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Elon Musk's plan for Tesla to supply energy to UK homes has been met with both enthusiasm and scepticism.

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:CRDO) is one of the best Russell 2000 stocks to buy now. On August 13, Mizuho Securities raised its price target for Credo Technology stock to $135, up from $112. The analysts kept the “Outperform” rating on the company, citing Credo Technology’s expected benefits from artificial intelligence (AI) server deployments […]

The nation’s capacity is expected to rise to about 1 gigawatts in 2027 from 350 megawatts in 2024, said Supparat Singhara Na Ayutthaya, vice chairman of the Thai Data Center Association. A data center requires an investment of about $10 million for each megawatt, he said. “Thailand has drawn tremendous interest for new data center investments with its steady power generation and water supply,” Supparat said in an interview this week.

20 Aug, 2025 @ 00:23 by Yahoo! Finance

Constellation Energy is well positioned to meet the growing energy demand of hyperscalers as the demand for artificial intelligence surges.

Maker of ChatGPT reported to be considering $6bn share sale that would boost valuation to $500bn – above SpaceX

19 Aug, 2025 @ 21:57 by Yahoo! Finance

Backed by private equity firm Silver Lake and asset manager DigitalBridge, Vantage said the 1.4-gigawatt campus, dubbed "Frontier", is the largest in its global portfolio. Chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini need massive compute, prompting demand for purpose-built data centers. Companies including Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms are committing billions of dollars to expand and create their data center facilities.

Trump, Vance, and U.S. intel chief Tulsi Gabbard secure a deal that preserves Apple's privacy stance

It's been five years since Apple's (AAPL) market capitalization hit $2 trillion, when the iPhone maker was the first company to achieve the milestone. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley sits down with Josh Lipton on Asking for a Trend to take a closer look at Apple's ascent and the company's performance in the past five years. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend.

19 Aug, 2025 @ 20:50 by Yahoo! Finance

Shares of digital financial services company SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) fell 5.3% in the afternoon session after investors took some profits off the table as markets awaited signals on future monetary policy from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium later in the week.

Addressing “friends and colleagues” through a microphone, former Microsoft employee and protest leader Hossam Nasr said: “We are here because over 22 months of genocide, Israel — powered by Microsoft — has been killing, maiming Palestinian children every hour.” About an hour after the activists arrived, a Redmond police officer used his SUV speaker to warn they were trespassing and subject to arrest if they stayed.

The entry-level subscription debuts in OpenAI's second-largest market.

The Dow Jones index closed slightly in positive territory. Nvidia, Palantir both sank Tuesday. A manufacturing services name sold off.

Tech giant Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of many companies that could be hurt by tariffs placed on international markets for exporting items into America. To help combat the rising tariff rates, Apple has placed increased emphasis on diversification. Here's the diversification milestone the company recently reached. What Happened: Ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the iPhone 17, Apple has reached a milestone in production of all four models of the new phone in India. The company will be

SAN FRANCISCO, August 19, 2025--Over 90% of U.S. healthcare providers operate as small organizations, yet a new Paubox report titled "What small healthcare practices get wrong about HIPAA and email security" reveals these practices are unknowingly exposing themselves to cyber attacks and federal compliance violations.

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has quietly become a favorite target for short sellers, despite the company reporting strong second-quarter financial results. What Happened: More than $11 billion has been bet against Meta by increased short interest in the stock this year. According to a tweet from CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos, Meta's short interest has climbed by 75% in 2025 thanks to the increase short interest from new investors and a 30% year-to-date gain

19 Aug, 2025 @ 20:07 by Yahoo! Finance

Intel is getting a $2 billion lifeline from SoftBank and could get more from the Trump administration. But that might not be enough to save the ailing chipmaker.

19 Aug, 2025 @ 19:52 by Yahoo! Finance

Here are five spots in the stock market to look for value and key things to know.

JD Vance forced Sir Keir Starmer’s Government to drop its demand for “backdoor” access to users’ iPhone messages.

According to new research from Pixalate, 88% of likely child-directed apps with ads share personal information in the advertising bid stream; 191 apps failed to provide the requisite ‘children’s privacy’ disclosure as specified under the COPPA RuleLondon, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pixalate, the leading ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, today released the Q2 2025 State of Children’s Privacy Risk Report for Mobile Apps. The analysis reveals significant privac

IonQ's soaring revenues, acquisitions and cloud integrations fuel bold ambitions, but steep losses raise questions about its NVIDIA-like aspirations.

Morgan Stanley says that despite its market dominance, Nvidia is still underowned by investors.

Biolabs International LLC, a healthcare innovation company based in San Diego, California, is transforming how diagnostics are delivered and accessed , both in the home and in clinical research. Through the rollout of its CONNECTED DIAGNOSTICS App and decentralized clinical trial platform, Biolabs is eliminating unnecessary doctor visits, reducing barriers to care, setting new standards for accessible, AI-powered healthcare and facilitating the FDA registration and approval process for future di

19 Aug, 2025 @ 17:56 by Yahoo! Finance

Poll respondents said they were concerned that “too many people will lose their jobs” because of artificial intelligence

19 Aug, 2025 @ 17:53 by Yahoo! Finance

A rotation away from highflying tech stocks was beginning to look like a full-blown selloff on Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1%. The Dow was up 21 points, or pretty much flat after setting an intraday record of 45,207.39 earlier in the morning.

The company said it would alter developer fees and make it easier to lead users to deals and offers outside of its app store after the European Commission determined that current rules might be in breach of the Digital Markets Act.

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