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IBM and Meta bring AI Alliance to Indonesia as IBM shares rise; Australia reviews Confluent deal

IBM and Meta bring AI Alliance to Indonesia as IBM shares rise; Australia reviews Confluent deal

IBM and Meta are bringing their AI Alliance to Indonesia, ramping up efforts to promote open-source artificial intelligence—where anyone can see and tweak the code. The alliance’s reach is now 29 countries, 195 members. According to a recent IBM CEO Study, 61% of Indonesian firms are using “AI agents,” tools built to handle tasks and planning. Still, just 27% reported their latest AI systems hit the ROI they were aiming for, Tech in Asia said.
9 February 2026
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AI stocks brace for a big week: Micron slips on Samsung HBM4 talk as Nvidia looms

AI stocks brace for a big week: Micron slips on Samsung HBM4 talk as Nvidia looms

Micron Technology stock slipped ahead of the bell Monday, following a Barron's piece pointing to a report that Samsung Electronics plans to kick off mass production of its next-gen high-bandwidth memory, HBM4, later this month. The chips are intended for Nvidia’s AI processors.
9 February 2026
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Billionaires Buy These AI Stocks Up 2,000% — and It’s Not Nvidia or Broadcom

Billionaires Buy These AI Stocks Up 2,000% — and It’s Not Nvidia or Broadcom

Ken Griffin of Citadel and AQR’s Cliff Asness both picked up Palantir Technologies shares in the third quarter, according to a Monday report. The same analysis noted that Israel Englander and Steven Cohen increased holdings in Comfort Systems USA. Since January 2023, Palantir has surged close to 2,000%, while Comfort Systems is up roughly 970%.
9 February 2026
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Amazon’s $200 billion AI spending plan rattles tech stocks — what traders watch next week

Amazon’s $200 billion AI spending plan rattles tech stocks — what traders watch next week

Amazon.com is making waves with plans to pour around $200 billion into capex this year—think data centers, chips, the works. That figure “materially greater than consensus expected,” MoffettNathanson analysts noted. Still, CEO Andy Jassy pointed out: AWS is scaling up from a much bigger starting point than its cloud competitors.
8 February 2026
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Cloud computing stocks bounce back — SKYY jumps, but Amazon’s AI spending plan keeps nerves high

Cloud computing stocks bounce back — SKYY jumps, but Amazon’s AI spending plan keeps nerves high

Cloud computing names wrapped up Friday in the green, with key cloud ETFs notching gains—First Trust Cloud Computing ETF up 4.4%, WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund ahead 3.5%, and Global X Cloud Computing ETF climbing 2.2%. Amazon, though, dropped 5.6% as investors balked at the mounting price tag of its AI buildout. Snowflake soared 7.5%, while Microsoft edged up 1.8%.
8 February 2026
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Big Tech stocks brace for AI spending scrutiny after Nvidia’s jump and Amazon’s drop

Big Tech stocks brace for AI spending scrutiny after Nvidia’s jump and Amazon’s drop

Big Tech walks into Monday divided: Friday’s bounce revived chip stocks, but Amazon sank as new concerns flared over AI infrastructure costs. The Dow topped 50,000 for the first time, with the S&P 500 rising 2% and the Nasdaq up a shade over 2%, thanks mostly to Nvidia and other semiconductors.
8 February 2026
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Amazon stock slides on $200 billion AI spending plan as Wall Street braces for jobs, CPI

Amazon stock slides on $200 billion AI spending plan as Wall Street braces for jobs, CPI

Amazon.com shares slid 5.6% to close at $210.32 on Friday, after the company warned about sharply higher spending tied to artificial-intelligence infrastructure. The stock faced more selling pressure as investors looked to Monday. “This trade has been volatile,” said Baird investment strategy analyst Ross Mayfield, citing the tension between expensive AI investments now and the promise of stronger demand down the line.
8 February 2026
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Dow hits 50,000 — jobs and inflation data loom after Wall Street’s AI-fueled rebound

Dow hits 50,000 — jobs and inflation data loom after Wall Street’s AI-fueled rebound

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past the 50,000 mark for the first time Friday, wrapping up the session at a record 50,115.67. That’s a gain of 1,206.95 points, or 2.47%. Caterpillar rallied 7.1%, delivering the biggest lift to the blue-chip gauge. “The broadening that we have seen in the market” is showing, according to Chuck Carlson, chief executive at Horizon Investment Services. So far this year, the Dow is up 4.3%, beating both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Because the index is price-weighted, pricier shares like Caterpillar have an outsized impact.
8 February 2026
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