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’s advertising business grew 20% in the second quarter

Amazon’s advertising business grew 20% in the second quarter

Future Publishing | Future | Getty Images Amazon’s online advertising business brought in $12.77 billion during the second quarter, marking a 20% year-over-year increase, but missing analysts’ estimates. Amazon disclosed the latest quarterly financial results of its online advertising unit on Thursday when it reported its second-quarter earnings. The company’s overall second-quarter sales were $147.98 … Read more

Apple (AAPL) earnings report Q3 2024

Apple (AAPL) earnings report Q3 2024

Apple’s third quarter, which ends in June, is traditionally the company’s slowest quarter of the year by sales. This year, the “main event” won’t be Apple’s earnings, wrote Barclays analyst Tim Long, it’s what the company says about the September quarter, which is nearly one-third over. Here’s what Wall Street expects from Apple, according to LSEG … Read more

Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.5 billion loss in second quarter

Meta’s Reality Labs posts .5 billion loss in second quarter

A visitor wears a virtual reality headset Meta Quest as he takes part in an immersive experience stand during the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 24, 2024 in Paris, France.  Chesnot | Getty Images Meta’s ambitious plans to develop the metaverse is still costing the company billions of … 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

Qualcomm (QCOM) earnings report Q3 2024

Qualcomm (QCOM) earnings report Q3 2024

Qualcomm president and CEO Cristiano Amon speaks at a news conference during CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 4, 2022. Steve Marcus | Reuters Qualcomm reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations, particularly for sales, and provided strong guidance for the current quarter. Qualcomm stock fell 1% in extended … 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

AMD earnings report Q2 2024

AMD earnings report Q2 2024

Lisa Su at the Keynote: Lisa Su in Conversation with Ryan Patel as part of SXSW 2024 Conference and Festivals held at the Austin Convention Center on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Travis P. Ball/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images) Travis P. Ball | Sxsw Conference & Festivals | Getty Images … Read more

Apple says its AI models were trained on Google’s custom chips

Apple says its AI models were trained on Google’s custom chips

Google CEO Sundar Pichai (L) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) listen as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable with American and Indian business leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2023. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Apple said on Monday that the artificial intelligence … Read more