Alphabet to raise $80bn in equity for AI spending
Company is funding ambitious artificial intelligence spending
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Nvidia closes out earnings season as expectations stay high
The world’s most valuable company has rallied hard into this report, soaring more than 40 per cent over the past six weeks
Samsung hits $1tn valuation as big stocks keep getting bigger
AI surge defies received wisdom which says that as companies grow ever larger, it becomes harder to maintain high growth rates
Google and Meta reveal uneven investor patience for AI
Alphabet’s shares rose sharply, while Meta’s lost almost a tenth of their value following release of financial results this week
Magnificent seven no more as Big Tech stocks hit bear market territory
As investors rotate away from high-flying tech, the era of effortless outperformance seems to be over
Meta and YouTube found liable in US social media addiction trial
Los Angeles jury awards plaintiffs $3m in damages following first case of its kind to go to court
Walmart joins $1tn club, trading like a tech stock
Discount retailer trades on multiples that are higher than Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia and Meta
Trailblazer Manna faces challenges in battle for drone delivery dominance
Bobby Healy’s company was the first in Europe to win a licence to operate suburban drone deliveries, but competition is growing
Big Tech’s ‘breathtaking’ $660bn spending spree reignites AI bubble fears
Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights
Sea of red as ‘market rout’ hits Dublin
Standout underperformers were the banks as AIB and Bank of Ireland finished down 4.5% and 5.5% respectively
Google set to double AI spending to $185bn after strong earnings
Search giant reports more than $400bn in annual revenue for the first time
No hands, no driver, no problem? San Francisco’s love affair with robo-taxis
As autonomous driving vehicles spread across the Bay area, women are among their keenest users
Markets rise as geopolitical tensions ease
Euronext Dublin finished the day up 1.5% mainly on the back of a surge from Bank of Ireland
The AI boom is not a bubble
Valuations may be spectacular and a bust could come — but while there’s exuberance there is no mania or irrationality
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