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Technology News News 6 January 2026

Broadcom stock dips as CES Wi‑Fi 8 launch and CFO share-sale filing draw focus

Broadcom stock dips as CES Wi‑Fi 8 launch and CFO share-sale filing draw focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 09:51 a.m. ET — Regular session Broadcom (AVGO.O) shares slipped about 1% to $340 in early trading on Tuesday, after touching $338.37, as investors weighed a CES product rollout and fresh insider-trading disclosures. The stock has become a key barometer for how long the AI hardware boom can run, given Broadcom’s role in networking chips and custom silicon used in big data centers. Traders are also watching whether new connectivity products can add growth without pressuring profitability. Semiconductor names have been in focus at the CES show in Las Vegas, where Intel on Monday launched
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Nvidia stock slips after CES Rubin AI platform launch as investors weigh next chip cycle

Nvidia stock slips after CES Rubin AI platform launch as investors weigh next chip cycle

NEW YORK, January 6, 2026, 09:42 EST — Regular session Nvidia shares edged lower in early trading on Tuesday after Chief Executive Jensen Huang said at CES in Las Vegas that the chipmaker’s next AI computing platform, called Rubin, is now in full production. The stock was down 0.4% at $188.12 as of 9:42 a.m. EST. NVIDIA Blog The update matters because Nvidia’s valuation hinges on keeping its product cadence and avoiding delays as customers build out data centers for artificial intelligence. “This CES announcement around Rubin is to tell investors, ‘We’re on track,’” said Austin Lyons, an analyst at
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Micron stock jumps 5% on Gen5 SSD launch as memory-price surge stays in focus

Micron stock jumps 5% on Gen5 SSD launch as memory-price surge stays in focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 09:49 EST — Regular session Micron Technology, Inc. shares rose about 5% in early New York trading on Tuesday after the memory-chip maker announced a new client solid-state drive. The stock was up 5.2% at $328.27, versus a 1.7% rise for the iShares Semiconductor ETF, after closing at $312.15 on Monday. Micron said it launched the Micron 3610, a client SSD it described as the first PCIe Gen5 drive using its G9 QLC NAND — a denser type of flash storage designed to lower cost per bit. Micron said the drive can reach sequential read
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Nvidia stock jumps after CEO says Rubin AI chips are “in full production” at CES

Nvidia stock jumps after CEO says Rubin AI chips are “in full production” at CES

New York, January 6, 2026, 09:47 EST — Regular session Nvidia shares rose 1.1% to $190.12 in early New York trade on Tuesday after CEO Jensen Huang said the chipmaker’s next-generation Vera Rubin platform is “in full production.” Huang told CES attendees the flagship Rubin server will use 72 graphics chips and 36 central processors and target a 10-fold gain in “token” efficiency — tokens are the small units AI models generate as output. Reuters The update matters because investors are trying to pin down whether Nvidia can keep widening performance while lowering the cost of running large AI systems,
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Microsoft stock flat after Osmos buy as investors eye Fabric push and key U.S. data

Microsoft stock flat after Osmos buy as investors eye Fabric push and key U.S. data

New York, January 6, 2026, 09:36 EST — Regular session Microsoft shares were down 4 cents at $472.85 in early trading on Tuesday. The stock move followed Microsoft’s purchase of Seattle-based startup Osmos, a deal aimed at automating parts of data engineering inside Microsoft Fabric, its data and analytics platform. Terms were not disclosed, GeekWire reported. GeekWire The timing matters for investors because large-cap growth stocks have traded closely to shifts in interest-rate expectations, and traders are scanning incoming U.S. data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s next steps. Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said on Tuesday the central bank
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Moon rush 2026: Blue Origin, Firefly, Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic line up lunar landings

Moon rush 2026: Blue Origin, Firefly, Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic line up lunar landings

Seattle, Jan 6, 2026, 05:14 (PST) Private lunar landings are back on the calendar for 2026, with Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic lining up robotic missions to the Moon. The run of attempts would add fresh pressure to prove that commercial lunar delivery can work more than once. The push comes as NASA prepares Artemis II, a crewed flight around the Moon no earlier than February, and China aims a south-pole landing with Chang’e-7 in the second half of the year. The combined timetable is drawing renewed attention to the Moon as both a science target and
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AEVA stock jumps 25% premarket after Nvidia DRIVE Hyperion win, Omni LiDAR launch at CES 2026

