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AI Chip Boom, Google’s New Tricks, and Hollywood’s Robot Wars – Today’s AI News Roundup

$500 Billion Vanishes From Chip Stocks: Is the AI Boom Finally Hitting a Wall?

A global semiconductor selloff erased about $500 billion in market value as AI valuation fears spread from Wall Street to Asia and Europe. South Korea’s Kospi dropped as much as 6.2% intraday, while U.S. chip stocks and ETFs fell sharply after the Nasdaq slid 2% on Nov 4. Beijing ordered state-backed data centers to use only domestic AI chips, hitting Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. China will suspend some U.S. tariffs but keep a 13% levy on soybeans.

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  • Asian Shares Fall as Big Tech Slump Hits Global Markets Amid Middle East Tensions
    June 8, 2026, 9:22 AM EDT. Asian shares dropped sharply Monday following Wall Street's worst day since October, driven by a steep decline in the technology sector. South Korea's Kospi plunged 8.3%, led by a 10.2% fall in Samsung Electronics and a 7.7% drop in SK Hynix. Japan's Nikkei 225 declined 3.9%. Wall Street futures showed early gains with Nasdaq up 1.2%. Meanwhile, oil prices surged due to renewed conflict between Israel and Iran, with Brent crude rising to $94.21 a barrel after overnight strikes. The conflict, ongoing since February, continues to disrupt global energy markets and supply chains. European shares showed mixed results, with Germany's DAX down 0.4% and Britain's FTSE 100 up 0.2%. The evolving geopolitical tensions and technology sector weakness underscore global market volatility.

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Plug Power Stock Faces a Make-or-Break Week After Friday’s 10% Drop

Plug Power Stock Faces a Make-or-Break Week After Friday’s 10% Drop

8 June 2026
Plug Power rose 2.95% to $3.31 in Monday pre-market trading after a $39.2 million federal tax credit sale tied to its St. Gabriel hydrogen facility, as investors await CEO Jose Luis Crespo’s June 11 update on liquidity and asset sales amid ongoing losses and a recent 10.69% stock drop.
ABAT Shares Jump on DOE’s $115M Lithium Grant Return

ABAT Shares Jump on DOE’s $115M Lithium Grant Return

8 June 2026
American Battery Technology Co shares soared 29.58% to $4.03 premarket after the U.S. Department of Energy fully reinstated a $115 million grant for its Nevada lithium refinery, restoring federal funding for the Tonopah Flats Lithium Project with no change to awarded funds or milestones, though risks remain from permitting, financing, and volatile lithium prices.
NANO Nuclear Stock Bounces, Investors Eye What’s Next

NANO Nuclear Stock Bounces, Investors Eye What’s Next

8 June 2026
NANO Nuclear Energy jumped 7.8% to $25.40 in premarket trading after a 9.9% Friday drop, as traders weighed fresh insider sales filings and recent regulatory progress on its KRONOS microreactor project; the company held $568.7 million in cash as of March 31, but faces sector-wide volatility and execution risks.
Nurix Shares Jump Premarket on Roche $2.3 Billion Cancer Drug Deal

Nurix Shares Jump Premarket on Roche $2.3 Billion Cancer Drug Deal

8 June 2026
Nurix soared 20.4% to $17.62 premarket after Roche agreed to pay $700 million up front in a bexobrutideg collaboration worth up to $2.3 billion, a major cash boost and external validation for Nurix’s lead blood cancer drug ahead of a planned Phase 3 trial, with Roche’s clinical and commercial backing now in play.
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