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The quarter's revenue reached $81.3bn, reflecting a 17% YoY rise, or 15% with constant currency adjustments.
Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) reported second quarter results with record cloud and AI revenues and the launch of its Maia 200 AI chip. The company highlighted strong AI related customer commitments, including from OpenAI, contributing to a growing business backlog. Despite beating earnings expectations, Microsoft shares saw their steepest single day decline since 2020 as investors focused on heavy AI infrastructure spending and slower Azure growth. Microsoft announced new AI partnerships,...
Apple is prioritizing production and shipment of its three highest-end iPhone models for 2026 while delaying the rollout of its standard model due to a marketing strategy shift and supply-chain constraints, Nikkei Asia reported on Friday, citing four people with knowledge of the matter. Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment outside regular business hours. The U.S. tech giant will focus on delivering its first-ever foldable iPhone and two non-folding models with upgraded cameras and larger displays for a flagship launch in the second half of 2026, while the standard iPhone 18 is now slated to ship in the first half of 2027, the report said.
Anthropic has raised a record $20b, reinforcing investor focus on AI infrastructure providers. NasdaqGS:IREN is expanding its role in high-performance computing and AI data centers, supported by a long term partnership with Microsoft. Recent industry moves are accelerating the shift for IREN and peers from bitcoin mining toward AI focused infrastructure services. NasdaqGS:IREN is drawing fresh attention as investors look beyond its roots in bitcoin mining to its AI data center business. The...
Barclays is trying to fix one of the biggest issues for early-stage startups: inefficient fundraising and limited access to customers.
She Grows Veg founders have taken an online community of female veg growers and turned it into a Chelsea Flower Show-winning, heirloom seed business.
Apple Inc (AAPL) reports a stellar quarter with $143.8 billion in revenue, driven by record iPhone and services sales, despite challenges in Mac and wearables.
Expedia Group has become the latest tech company to join the round of layoffs that have been keeping the market abuzz with unease and instability. LinkedIn was flooded on Wednesday, Jan 28, with posts from laid-off employees who had set their profile pictures to 'Open to Work.' In November, Expedia ...
Software stocks dived Thursday but the key indexes rallied back above key levels, with Google and Nvidia in buy areas. Apple and Sandisk rose late on earnings.
We recently published 10 Stock Titans With Massive Losses. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) was one of the worst performers on Thursday. Microsoft saw its share prices drop by 10 percent on Thursday to close at $433.50 apiece as investors resorted to a combination of profit-taking following five straight days of gains, while turning cautious over its […]
Asian stocks sank Friday amid fresh worries over vast investments in artificial intelligence, gold and silver tumbled after hitting multiple record highs and oil retreated on hopes for an easing of US-Iran tensions.Gold was also in retreat, sitting around $5,200 an ounce, a day after topping out above $5,595.
Microsoft's commercial backlog more than doubled year over year, pointing to enormous demand for AI.
Amazon’s talks could make it one of OpenAI’s biggest backers as the AI company continues to forge ahead with plans for an IPO this year.
Oil prices dropped and the prices of gold and silver weakened. The CEO of Indonesia's stock market, Imam Rachman, resigned Friday “As part of a commitment toward recent market conditions,” the exchange said in an announcement. Shares in major ports operator CK Hutchison Holdings dropped 5% after Panama’s Supreme Court ruled that the concession held by a subsidiary to operate ports at either end of the Panama Canal was unconstitutional.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 30, 2026--Smart Analytics Global (SAG) today released its Q4 2025 and 2025 Global Smartphone Vendor Shipment and Market Share report and ranking, showing that global smartphone shipments reached 1.26 billion units in 2025, growing 2.6% year over year.
Tim Cook proved his masterful ability to navigate tricky supply chains and deliver strong results. It's not clear that will help Apple in the AI competition.
After a busy day for markets, Donald Trump said he would announce his Fed chair pick on Friday morning.
STORY: Apple forecast a surge in revenue for the start of the year, thanks to strong demand for its iPhones and its China business bouncing back.On Thursday, it estimated an up to 16% leap for January to March, well ahead of Wall Street's expectations.That came after a strong holiday quarter that also beat estimates.CEO Tim Cook told Reuters that hunger for the latest iPhone 17 lineup was "staggering."The devices have been well-received for their upgraded camera features and better performance.Apple also says it benefited from a wave of users replacing older phones.The company says the holiday quarter to December 27th saw the iPhone set sales records in every region it operates in, pulling in $85 billion dollars, some $7 billion more than analysts had predicted......despite wider uncertainty in the economy.Sales in Greater China in particular jumped 38% year-on-year.Apple has faced pressure there from local rivals and regulatory scrutiny, but Cook said that the iPhone hit a sales record there.He said the iPhone 17 drove double-digit growth in the number of Chinese users switching from Android devices.However, Apple's results in the first quarter suggest the surging cost of DRAM memory and commodities like gold aren't showing up in the results yet.In a call with analysts, Cook said the global memory chip shortage would be "a bit more of an impact" on fiscal second-quarter margins.
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Apple on Thursday said it saw record-high earnings in the final three months of last year, with iPhone sales surging in greater China.Sales of iPhones grew around the world, climbing to $25.5 billion in the crucial Greater China market as compared to $18.5 billion during the same period a year earlier, according to Apple.
The recent release of the iPhone 17 has been an unbridled success.
Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple's phone sales higher than ever.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported its best-ever quarter in fiscal Q1 2026, posting revenue of $143.8 billion, up 16% year-over-year, as CEO Tim Cook called iPhone demand “simply staggering.” The company said it set all-time revenue records in the Americas, Europe, Japan, and the rest of Asia Pacific, whi
New customer win underscores authID’s leadership in workforce verification and stopping AI-driven hiring fraud across global enterprises Denver, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- authID (Nasdaq: AUID), a leading provider of biometric identity verification and authentication solutions, today announced that a global retailer of personal care products with more than $6B in annual sales has selected authID and technology partner MajorKey, an identity security organization and certified Microsoft ser