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Artificial Intelligence News 13 January 2026 - 14 January 2026

Meta stock slides as Reality Labs layoffs and “Meta Compute” AI push put spending back in focus

Meta stock slides as Reality Labs layoffs and “Meta Compute” AI push put spending back in focus

Meta shares fell 1.7% to $631.09 Wednesday after the company announced cuts at Reality Labs and a renewed focus on AI infrastructure. CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined plans for “tens of gigawatts” of computing power, with up to $72 billion in capital expenditures for 2025. Meta confirmed layoffs at Reality Labs, affecting about 10% of staff and closing several VR studios.
14 January 2026
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Apple stock treads water as Google Gemini enters Siri, with earnings next on deck

Apple stock treads water as Google Gemini enters Siri, with earnings next on deck

Apple shares hovered near $261 early Wednesday after announcing a multiyear deal to use Google’s Gemini AI in Siri. The move puts OpenAI’s ChatGPT in a secondary role and expands Google’s reach across Apple’s two billion devices. Investors are watching for impact on Apple’s AI strategy ahead of its Jan. 29 earnings report. Industry data showed Apple led 2025 smartphone shipments but faces risks in 2026.
14 January 2026
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Arista Networks stock jumps 5% as AI-switch demand stays front and center

Arista Networks stock jumps 5% as AI-switch demand stays front and center

Arista Networks shares jumped 5.3% to close at $129.93 Tuesday after a research note highlighted its push into 400G and 800G Ethernet switches for AI and cloud data centers. The stock’s market cap reached about $183 billion. Investors await earnings and product updates later this month. Peers Cisco and Hewlett Packard Enterprise saw smaller gains.
14 January 2026
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Salesforce stock steadies premarket after 7% drop as AI worries shadow Slackbot rollout

Salesforce stock steadies premarket after 7% drop as AI worries shadow Slackbot rollout

Salesforce stock held near $241 in U.S. premarket trading Wednesday after plunging 7.07% Tuesday on heavy volume. The selloff followed a shift into semiconductor stocks and concerns about AI’s impact on software demand. Salesforce began rolling out a redesigned Slackbot to Business+ and Enterprise+ customers this week. CEO Marc Benioff said Agentforce and Data 360 are nearing $1.4 billion in annual recurring revenue.
14 January 2026
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MercadoLibre stock slides after AI-linked layoff report; traders brace for what’s next for MELI

MercadoLibre stock slides after AI-linked layoff report; traders brace for what’s next for MELI

MercadoLibre shares fell 3.55% to $2,073.57 Tuesday after the company laid off 119 employees across Latin America, including 38 in Brazil, as part of an AI-driven restructuring. Most cuts targeted UX writers. Ariel Szarfsztejn became CEO on Jan. 1, with Marcos Galperin moving to executive chairman. Fourth-quarter results are tentatively scheduled for Feb. 24.
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Bloom Energy stock ticks higher on Korea AI data-center power pact as BE stays volatile

Bloom Energy stock ticks higher on Korea AI data-center power pact as BE stays volatile

Bloom Energy shares rose 2.1% to $139.77 in after-hours trading Tuesday after AMCHAM Korea signed a memorandum of understanding with the company to promote solid oxide fuel cells for AI data centers. The deal is non-binding. Investors are watching for demand signals at Bloom’s presentations during the PowerGen conference Jan. 20-22. Other fuel-cell stocks showed mixed moves late in the session.
14 January 2026
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Salesforce stock tumbles 7% as AI payoff worries hit software; Slackbot rollout in focus

Salesforce stock tumbles 7% as AI payoff worries hit software; Slackbot rollout in focus

Salesforce shares fell about 7% Tuesday, closing at $241.06 and extending losses after hours amid concerns over AI disruption and pricing models. Oppenheimer’s downgrade of Adobe intensified selling across application software. Salesforce’s drop was its steepest since May 2024, according to Dow Jones data. The company began rolling out a new AI-powered Slackbot to Business+ and Enterprise+ customers.
14 January 2026
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Meta Platforms (META) stock slides as Reality Labs cuts loom and Zuckerberg rolls out “Meta Compute”

Meta Platforms (META) stock slides as Reality Labs cuts loom and Zuckerberg rolls out “Meta Compute”

Meta shares fell 1.8% Tuesday to $630.70 after reports the company will cut about 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division. CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled “Meta Compute,” a new initiative to expand AI infrastructure, with plans for major data center and power investments. Layoffs are expected to hit virtual reality teams hardest. Meta has spent over $60 billion on Reality Labs since 2020.
13 January 2026
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Nvidia stock stays flat after China tightens H200 chip approvals; Eli Lilly $1B AI lab grabs attention

Nvidia stock stays flat after China tightens H200 chip approvals; Eli Lilly $1B AI lab grabs attention

Nvidia shares slipped 0.04% to $184.87 after hours Tuesday following reports China is restricting approvals for H200 AI chip purchases. Nvidia denied requiring upfront payment from Chinese buyers. The company also announced a $1 billion healthcare AI lab with Eli Lilly and new partnerships, but traders remain focused on China’s impact on chip demand.
13 January 2026
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Apple stock slips after-hours as Creator Studio launch and Google Gemini tie-up reset the AI pitch

