There’s no sugarcoating it; getting laid off is awful. But if you've been following the news, it feels like tech workers are being laid off left and right. Here’s what one Reddit user, who was recently laid off from an account executive role at a tech company, had to say on the r/Layoffs subreddit: ...
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Chinese large language model (LLM) developer DeepSeek is reportedly preparing for an IPO later this year or in 2027. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley outlines what we know so far.
We recently published Jim Cramer Discussed These 22 Stocks Including A Hidden Oil & Energy Play. Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Jim Cramer has stuck with social media giant Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) despite the weakness in the firm’s share price. A considerable amount of debate in […]
We recently published Jim Cramer Discussed These 22 Stocks Including A Hidden Oil & Energy Play. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) has shaped up to be one of the hottest stocks and firms in today’s era. While few would have thought that the […]
Nvidia (NVDA) stock has struggled to keep pace with the broader semiconductor rally this year, but Morgan Stanley just says the AI chip giant remains one of its favorite names. Shares of Nvidia fell 3.5% on Monday as investors continued to question whether the chipmaker can sustain its growth. ...
TYLSemi, a startup founded by executives from recent Qualcomm acquisition AlphaWave, on Tuesday said it has raised $43 million in early funding to help companies build their own AI chips. The market for such AI chips is booming, with major companies such as Meta Platforms working with Broadcom and others to develop custom semiconductors. Broadcom and its rival Marvell Technology both have proprietary technology for making chips talk to each other at high speed, and the only way to access that technology is to work with them to develop a custom chip.
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is one of the 15 Best AI Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next 5 Years. On July 6, Morgan Stanley bumped up its price target on Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) to $647 from $502. The firm maintained an “Equal Weight” rating on the shares. On June 16, Reuters reported […]
Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions.
Meta stock is back in rally mode, for now.
Today’s S&P 500 gains wouldn’t suggest it, but most of the index’s components are actually in the red. The S&P 500 is up 0.4% while the Equal Weight S&P 500 is moving in the other direction, down 0.3%. Nearly two-thirds of names in the S&P 500 were down despite session gains, signaling that stocks on the rise are doing the heavy lifting, offsetting the larger group of laggards and then some.
Meta is expanding its Hyperion data center project in Louisiana to more than $50b of planned investment. Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) is involved in the project through a joint venture focused on digital and AI infrastructure. The scale of Hyperion highlights the growing role of private capital in funding large U.S. data center and connectivity projects. Blue Owl Capital is stepping into a much bigger spotlight as Meta’s Hyperion data center project in Louisiana scales to a planned...
Workers allege evaluation tools discriminated against protected employees
Plaintiffs allege Meta's AI-assisted evaluation process was discriminatory.
By Karen Roman Optical and HFC networking provider Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAOI) said it started constructing two adjacent properties in Pearland, Texas, to add nearly 400,000 square feet of […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul paused construction of the state’s largest data centers for up to a year, adding to growing political resistance facing AI infrastructure projects.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri believes companies will eventually need to manage AI token spending the same way they manage payroll or other operating expenses, predicting that engineers could soon face limits on how much they spend using AI tools.
While Microsoft, Meta, and Google race to outspend each other on AI infrastructure, Apple has taken a radically different path, and Wall Street is starting to wonder if the company that skipped the arms race is actually positioned to win it.
META's premium valuation and soaring AI spending weigh on near-term upside despite strong ad growth and AI engagement.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the Best Monopoly Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. On July 2, Bank of America analyst Justin Post maintained a “Buy” rating on the company’s stock with a price objective of $835. As per the analyst, creating a business that is focused on cloud services or AI infrastructure can […]
There are two different ways to interpret Meta Platforms' apparent plans to start leasing its spare cloud capacity.

Meta Platforms (META) stock has finally crossed back above its 200-day moving average, consecutively in its last two sessions. Sevens Report Research founder Tom Essaye chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about Meta's latest stock moves and what that may signal about its sustainability.
Meta and Palantir both crushed Q1 expectations, but their valuations now live in completely different universes. The case for owning one and merely renting the other comes down to a single uncomfortable question about what you are actually paying for.
AI companies are losing a $130 billion battle they never saw coming, and Mark Cuban says the real enemy has nothing to do with permits, power grids, or zoning boards.
One stock has a very high ceiling, while the other has a much higher floor.
Jim Cramer pinpointed a single market variable that could either unlock NVIDIA's next surge or keep the stock in check, and it has nothing to do with earnings or tariffs.
This is a supply-constrained hyper-growth year for Arista Networks (ANET). The company provides high-speed data center switching, with cloud titans Microsoft and Meta as its long-standing anchor customers.
Management's narrative has pivoted hard to AI and custom chips, but what they've stopped highlighting, the cash generation that funded it all, reveals a profound shift in the company's risk profile.
