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Technology News 31 December 2025 - 1 January 2026

Meta Platforms (META) stock in focus as scam-ad probe and lawsuit hang over shares into 2026

Meta Platforms (META) stock in focus as scam-ad probe and lawsuit hang over shares into 2026

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 09:47 ET — Market closed. Meta Platforms (META) shares were last down 0.9% at $660.09 from the prior close in the final session of 2025, after trading between $658.45 and $667.08. The stock came into focus as fresh legal and regulatory pressure built around scam advertising on Facebook and Instagram, a core revenue stream for the social media company. That matters now because ads account for most of Meta’s sales, and regulators are pushing platforms to verify who is paying for them. “Universal advertiser verification” means checking an advertiser’s identity before it can run ads
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SoftBank stock slips in Tokyo as $41bn OpenAI investment and $4bn DigitalBridge deal take center stage

SoftBank stock slips in Tokyo as $41bn OpenAI investment and $4bn DigitalBridge deal take center stage

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 08:19 ET — Market closed SoftBank Group shares fell on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the final trading session of 2025 after the company said it had completed a $41 billion investment in OpenAI, deepening CEO Masayoshi Son’s bet on artificial intelligence. The stock closed down 1.9% at 4,400 yen. Reuters The moves matter because SoftBank has been repositioning itself as a major backer of the physical plumbing behind AI — data centers, networks and power capacity needed to run large models — at a time when investors are growing more sensitive to funding needs.
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Super Micro (SMCI) stock today: New liquid‑cooled SuperBlade launch keeps shares in focus

Super Micro (SMCI) stock today: New liquid‑cooled SuperBlade launch keeps shares in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 07:04 ET — Market closed Super Micro Computer, Inc. shares were last down 1.3% at $29.27 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, after the server maker unveiled a new high-density SuperBlade system built around Intel’s latest Xeon processors. U.S. stock markets are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. New York Stock Exchange The timing matters because investors are looking for concrete signs that demand for high-performance, power-hungry AI and high-performance computing (HPC) systems will carry into 2026 — and which hardware vendors can ship at scale as customers push for denser, cooler-running data centers. For
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UiPath stock today: CEO Daniel Dines sells $1.5 million of PATH shares as S&P MidCap 400 entry nears

UiPath stock today: CEO Daniel Dines sells $1.5 million of PATH shares as S&P MidCap 400 entry nears

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 07:00 ET — Market closed UiPath Inc Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Daniel Dines sold 90,000 shares in the automation software maker in transactions worth about $1.5 million, a filing showed. The trades were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan and left him with about 28.48 million shares directly. UiPath, Inc. U.S. stock markets were closed on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday, and investors will return on Friday. UiPath is set to join the S&P MidCap 400 before the open on Jan. 2, replacing Synovus Financial, the index provider said. New York Stock
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Archer Aviation stock today: ACHR edges lower into New Year’s Day shutdown as FAA timeline stays in focus

Archer Aviation stock today: ACHR edges lower into New Year’s Day shutdown as FAA timeline stays in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 06:40 ET — Market closed Archer Aviation Inc (ACHR) shares were last down 0.3% at $7.52, after trading between $7.40 and $7.60 in the prior session. About 33.6 million shares changed hands, according to market data. U.S. stocks are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day, leaving investors to start 2026 positioning off Wednesday’s final prints. The New York Stock Exchange is scheduled to reopen on Friday. That timing matters for Archer because the stock has been driven less by near-term revenue and more by milestones and funding risk. A Nasdaq.com column by The Motley
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Intel stock ends 2025 lower as Nvidia’s $5B stake and January catalysts come into view

Intel stock ends 2025 lower as Nvidia’s $5B stake and January catalysts come into view

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 05:56 ET — Market closed. Intel Corp (INTC) shares ended 2025 on a down note as U.S. markets shut on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. The stock closed down 1.0% at $36.90 on Wednesday, after trading between $36.82 and $38.01, with about 51.5 million shares changing hands. New York Stock Exchange The holiday pause lands after a choppy year-end stretch that has pushed investors to reassess big-tech and chip exposure heading into 2026. For Intel, the next leg hinges on whether its turnaround can show up in margins and cash flow, not just
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Ondas Holdings (ONDS) stock jumps on $10 million order news — what investors watch next

Ondas Holdings (ONDS) stock jumps on $10 million order news — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 05:36 ET — Market closed Ondas Holdings Inc shares closed up 8.6% at $9.76 on Wednesday after the Nasdaq-listed company flagged fresh orders in its autonomous systems business. The stock traded between $9.17 and $10.53, with roughly 156 million shares changing hands, ahead of a New Year’s Day market holiday. StockAnalysis+1 The move puts Ondas back in focus as investors look for signs that demand for defense and critical-infrastructure drone technology is turning into repeatable revenue, not just one-off wins. That matters now because small-cap defense tech names can swing sharply on contract headlines, and
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Qualcomm stock slides into the New Year as chip shares cool — what investors watch next