Apple stock slips after-hours as Creator Studio launch and Google Gemini tie-up reset the AI pitch

Apple shares slipped 0.25% to $259.61 after hours Tuesday following the announcement of “Apple Creator Studio,” a $12.99/month creative software bundle launching Jan. 28. The rollout comes as investors weigh Apple’s new AI partnership with Google’s Gemini and await the company’s earnings report on Jan. 29.
13 January 2026
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Western Digital stock ticks up as WDC sets Jan. 29 earnings, putting AI storage demand in focus

Western Digital stock ticks up as WDC sets Jan. 29 earnings, putting AI storage demand in focus

Western Digital shares rose 1.6% to $215.57 on Tuesday, ahead of its fiscal Q2 results set for Jan. 29 after the market closes. The stock has swung sharply in recent sessions, fueled by AI-driven demand for storage and recent bullish comments from Nvidia’s CEO. Analysts expect quarterly EPS of $1.92 and revenue near $2.91 billion. Seagate also gained, while Micron fell 2.3%.
13 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock jumps as Korea AI data-center MoU puts fuel cells back in focus

Bloom Energy stock jumps as Korea AI data-center MoU puts fuel cells back in focus

Bloom Energy shares rose 5.8% to $144.82 after the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea signed a non-binding memorandum with the company to promote solid oxide fuel cell systems for AI data centers. The agreement, announced at a Seoul ceremony, does not specify order volumes or delivery dates. Investors are watching for concrete purchase commitments. Bloom outpaced other fuel-cell stocks in U.S. trading.
13 January 2026
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Intel stock pops after KeyBanc upgrade, $60 target as AI server demand tightens

Intel stock pops after KeyBanc upgrade, $60 target as AI server demand tightens

Intel shares jumped 6.4% to $46.88 Tuesday after KeyBanc upgraded the stock to “overweight” and raised its price target to $60, citing strong server demand and progress in manufacturing. AMD rose 5.7%, while Nvidia slipped 0.2%. Susquehanna raised its Intel target to $40 but warned of PC and data center headwinds. Intel’s new 18A chips, launched at CES, will appear in over 200 PC models this month.
13 January 2026
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Intel stock (INTC) jumps on KeyBanc upgrade as AI server-chip pricing comes into view

Intel stock (INTC) jumps on KeyBanc upgrade as AI server-chip pricing comes into view

Intel shares jumped over 6% Tuesday after KeyBanc upgraded the stock, citing strong demand for 2026 server CPUs and possible price hikes of up to 15%. Analyst John Vinh said Intel is nearly sold out of server chips for the year. AMD rose 4.8% on the news, while Nvidia slipped 0.7%. Intel will report earnings Jan. 22.
13 January 2026
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Alphabet GOOG stock jumps as Apple taps Google Gemini for Siri and AI shopping push expands

Alphabet GOOG stock jumps as Apple taps Google Gemini for Siri and AI shopping push expands

Alphabet’s Class C shares rose 1.8% to $338.60 Tuesday, outperforming a weaker market. Apple will integrate Google’s Gemini AI into a redesigned Siri under a new multi-year partnership. Investors are watching if Alphabet can turn its latest AI features into ad and commerce revenue before its Feb. 4 earnings report. Financial terms of the Apple deal remain undisclosed.
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Stock Market Today

SMIC stock set for results test this week as Hong Kong market reopens

SMIC stock set for results test this week as Hong Kong market reopens

8 February 2026
SMIC shares closed up 0.22% at HK$67.60 on Friday in Hong Kong. The board will announce unaudited results on Feb. 10, and shareholders vote Feb. 12 on acquiring the remaining 49% of SMNC. The register of members closes Feb. 9–12. SMIC plans to pay mainly with new RMB shares.
MediaTek stock price drops 3.4% as Taiwan market shuts; what investors watch next week

MediaTek stock price drops 3.4% as Taiwan market shuts; what investors watch next week

8 February 2026
MediaTek shares closed down 3.4% at NT$1,710 on Friday in Taipei, with 11.8 million shares traded before the market shut for the weekend. The company said it will double investment in data-center chips and advanced packaging, while warning of rising supply chain costs. Fourth-quarter sales rose 8.8% to NT$150.2 billion, but net income slipped 3.6%. Investors face uncertainty ahead of the Lunar New Year break and a weaker tech sector mood.
Arm Holdings stock rallies into weekend on AI spending hopes — Monday’s next test

Arm Holdings stock rallies into weekend on AI spending hopes — Monday’s next test

8 February 2026
Arm Holdings’ U.S. shares jumped 11.6% Friday to $123.70, capping an 18% two-day rebound amid a rally in chip stocks tied to AI data-center spending. The gains followed Arm’s fiscal Q3 revenue beat, but executives warned memory shortages could cut royalty revenue by up to 2% as smartphone chip shipments are expected to fall 7% in 2026. Investors now await Arm’s “Arm Everywhere” event on March 24.
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