Artificial Intelligence 2 April 2026

MARA Holdings Stock Rises Even After Target Cut as Bitcoin Miner Leans Harder Into AI

MARA Holdings, Inc. shares climbed Thursday, shrugging off a price target trim from Cantor Fitzgerald, which lowered its call to $10 from $11 but stuck with the Overweight rating—still looking for outperformance. Investors appeared undeterred, signaling continued support for the company's push to broaden its reputation beyond just bitcoin mining.

9 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:MARA

CoreWeave secures fresh $21 billion Meta AI deal as debt push raises stakes

Meta Platforms is deepening its relationship with CoreWeave, locking in a fresh $21 billion deal for AI cloud computing through 2032. The expanded pact, announced Thursday, further cements the two firms’ infrastructure ties in the rapidly shifting AI sector. CoreWeave shares climbed roughly 3.4% to $92 in U.S. after-hours trading.

9 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA

Amazon Stock Rises After Andy Jassy Reveals AWS AI Revenue, Defends $200 Billion Spend

Amazon.com shares jumped roughly 5% early Thursday, after CEO Andy Jassy’s annual letter to shareholders laid out unusual specifics about Amazon’s AI segment. Jassy pegged AWS’s AI services at over $15 billion annually, extrapolated from first-quarter trends, and put the company’s chips business above $20 billion a year.

9 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market

Grab Holdings Bets on AI as Group Ride Tool Targets 40% Lower Fares

Grab Holdings is ramping up its push into artificial intelligence, aiming to keep its ride-hailing and delivery services within reach for cost-conscious consumers. CEO Anthony Tan, speaking in Jakarta, pointed to a slate of new tech—13 products in total—rolled out at GrabX that he expects will blunt the impact of rising fuel expenses. One highlight: “Group Ride,” a feature Grab says can slash fares by as much as 40% for passengers sharing similar routes.

9 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:GRAB·Technology

Nokia Oyj AI Data Center Push Gets Lift From Fifth Straight GigaOm Leader Ranking

Nokia landed another accolade on Wednesday, securing Leader and Outperformer status in GigaOm’s 2026 Radar for data center switching for a fifth year running. The recognition offers the Finnish network equipment maker another proof point as it pushes to expand outside its core telecom turf.

9 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Data Centers·NYSE:NOK

CoreWeave Stock Climbs on $21 Billion Meta AI Cloud Deal, but Debt Risks Stay in Focus

CoreWeave shares jumped ahead of the bell Thursday after the AI cloud company announced it’s widening its deal with Meta Platforms—now roughly $21 billion. That ramps up one of the largest infrastructure partnerships in the AI build-out.

9 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

Intel Reclaims Fab 34 From Apollo in $14.2 Billion Deal as AI Turnaround Faces Next Test

Intel Corp has completed the $14.2 billion repurchase of Apollo’s 49% stake in the Fab 34 joint venture in Ireland, restoring full ownership of a key European factory. A filing on Wednesday showed the chipmaker funded the move with cash and a $6.5 billion bridge loan, a short-term facility it plans to refinance.

9 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:INTC

Amazon Stock Could Jump 50% as Wall Street Reconsiders Its $200 Billion AI Bet

Amazon was last trading at $220.98, up 3.4% from the previous close and above the $213.77 level cited in the original story.

8 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market·Technology

Nvidia Stock Edges Up, but Broadcom’s Google TPU Deal Raises Stakes in AI Chip Race

In late-morning trading, Broadcom was up 3.6% to $346.00, outpacing Nvidia’s 1.8% rise to $181.36, while Alphabet added 3.7% to $316.68.A fresh development not in the original piece: Seaport downgraded Broadcom to Neutral, warning that AI chip suppliers may increasingly have to help finance giant data-center buildouts, a concern sharpened by Broadcom’s own disclosure that the Anthropic deployment is still being discussed with “operational and financial partners.”

8 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:NVDA·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Nokia Oyj Heads Into Crucial AGM as Chair Succession, Dividend Vote and AI Push Converge

Nokia Oyj faces several key votes at Thursday’s annual meeting: shareholders are expected to weigh in on a new board chair, approve a continued payout mandate, and grant the board new authorization to repurchase shares or issue new ones. As of 11:57 UTC on Tuesday, Nokia’s U.S.-listed shares traded at $8.89.

