Surges as Cloud Growth and AI Demand Steal Spotlight

Tech stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (X

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Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is sitting on a Google Cloud backlog that nearly doubled quarter-on-quarter to $462 billion, and Sundar Pichai went on the most recent earnings call and said, in plain English, “We are compute constrained in the near term.” When the supplier is rationing for everyone, the interesting question is what the rationing tells you ... New AI Cold War?! Did Google Really ‘Throttle’ Zuckerberg’s AI Access?

Expect big capital expenditure numbers this second quarter reporting season from the largest tech companies.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) has had a violent ride since its March 2025 IPO, and the recent pullback has reset the risk/reward in shareholders’ favor. With the stock at $96.58 after a 18.12% drop over the past week, our 24/7 Wall St. price target for CoreWeave is $168.65, implying roughly 74.62% upside over the next 12 months. ... CoreWeave Price Prediction: The Case for 70% Upside

While the core ad business commands attention, a smaller segment is quietly compounding. The Family of Apps Other revenue line grew 74 percent last quarter. This growth is driven by WhatsApp's paid messaging and subscriptions, signaling that a new monetization engine is coming online.