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Technology stocks tumbled sharply Friday as the Nasdaq headed for its worst week in a year. Nasdaq Inc. shed nearly 2% in afternoon trades, as Nvidia, Micron and Sandisk fell. Tech behemoths like Amazon and Google edged lower.
Broadcom is erasing nearly $320 billion in market value — the third-worst for US public stocks.
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The data-center boom is still going strong for Marvell Technology The chip company reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue and sees higher revenue than expected in the current quarter. Marvell reported revenue of $2.42 billion, compared with Wall Street estimates of $2.41 billion, according to FactSet. Adjusted earnings for the quarter of 80 cents per share were in-line with analyst expectations.
Amazon cited AI efficiency when it eliminated 16,000 corporate roles. Microsoft cited AI when it cut more than 15,000 positions. Across Big Tech, the explanation for layoffs has become almost predictable: we are doing more with less, and AI is why. Jensen Huang has a problem with that story. And he ...
What's better: paying $2 trillion for SpaceX, with under $20 billion in revenue, or $5 trillion for Google (GOOG), generating $400 billion in revenue and $100 billion in profits.
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Artificial-intelligence leader Nvidia has a big task when it reports first-quarter earnings later today: convince investors that the AI investment boom still has legs and that Nvidia won’t lose its pole position. Wall Street analysts expect the company to report earnings per share of $1.75, up from 81 cents a year ago. Nvidia remains the biggest winner of the AI age.
Roughly $1.5 trillion has flowed into artificial intelligence deployment since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, according to Advisor Perspectives, a sum that matches the projected fiscal year 2027 U.S. defense budget. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are projecting approximately $725 billion in ...
Investing.com -- A U.S. jury on Monday found OpenAI not liable in a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk, who claimed the artificial intelligence company had abandoned its original mission to benefit humanity.
A California jury, on Monday found OpenAI cofounders CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman not liable of unjustly enriching themselves by turning the once nonprofit company into a for-profit business.
The legal battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI has ended in a win for the company he co-founded, following a jury decision.
Elon Musk's claim that he was mistreated by his OpenAI cofounders failed after nine California jurors decided in a unanimous verdict that his lawsuits had been filed too late.
Investing.com -- Artificial intelligence is beginning to account for a significantly larger share of corporate workforce reductions, according to a UBS Global Research report issued on May 13, 2026.
Microsoft (MSFT) stock is back in the spotlight after UK regulators launched a broad antitrust probe into its business software ecosystem and the company reworked its multibillion dollar AI partnership with OpenAI. See our latest analysis for Microsoft. Despite bouncing 1.04% in the last session to about US$409.43, Microsoft’s 7 day share price return is down 2.70% and its year to date share price return has fallen 13.43%, even as the company reshapes its OpenAI deal and faces fresh UK...
U.K. regulators have opened a formal antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, targeting Office, Teams, Copilot, and Azure. The probe focuses on bundling practices and how Microsoft’s services affect competition in cloud and AI interoperability. Microsoft has appointed former EY global chairman and CEO Carmine Di Sibio to its board as a director. At the same time, the company is pursuing independent AI capabilities by acquiring AI startups and expanding beyond its...
The UK watchdog will examine whether Microsoft has SMS in business software and whether it limits customer choice and competition.
LinkedIn built its business around helping people find jobs, grow their careers, and connect with employers. Now, the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform is delivering difficult news to some of its own workers. This comes within weeks of Microsoft’s voluntary buyouts for its ...
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), one of the older big tech companies in America, said in its earnings announcement that it would cut 4,000 jobs as it moves its businesses toward AI. Cisco calls itself “The critical infrastructure for the AI era.” That is a way to drive a stock up without really saying much. Cisco’s results ... AI Causes Another 4,000 Layoffs
Investing.com -- LinkedIn is preparing to announce staff cuts on Wednesday, in the latest sign of continued restructuring across the technology sector.
The Microsoft-owned platform employs more than 17,500 people globally, putting the cuts at about 875 positions
LinkedIn planned to inform staff of layoffs on Wednesday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a widening of technology sector cuts this year. LinkedIn employs more than 17,500 full-time workers globally, its website says. The cuts come as revenue at LinkedIn, which sells recruiting tools and subscriptions, rose 12% in the just-ended quarter from a year prior, in an acceleration of growth in 2026, according to Microsoft's securities filings.
Microsoft stock falls for a third straight session on Tuesday. But the stock is still above its 50-day moving average.
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