Qualcomm stock slides into the New Year as chip shares cool — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 05:07 ET — Market closed QUALCOMM Incorporated shares ended the last trading day of 2025 lower as chip stocks slipped with a broader year-end pullback. The decline matters because investors often reset positions at the turn of the calendar, and semiconductors were among the most crowded trades in 2025. For Qualcomm, the next catalyst is not another holiday-thin session. It is the first wave of January economic data and the company’s next update on demand for smartphone chips and licensing. Qualcomm (QCOM) fell $2.59, or 1.5%, to $171.05 on Wednesday. The shares traded between $170.88
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Space Forge sparks plasma on ForgeStar-1 in orbit, pushing semiconductors-in-space closer

Space Forge sparks plasma on ForgeStar-1 in orbit, pushing semiconductors-in-space closer

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 05:19 ET U.K. startup Space Forge said on Dec. 31 it generated plasma — a superheated gas — aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite, calling it a world-first for commercial in-space manufacturing. The company said the milestone moves it closer to producing high-performance semiconductor materials in low Earth orbit. Space Forge Why it matters now: Space Forge said the plasma run shows it can create the extreme conditions needed for gas-phase crystal growth, a core step in forming semiconductor crystals from vapor. The Cardiff-based company is targeting wide- and ultra-wide bandgap materials such as gallium nitride and
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Sandisk stock today: SNDK ends 2025 lower as Jan. 29 earnings loom

Sandisk stock today: SNDK ends 2025 lower as Jan. 29 earnings loom

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 04:30 ET — Market closed Sandisk Corp shares slipped 1.2% to $237.38 in the final trading session of 2025, after the flash-memory maker set late January for its next earnings update. The stock traded between $235.54 and $241.69, with about 4.2 million shares changing hands. The timing matters because Sandisk was one of 2025’s standout performers, leaving investors focused on whether the company can extend a run that has already repriced expectations for growth and margins. Barron’s Sandisk’s business is tied to NAND flash, a type of memory used in solid-state drives and storage devices.
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Qualcomm stock slides in thin year-end trade; QCOM turns to Feb. 4 earnings next

Qualcomm stock slides in thin year-end trade; QCOM turns to Feb. 4 earnings next

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 20:43 ET — Market closed QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) ended Wednesday down 1.5% at $171.05, giving back ground in the final U.S. trading session of 2025. MarketWatch The stock fell as Wall Street closed the year modestly lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.74% and the Nasdaq off 0.76%, Reuters reported. Reuters That matters now because year-end trading is often thin, and small orders can move prices more than usual. Traders pointed to profit-taking — selling to lock in gains — when liquidity is low, meaning fewer buyers and sellers are active. Reuters “It’s perfectly fine
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Google stock caps best year since 2009 as AI bets carry Alphabet into 2026

Google stock caps best year since 2009 as AI bets carry Alphabet into 2026

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:50 ET Alphabet closed out 2025 up about 66%, its best year since 2009, as investors warmed to Google’s push into artificial intelligence. Shares rebounded from an April low of $144.70, and Wall Street has pointed to new search features such as AI Overviews and AI Mode, built on its latest Gemini 3 model, as key to keeping users inside Google even as rivals such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Perplexity gain traction. Barron’s The year-end run matters because big tech has set the tone for equity performance, and investors are pressing companies to show that
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Western Digital (WDC) stock slides after-hours into year-end as traders trim storage winners

Western Digital (WDC) stock slides after-hours into year-end as traders trim storage winners

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:43 ET — After-hours Western Digital Corp shares fell about 2.2% to $172.27 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, after swinging between $171.28 and $177.46 earlier in the day. The late-day dip matters because Western Digital has been a high-beta proxy for data-center spending, and year-end rebalancing can amplify moves when liquidity is thinner than usual. It also comes as investors try to separate short-term flow-driven trading from the bigger question for 2026: whether demand for high-capacity drives used in AI-heavy data centers stays strong enough to support pricing and margins. U.S. stocks ended the last
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CrowdStrike stock (CRWD) slips after hours as CEO pay filing and Wedbush’s $600 target hit year-end tape

CrowdStrike stock (CRWD) slips after hours as CEO pay filing and Wedbush’s $600 target hit year-end tape

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:42 ET — After-hours CrowdStrike Holdings shares slipped about 1.5% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, leaving the cybersecurity firm at $468.76. The move capped a soft finish for U.S. equities as investors closed the books on 2025, a year fueled by euphoria around AI-focused stocks, Reuters reported. Reuters CrowdStrike drew fresh attention this week after it filed an 8-K describing a new, long-term performance stock unit award for CEO George Kurtz, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission filing. SEC Performance stock units are equity awards that pay out only if targets are met. CrowdStrike
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ServiceNow (NOW) stock slips after hours as CEO contract change nears and $7.75B Armis deal stays in focus

ServiceNow (NOW) stock slips after hours as CEO contract change nears and $7.75B Armis deal stays in focus

