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Applied Digital stock jumps after Q2 revenue triples, as new hyperscaler talks drive AI data-center push

Applied Digital stock jumps after Q2 revenue triples, as new hyperscaler talks drive AI data-center push

Applied Digital shares rose about 7% in extended trading on Wednesday after the data-center operator reported fiscal second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, buoyed by demand for facilities built for artificial-intelligence workloads. It posted revenue of $126.6 million for the quarter ended Nov. 30, beating analysts’ estimate of $88 million, LSEG data showed. Reuters
8 January 2026
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Amazon stock today: AMZN ticks up as AWS self-driving deal and GPU pricing come into focus

Amazon stock today: AMZN ticks up as AWS self-driving deal and GPU pricing come into focus

Amazon.com Inc shares rose 0.3% to $241.56 in early trading on Thursday after its cloud unit AWS expanded a partnership with German auto supplier Aumovio to speed up self-driving vehicle development using artificial intelligence. “The big accelerant in the industry has been the use of engineering AI,” AWS automotive and manufacturing boss Ozgur Tohumcu told Reuters. Reuters
8 January 2026
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Adobe stock rises as holiday online sales hit $257.8B and AI shopping traffic jumpsAdobeAdobe stock rises as holiday online sales hit $257.8B and AI shopping traffic jumps

Adobe stock rises as holiday online sales hit $257.8B and AI shopping traffic jumpsAdobeAdobe stock rises as holiday online sales hit $257.8B and AI shopping traffic jumps

Adobe shares rose 0.6% to $338.10 on Wednesday after Adobe Analytics data showed U.S. online holiday spending hit $257.8 billion, above the company’s prior forecast of $253.4 billion. Buy-now-pay-later, an installment-payment option, accounted for $20 billion of spending and retail sites saw a 693.4% jump in traffic tied to AI shopping assistants and chatbots, Adobe said. “Competitive discounts and flexible payment options like Buy Now Pay Later also contributed to driving record spend,” said Vivek Pandya, lead analyst at Adobe Digital Insights. Reuters
8 January 2026
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Synopsys stock rises after CES automotive push as AI trade returns to tech

Synopsys stock rises after CES automotive push as AI trade returns to tech

Synopsys, Inc. shares rose in after-hours trading on Wednesday, tracking a renewed bid for AI-linked technology names and fresh attention on the chip-design software maker’s automotive pitch at CES. Synopsys was up 2.2% at $519.70, after trading between $506.13 and $521.43 during the session; rival Cadence Design Systems gained 1.8%.
8 January 2026
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Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps after revenue beat as AI data-center leases pile up

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps after revenue beat as AI data-center leases pile up

Applied Digital shares rose about 7% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the data center operator posted quarterly revenue that beat Wall Street estimates, helped by demand for capacity used to train and run AI models. The company reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $126.6 million for the period ended Nov. 30, versus analysts’ estimate of $88 million, according to LSEG data. Reuters
8 January 2026
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China pauses Nvidia H200 AI chip orders as CES 2026 fuels data-center rush

China pauses Nvidia H200 AI chip orders as CES 2026 fuels data-center rush

Beijing has asked some Chinese tech companies to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200, a high-end graphics processing unit used to train and run AI models, the Information reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The move came as China weighs whether — and on what terms — it will allow access to the chips, the report said. “China is committed to basing its national development on its own strengths,” said Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the United States. Reuters
7 January 2026
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CES 2026 highlights: Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI chips and humanoid robots push tech into the real world

CES 2026 highlights: Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI chips and humanoid robots push tech into the real world

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at CES 2026 that the company’s next-generation Vera Rubin chips are in “full production,” aiming for a five-fold jump in artificial-intelligence computing for chatbots and other applications. He said a flagship server would pack 72 graphics processing units and 36 central processors, and generate “tokens” — the chunks of text AI models process — about 10 times more efficiently. “Only in that way can you truly trust how the models came to be,” Huang said, describing plans to release training data tied to Nvidia’s Alpamayo self-driving software. Reuters
7 January 2026
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