Alphabet Inc. shares fell sharply following the high-profile departures of two top artificial intelligence pioneers to chief rivals, overshadowing Google DeepMind's newly announced cinematic research partnership with film studio A24.
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The Nasdaq kept falling on Monday after Alphabet’s sharp drop bled into other large technology stocks. The S&P 500 was down 0.3%, even though a majority of stocks and sectors in the index were rising. The Dow, which does not include Alphabet, was up 165 points, or 0.3%.
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$255 billion That's how much market value Alphabet has lost today, which would be its biggest one-day drop on record if it holds through the close. The move comes as the Google-parent's shares fell nearly 6%, the stock's biggest one-day decline since May 2025.
Shares of U.S. technology megacaps tumbled on Monday as SpaceX fell for the third straight session and hyperscalers Alphabet and Amazon looked set to lose billions of dollars in market value, driven by AI spending concerns. SpaceX slid over 10% after last week's blistering post-IPO rally. Alphabet dropped 6%, set for its biggest one-day fall since May 2025 and on pace to erase more than $256 billion in market capitalization.
Reflection AI will pay $150 million a month beginning July 1, 2026 through 2029 for immediate access to Nvidia's latest GB300 AI chips and supporting hardware across SpaceX's Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, Tennessee.
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