AEVA stock jumps 25% premarket after Nvidia DRIVE Hyperion win, Omni LiDAR launch at CES 2026

NEW YORK, January 6, 2026, 07:27 (EST) — Premarket Shares of Aeva Technologies (AEVA) jumped 24.6% to $16.31 in premarket trading on Tuesday, after closing at $13.09 in the prior session, as investors reacted to fresh CES announcements. Public The move matters because lidar makers have struggled to convert demonstrations into large production programs, and a spot in Nvidia’s autonomous-vehicle ecosystem can raise a supplier’s visibility with automakers and software developers. Aeva said its frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) “4D” lidar — which measures distance and an object’s speed — was selected for Nvidia’s DRIVE Hyperion autonomous-vehicle reference platform. “We’re honored
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AMD stock slips in premarket as CES AI-chip push puts OpenAI ramp in spotlight

AMD stock slips in premarket as CES AI-chip push puts OpenAI ramp in spotlight

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 06:28 EST — Premarket Advanced Micro Devices shares were down about 1.1% in premarket trading on Tuesday, after the chipmaker used the CES trade show to showcase new Instinct processors and preview its next generation of AI chips. Reuters The timing matters because the market’s attention has shifted from AI excitement to execution: who can ship, at what margin, and whether customers keep spending at today’s pace. AMD needs traction in data-center accelerators—specialised chips used to train and run artificial-intelligence models—to justify its recent rerating. Traders are also watching for proof that AMD can turn
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US stock market today: Futures slip as Venezuela oil talks and CES chip launches set the tone

US stock market today: Futures slip as Venezuela oil talks and CES chip launches set the tone

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 04:55 EST — Premarket U.S. stock index futures nudged lower early Tuesday as investors weighed the fallout from Washington’s Venezuela operation and its implications for oil supply and energy profits. Dow futures were down 0.16%, S&P 500 futures slipped 0.08% and Nasdaq 100 futures were off 0.02%. markets.businessinsider.com+1 The dip follows a strong start to 2026, with the S&P 500 and Dow ending Monday at record highs and traders still leaning into a “soft landing” narrative. The question into the cash open is whether geopolitical risk and policy uncertainty start to compete with the market’s
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ServiceNow (NOW) stock barely moves after ex-Microsoft legal chief Nowbar is named president — here’s what investors watch next

ServiceNow (NOW) stock barely moves after ex-Microsoft legal chief Nowbar is named president — here’s what investors watch next

New York, January 5, 2026, 21:38 EST — Market closed ServiceNow on Monday named longtime Microsoft executive Hossein Nowbar as president and chief legal officer, shifting the top legal job as the company leans harder into AI and cybersecurity. Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith called Nowbar “incredibly fortunate to have him,” in a statement. ServiceNow shares closed up 0.05% at $147.52 and were little changed in extended trading, which is trading outside the 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. regular session. ServiceNow Newsroom+1 The move lands at a delicate moment for big enterprise software firms, which are balancing customer
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D-Wave Quantum stock jumps nearly 9% as CES Foundry puts QBTS back in focus

D-Wave Quantum stock jumps nearly 9% as CES Foundry puts QBTS back in focus

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 20:49 EST — Market closed Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc. rose 8.9% to $30.64 on Monday, outpacing a roughly 0.6% gain in the S&P 500 and a 0.8% rise in the Nasdaq-heavy QQQ ETF. The stock traded between $27.79 and $31.33, with about 46.0 million shares changing hands. The move lands as the Consumer Electronics Show’s CES Foundry spotlights quantum technology on Jan. 7–8 at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. CES organizers list D-Wave among the companies expected to run live demos at the Foundry. CES That matters for QBTS now because the stock has
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Western Digital stock hits a 52-week high, then cools after-hours as AI memory squeeze grips traders

Western Digital stock hits a 52-week high, then cools after-hours as AI memory squeeze grips traders

New York, January 5, 2026, 19:43 EST — After-hours Western Digital (WDC) shares steadied in after-hours trading on Monday after a whipsaw session that briefly lifted the data-storage maker toward a fresh 52-week peak. The stock last traded at $187.88, up 0.1%, after swinging between $182.77 and $195.75 during the session. The late fade matters because storage and memory names have become a fast-moving proxy for artificial-intelligence infrastructure spending, where supply bottlenecks can show up suddenly and ripple into pricing. For investors trying to position ahead of earnings season, those pricing signals often matter more than near-term unit shipments. Western
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Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
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