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Formal verification spent forty years as the most trustworthy technique nobody could afford. AI-assisted formalization is collapsing its cost curve, and with it, any excuse for unproven software. By Exec Edge Editorial Staff Almost all software reaches the world on the strength of testing. Engineers run a program through the cases they can think of, […] The post Years to Hours: Chris Hsu on the Inflection That Just Made Software Provable appeared first on ExecEdge.

To paraphrase Justin Timberlake in his iconic turn in the 2010 film "The Social Network," a trillion dollars isn't cool. You know what is? $3 trillion.

The tech sector looks set for an everything rally Thursday. Nvidia blowout earnings and a flurry of encouraging results from software companies, including Salesforce and Okta have reignited the artificial-intelligence trade. Apple and Microsoft were both down more than 1%, while Alphabet Amazon and Meta Platforms were all down less than 0.5%.

Billionaires from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to businessman Robert Kraft are spending their fortunes buying sports teams and funding charitable causes.

Alphabet, Micron and Nvidia have been highlighted in this Earnings Trends article.

Money is flowing to shareholders while they are being diluted at the same time -- and the two amounts aren't close.

Rezolve AI stock has logged steep share price losses over the past three years while one of its valuation checks still screens it as undervalued on a market multiple basis. Recent contract wins and product announcements have brought fresh attention to the company, yet its overall value score remains low. The share price has declined about 72% over the past three years, which puts Rezolve AI firmly in a recovery story rather than a recent high flyer. Google’s deployment of Rezolve AI’s...

After a short stint at OpenAI, Zoph will become a vice president of research at Google, which has recently lost a string of high-profile researchers.

Researchers have raised concerns about the change’s effect on their independence and ability to detect threats from newest models.

For 2026 Q3, the expectation is that total S&P 500 earnings will increase +22.6% from the same period last year on +10.9% higher revenues, with 14 of the 16 Zacks expected to enjoy positive earnings growth and five producing double-digit growth.

One part of Alphabet’s AI story is getting harder to ignore

The stock has soared since a custom chip agreement with a giant customer came to light. The place that deal shows up this week isn't where most investors will look.

The social media giant reached a settlement with U.S. states on Wednesday, easing a major legal overhang, today, Aug. 26, 2026.

Nvidia (NVDA) delivered a strong quarter, beating Wall Street expectations and offering a stronger-than-expected outlook. But with the AI trade already priced for near-perfection, even another blowout may not be enough to move investors. Seaport Research Partners senior analyst Jay Goldberg joins Josh Lipton on Asking for a Trend to explain why Nvidia’s impressive results could ultimately be a “nobody is going to care” moment for the stock.

Nvidia (NVDA) reported another strong earnings report on Wednesday after the closing bell. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $2.22 (compared to analyst estimates of $2.09), and revenue came in at $96.2B billion (compared to analyst estimates of $92.38 billion). Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton and Breaking Business News Reporter Jake Conley take a closer look at the breaking numbers.

Released on August 14, Berkshire Hathaway’s second-quarter 13F filing showed the conglomerate became a net buyer of nearly $19.8 billion in stocks, its first net-buying quarter in 14 quarters. The shift was driven primarily by an 83% increase in its Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stake, to about 106 million shares worth $37.8 billion, making it Berkshire’s […]

The market has punished Oracle's stock like a laggard, even as its valuation multiple sits near the top of its peer group and profitability remains strong.

BNP sees custom accelerators becoming a bigger part of AI infrastructure.

A group of Ethereum (CRYPTO: $ETH) researchers and developers say they are taking steps to secure the blockchain fr...

The market is offering a creative software giant at a steep discount, but the price tag comes with a question about the company's next chapter.

A social media giant handed shareholders a truly huge pile of cash, but the market's reaction raises a sharp question about the price of its future.

Almost half the headline financing primarily addresses employee-share taxes rather than directly expanding AI infrastructure.

Some of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)’s largest customers have been told that prices of servers ‌containing its AI chips will rise by more than 15%, according to a Bloomberg News report from August 22. The increases will go into effect on systems ⁠shipped early next year and will include those with the flagship Vera Rubin and […]

Meta Platforms agreed to change how kids can use its social-media platforms. It’s as good an outcome as investors could have hoped for.

Alphabet was a popular buy among some successful funds in Q2.

Moonshot is seeking up to 30% of Kimi K3 revenue from U.S. cloud giants.

Coinbase taps Chainlink to supply pricing data for tokenized stocks on Base, connecting traditional securities with onchain finance.

Google is changing its billing and resource allocation for its AI-driven developer platforms, specifically Google Antigravity in Gemini Enterprise, to help brands and agencies of all sizes control rising costs.

Alphabet’s Waymo is taking its robo-taxis to Germany. Tesla is working on getting its autonomous driving software approved overseas.

AAPL's M6 and M5 Ultra boost on-device AI performance and large-model capacity as competition intensifies with Alphabet and Microsoft.