Microsoft touts cloud momentum from Y Combinator startups

Microsoft touts cloud momentum from Y Combinator startups

EzDubs founders Amrutavarsh Kinagi (left), Kareem Nassar and Padmanabhan Krishnamurthy pose for a photo in Palo Alto, California, in August 2023. EzDubs, a developer of language-translation technology, got started the way many tech startups get off the ground. It launched on public clouds from Amazon and Google. However, after EzDubs went through the Y Combinator … Read more

Why not all chip firms are benefitting from the AI boom like Nvidia

Why not all chip firms are benefitting from the AI boom like Nvidia

Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., displays the new Blackwell GPU chip during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference on March 18, 2024.  David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Not all chip firms are benefitting from the boom in artificial intelligence, earnings show, underscoring the complexities of the semiconductor supply chain and … Read more

AWS Q2 earnings report

AWS Q2 earnings report

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman speaks during CNBC Power Lunch on July 1, 2024. CNBC Amazon said Thursday that revenue in its cloud division increased 19% in the second quarter, beating analysts’ estimates. The company reported revenue for Amazon Web Services of $26.28 billion. Analysts surveyed by StreetAccount had expected $26.02 billion. AWS is … Read more

Apple spending more on AI, but remains behind its Silicon Valley peers

Apple spending more on AI, but remains behind its Silicon Valley peers

Apple CEO Tim Cook opens WWDC 2024 in Cupertino, California, on June 10, 2024. Source: Apple The topic of greatest interest to analysts on Apple’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday was a product that’s not even available to the general public yet. Apple Intelligence, the company’s forthcoming artificial intelligence system, could spur a fresh cycle … Read more

Amazon (AMZN) Q2 earnings report 2024

Amazon (AMZN) Q2 earnings report 2024

Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Mad Money in Seattle, WA. on Dec. 6th, 2023. CNBC Amazon is set to report second-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Here’s what analysts polled by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: $1.03 Revenue: $148.56 billion Wall Street is also looking at these key … Read more

Here’s what it means for U.S. tech firms

Here’s what it means for U.S. tech firms

The European Union’s landmark artificial intelligence law officially enters into force Thursday — and it means tough changes for American technology giants. The AI Act, a landmark rule that aims to govern the way companies develop, use and apply AI, was given final approval by EU member states, lawmakers, and the European Commission — the … Read more

Microsoft says OpenAI is now a competitor in AI and search

Microsoft says OpenAI is now a competitor in AI and search

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, right, greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft‘s relationship with OpenAI has officially become more complicated. On Tuesday, Microsoft added the artificial intelligence startup to the list of competitors in the … Read more

Meta advertising growth proof that hefty AI spending is paying off

Meta advertising growth proof that hefty AI spending is paying off

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, on Thursday, July 18, 2024.  Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images For investors who are skeptical of Meta’s massive spending on artificial intelligence and whether it will pay … Read more

Meta Q2 earnings report 2024

Meta Q2 earnings report 2024

Meta shares jumped about 7% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and profit and issued a better-than-expected forecast for the current period. Here are the results, compared to LSEG estimates: Earnings: $5.16 a share vs. $4.73 per share expected Revenue: $39.07 billion vs. $38.31 billion expected Meta provided revenue … Read more

Pinterest (PINS) Q2 2024 earnings

Pinterest (PINS) Q2 2024 earnings

Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, rings the opening bell at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 15, 2024.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters Pinterest shares sank about 15% when the company reported its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday and provided third-quarter guidance that was lower than analyst estimates. Here’s how the company … Read more