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Nvidia Has Lost $900 Billion Even as AI Spending Plans Ramp Up
08 Aug

Nvidia Has Lost $900 Billion Even as AI Spending Plans Ramp Up

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On the surface, Nvidia Corp.’s $900 billion selloff since its June record would suggest the artificial intelligence spending boom that propelled it there is cooling. But the undercurrents tell a far less dire story.Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. — together accounting for more than 40% of Nvidia’s revenue — have all said they will keep investing billions into AI infrastructure. Meanwhile, Super Micro Computer Inc. — which makes data center servers used in AI — told investors it expects to generate up to $30 billion in sales over the next year, blowing away analyst expectations.…
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Rich Barton Departs as Zillow CEO, Passing Reins to Top Deputy
07 Aug

Rich Barton Departs as Zillow CEO, Passing Reins to Top Deputy

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Zillow Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Rich Barton is stepping down from the top job at the home listings company for the second time — with his latest tenure defined by a ill-fated attempt to reinvent the company, and more recently, his efforts to grow the business despite a historically sluggish housing market. Jeremy Wacksman, a longtime Zillow executive who was chief operating officer, was named to the position, according to a statement Wednesday. Barton will become co-executive chair, a title he will share with co-founder Lloyd Frink. Source link lol
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Lumen Technologies Extends Record Rally on AI Hopes
06 Aug

Lumen Technologies Extends Record Rally on AI Hopes

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Lumen Technologies Inc. shares surged as much as 93% in post-market trading Tuesday, extending gains after notching a record one-day jump in the regular session.Driving the gains was excitement over artificial intelligence and its ability to translate into results for the company. In earnings released after the bell Tuesday, Lumen raised its forecast for free cash flow for the year, saying it expected between $1 billion and $1.2 billion. Previously, it had forecast free cash flow between $100 million and $300 million. Wall Street analysts covering the company expected the forecast to be about $217 billion, data compiled by Bloomberg…
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Could Antitrust Ruling Against Google Bring Breakup of the Company?
06 Aug

Could Antitrust Ruling Against Google Bring Breakup of the Company?

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Alphabet Inc.’s Google lost the biggest antitrust challenge it has faced when a US judge found Aug. 5 that it illegally monopolized the search market. It was a major win for the US Justice Department and state attorneys general and could result in the breakup of the 25-year-old company. Judge Amit Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that $26 billion in payments that Google made to other companies to make its search engine the default option on smartphones and web browsers effectively blocked any other competitor from succeeding in the market. Mehta’s ruling came…
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Nvidia’s Next-Generation AI Chip Rollout Slowed by Engineering Snags
06 Aug

Nvidia’s Next-Generation AI Chip Rollout Slowed by Engineering Snags

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Nvidia Corp. hit engineering snags in the development of two new advanced chips, slowing the release of some products designed to extend its lead in the market for artificial intelligence computing.The delays affected the company’s highly anticipated Blackwell lineup, which Nvidia announcedBloomberg Terminal in March, according to people familiar with the situation. A version of the chip — known as an AI accelerator — is being reworked to better work with data center infrastructure designed for an earlier chip, the Hopper H100. Source link lol
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PrizePicks Fantasy Sports Names Blizzard Alum Ybarra as CEO
05 Aug

PrizePicks Fantasy Sports Names Blizzard Alum Ybarra as CEO

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PrizePicks, a fantasy sports company, named former Activision Blizzard executive Mike Ybarra as chief executive officer, succeeding co-founder Adam Wexler.The company, which bills itself as the largest daily fantasy sports operator in North America, said in a statement Monday that the appointment is effective immediately. Wexler will become executive chairman. Source link lol
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Google’s Anthropic AI Deal Gets Closer UK Regulator Scrutiny
30 Jul

Google’s Anthropic AI Deal Gets Closer UK Regulator Scrutiny

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Google’s partnership with US startup Anthropic will get deeper scrutiny from the UK’s antitrust watchdog, adding to the growing number of probes into the wave of big tech investment in artificial intelligence. The Competition and Markets Authority said Tuesday it was gathering information from market players to determine whether the Alphabet Inc. unit’s tie up qualifies as a merger and harms UK competition. Source link lol
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