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:07 ET — After-hours ServiceNow shares fell 0.7% to $153.19 in after-hours trading on Wednesday, which takes place outside the regular 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET session. The stock’s late move followed a downbeat finish for Wall Street on the final trading day of 2025. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.8% in thin trading, with technology stocks the biggest drag, while the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.17%, AP reported. The Business Journal The timing matters because U.S. stock and bond markets are closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day,
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Salesforce stock slips after-hours to end 2025 as focus turns to Agentforce AI and Feb. 25 earnings

Salesforce stock slips after-hours to end 2025 as focus turns to Agentforce AI and Feb. 25 earnings

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 19:03 ET — After-hours Salesforce, Inc. shares ended down 0.4% on Wednesday and hovered near $264.91 in after-hours trading, as the cloud software maker closed out 2025’s final session on a subdued note. The stock traded between $264.44 and $266.12 during the session. The late drift underscored how thin year-end liquidity can magnify moves in large-cap technology names, even without fresh company news. For Salesforce, the timing matters because investors are resetting exposure ahead of 2026, when spending on enterprise software and new AI features is expected to be under sharper scrutiny. A Yahoo Finance
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Super Micro (SMCI) stock slips into year-end after SEC filing flags operations shake-up

Super Micro (SMCI) stock slips into year-end after SEC filing flags operations shake-up

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 18:49 ET — After-hours Super Micro Computer shares slid on Wednesday in thin year-end trading, as investors weighed a leadership change disclosed in a regulatory filing and a broader pullback in technology stocks. The move matters because Super Micro’s valuation has remained tightly tied to confidence in execution — shipping high-end server systems on time while managing margins in a competitive AI hardware market. It also lands as the company closes its fiscal second quarter on Dec. 31, setting up a fresh read on demand and delivery cadence when it next updates investors. Super Micro
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock slides today as AT&T sets satellite beta timeline; insider buy filing in focus

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock slides today as AT&T sets satellite beta timeline; insider buy filing in focus

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 18:14 ET — After-hours Shares of AST SpaceMobile fell 2.7% on Wednesday, pulling back after a 4.5% rise a day earlier, as traders weighed new partner and regulatory signals into year-end positioning. StockAnalysis The pullback matters because AST SpaceMobile has become one of the market’s more volatile ways to bet on “direct-to-device” connectivity — using satellites to connect to standard, unmodified smartphones when users are outside cell-tower range. Google AT&T’s latest update put fresh attention on the near-term buildout needed for service, including ground infrastructure and a limited beta program. That timeline is a key
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AI stocks today: Nvidia, Meta dip after hours as China H200 chip rush and dealmaking hit the tape

AI stocks today: Nvidia, Meta dip after hours as China H200 chip rush and dealmaking hit the tape

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 17:33 ET — After-hours Nvidia has approached Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co about ramping production of its H200 graphics processing units (GPUs) — chips used to train AI systems — after Chinese tech companies placed orders for more than 2 million units for 2026, far above the roughly 700,000 Nvidia has in stock, sources told Reuters. Beijing has yet to clear imports and the Trump administration only recently allowed H200 exports to China subject to a 25% fee, the people said. Reuters The latest supply-and-policy test lands as investors try to gauge how much of the
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AppLovin stock falls nearly 3% into year-end as tech slide hits high-growth names

AppLovin stock falls nearly 3% into year-end as tech slide hits high-growth names

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 17:17 ET — After-hours AppLovin Corp shares fell 2.9% on Wednesday to $673.43, extending a late-December pullback on the final trading day of 2025. The stock traded between $698.79 and $672.29, with about 1.5 million shares changing hands, according to Investing.com data. Investing.com The slide came as Wall Street ended the year’s last session lower in holiday-thinned markets, with the S&P 500 down 0.74% and the Nasdaq off 0.76%. U.S. trading volumes totaled 11.17 billion shares versus a 20-session average of 15.8 billion, and markets are closed Thursday for New Year’s Day, Reuters reported. “It’s
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Stock Market Today

Semiconductor stocks surge as AI capex stays high; Nvidia and AMD lead into next week

Semiconductor stocks surge as AI capex stays high; Nvidia and AMD lead into next week

7 February 2026
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped 5.7% to 8,048.6 on Friday, with Nvidia up 7.87% and AMD rising 8.28%. The surge followed new forecasts showing global chip sales could hit $1 trillion in 2026. Amazon expects a 50% increase in capital spending this year, fueling demand for chips. The Dow Jones crossed 50,000, helped by gains in chipmakers.
Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
U.S. oil stocks surged Friday as crude prices rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Exxon Mobil gained 2.0%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, and Occidental Petroleum 2.7%. Refiners rallied after a national union deal eased strike risk, though BP’s Whiting plant faces a local dispute. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%.
Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

7 February 2026
Spot silver surged 8.6% to $77.33 an ounce Friday after dropping below $65, but still lost over 8.7% for the week. CME Group raised margin requirements for COMEX silver futures to 18% from 15%, effective after Feb. 6. China’s UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund hit its 10% down limit for a fifth session. Traders await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
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