7 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:NOK·Stock Market·Technology

NVIDIA Corporation Faces Fresh Slurm Scrutiny After SchedMD Deal Raises AI Control Fears

Nvidia Corp is under the microscope again after a Reuters piece spotlighted worries among AI and supercomputing pros that its acquisition of SchedMD might steer Slurm—the job-scheduling software widely used on large computing clusters—toward favoring Nvidia hardware. In response last week, Nvidia said its customers “benefit from our open source and free software” and pledged ongoing support and upgrades for Slurm for all users.

7 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA

Why Microsoft Stock Is Still Under Pressure: AI Costs, OpenAI Exposure and Data-Center Scrutiny

Microsoft is feeling fresh pressure from investors, this time over the environmental impact—specifically water and power usage—of its AI data centers. That scrutiny lands just days after the company wrapped up its roughest Wall Street quarter since 2008. Shares last traded at $372.88, a 0.1% dip from the previous close.

6 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MSFT

Sandisk Stock Jumps Again as AI Storage Demand Defies S&P 500 Slump

Sandisk jumped another 2.8% to $720.90 late Monday morning in New York, sidestepping broader market jitters as traders continued to pile into storage and memory stocks linked to artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 inched up just 0.2%.

6 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

IBM Stock Faces April 22 Earnings Test as AI Deals Meet Wall Street Doubts

IBM’s stock slipped about 0.7% to $246.43 in morning trading on Monday, after the company announced a fresh AI project win in India. Investors appeared to shrug off the news, keeping their attention fixed on the looming April 22 earnings release—widely seen as a key test of IBM’s AI growth story.

6 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NYSE:IBM·Stock Market

Nokia Stock Near High Ahead of AGM as Board Change, Buyback Powers and AI Push Come Into Focus

Nokia’s American depositary receipts held steady at $8.82 on Monday, matching Friday’s close. Investors are looking ahead to the company’s annual general meeting this week, with board turnover and new capital return authorizations on the agenda.

6 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:NOK·Share Buyback·Stock Market

Intel Stock Jumps as KeyBanc Sees Tight AI Server Chip Supply

Intel Corp shares popped 4.9% to $50.38 early Monday after analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets bumped up their price target to $70 from $65, calling out the chipmaker on the back of an Asia supply-chain tour.

6 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:INTC·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Nvidia Brings Google’s Gemma 4 to PCs and Edge Devices as AI Moves Beyond the Cloud

Nvidia announced Thursday it has fine-tuned Google’s just-unveiled Gemma 4 artificial intelligence models for use on a range of its hardware, including RTX PCs, workstations, DGX Spark systems, and Jetson edge modules. The move is part of Nvidia’s push to hold onto developers as AI workloads diversify away from massive cloud setups. The company shared details in a blog post, as Google rolled out Gemma 4—its latest open model family.

3 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:NVDA

MARA Holdings Stock Jumps as Bitcoin Sale Cuts Debt and Sharpens AI Push

MARA Holdings jumped roughly 8% in late U.S. trade Thursday, outpacing most crypto-mining rivals. Investors reacted to the company’s move: selling bitcoin to pay down debt, while also expanding further into artificial-intelligence infrastructure. The shares traded near $8.71 late.

3 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:MARA

Micron Technology Debt Tender Tops $4.3 Billion as AI Memory Boom Raises Spending Stakes

Micron Technology reported that holders tendered over $4.3 billion in senior notes as part of its cash tender offer, a debt buyback that closed late Tuesday. The chipmaker sees settlement happening April 3. Shares slipped roughly 1.8% early Thursday.

2 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MU·Semiconductors·Technology

Snap Inc Faces Fresh Pressure as Activist Irenic Pushes AI Pivot, Cost Cuts and a Specs Rethink

Snap’s stock is back in the spotlight. Activist investor Irenic Capital Management revealed a 2.5% economic stake in the company’s Class A shares, pressing executives to slash expenses, ramp up share repurchases, and put artificial intelligence to work in boosting ad performance. Snap shares sat near $4.73 Thursday morning, having soared over 12% on Tuesday as word of Irenic’s push surfaced.

2 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:SNAP·Technology

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