Alphabet set to report Q3 earnings after the bell as shaky AI trade looks for signs of strength

Alphabet is set to report third-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday. Here’s what analysts expect, according to a consensus of estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $3.02 Revenue:…

Microsoft to sell $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra containing Nvidia AI chip

Microsoft Windows Surface Laptop Ultra. Source: Microsoft Microsoft said its new laptop containing an Nvidia AI chip will start at $2,599, as the software maker tries to bring more artificial…

AMD acquiring Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs AI firm in deal worth $8.2 billion

AMD announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire World Labs, a San Francisco-based AI lab developing a so-called world model, which can be used to simulate 3D environments.…

Oracle sends ‘force majeure’ notice about data center project — stock sinks 7%

Oracle shares fell 4% on Thursday following news that the company sent a “force majeure” notice tied to its New Mexico data center project to protect itself from higher expenses.…

Chinese authorities reportedly in possession of F-35 components in Hong Kong

Chinese authorities are reportedly in possession of F-35 stealth fighter parts after components of the aircraft were “inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong.” Shipping giant UPS was sending a cockpit canopy…

AMD hits $1 trillion market cap as stock continues 5-day rally

Lisa Su, chairwoman and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), delivers the opening keynote speech at Computex 2024, Taiwan’s premier tech expo, in Taipei on June 3, 2024. I-Hwa Cheng…

Trump says he’s made ‘Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on Stocks’ for the U.S., in stream of AI posts

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with travel industry executives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 2, 2026. Brendan Smialowski |…

‘Model fatigue’ sets in as AI labs race to roll out new versions at frenetic pace

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, center, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026. Ludovic…

Revenge of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ — Jim Cramer says it’s time to buy

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday it’s time to revisit the “Magnificent Seven,” declaring that months of underperformance have made many of these former market leaders too cheap to ignore. “We’re…

Microsoft to impose time limits on Xbox cloud gaming subscribers as costs continue to climb

The Microsoft Xbox logo at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 26, 2026. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft’s Xbox unit said Thursday that…