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NatWest has reported a 24% jump in operating profit for the year, in annual results that beat expectations.
By Vivek Kumar M and Nandan Mandayam Feb 13 (Reuters) - Indian IT shares were headed for their worst week since March 2020 on Friday, losing about $50 billion in market value in a rout sparked by
The funding will support Claude's infrastructure expansion across AWS Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, and Microsoft Azure Foundry.
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The UK is preparing to issue its first-ever “digital gilt,” a government bond recorded using blockchain technology.
James Eagle founded UK artisan brand The Pished Fish in 2014 and is known for its booze-infused, Scandinavian style smoked salmon.
STORY: Anthropic has raised $30 billion in a new funding round that more than doubled the Claude chatbot maker's valuation to $380 billion.The round included a portion of previously announced investments from Microsoft and Nvidia.Anthropic, backed by Google and Amazon, has differentiated itself by focusing its model training on coding.Claude Code gained strong traction among developers, helping the company gain an edge over rivals in the enterprise AI market.A recently launched series of plugins for its Cowork agent has also sparked a brutal selloff in global software stocks.The company has also rapidly grown sales. Anthropic says revenue has hit an annual rate of $14 billion, with Claude Code contributing more than $2.5 billion after more than doubling since the start of 2026.
Summary: For Meta (META) and Microsoft (MSFT), it has indeed been a tale of two tech giants as of late. While Microsoft has struggled, Meta, thanks in part to its dedication to AI and abandonment of the Metaverse, has soared. During a recent episode of The AI Investor Podcast, co-hosts Eric Bleeker and Austin Smith ... A Tale of Two Tech Companies: Meta (META) vs Microsoft (MSFT)
As hyperscalers ramp up capital spending, Bloom Energy stands to benefit from the surge in data-center power demand.
New risks sparked a wave of selling.
Arista stock climbed amid Q4 earnings that topped Wall Street targets while March quarter sales guidance came in above views.
Investors are bracing for a report on the consumer price index for January, a key input for Fed policy making on rates.
Shares of Apple dropped 5% Thursday, in the stock's worst day since April after a string of bad news.
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Apple won a defense verdict on Thursday in a lawsuit by intellectual-property management company Optis Wireless, which had accused the tech giant of violating its patent rights in 4G wireless technology. Optis had won verdicts of $506 million and $300 million against Apple in earlier trials in the long-running case in Marshall, Texas. "We thank the jury for their time, and we’re pleased they rejected Optis’ false claims," an Apple spokesperson said.
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Gail Slater, who has led the Department of Justice’s antitrust division for the last 11 months, is stepping down. She said she made the decision on her own, but multiple news outlets report that she was pushed out by President Donald Trump’s administration. Her ousting could mark a turning point: She has been a vocal advocate against tech monopolies and reportedly butted heads with Attorney General Pam Bondi and other high-ranking members of the administration, particu
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic says it is now valued at $380 billion, cementing its position alongside rival OpenAI and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in a trio of the world’s most valuable startups that investors will be watching closely this year to see if they will become publicly traded on Wall Street. “These are the three biggest names that could go public this year,” said Angelo Bochanis, an associate at Renaissance Capital, which researches the potential for initial public offerings. Anthropic, maker of the chatbot Claude, said Thursday its valuation grew after it raised $30 billion in its latest round of funding, led by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and the U.S.-based investment firm Coatue, along with dozens of other major investors.
In the memo, sent Thursday to the House Select Committee on China, OpenAI said that DeepSeek had used so-called distillation techniques as part of “ongoing efforts to free-ride on the capabilities developed by OpenAI and other US frontier labs.” OpenAI began privately raising concerns about the practice shortly after the R1 model’s release last year, when it opened a probe with partner Microsoft Corp. into whether DeepSeek had obtained its data in an unauthorized manner, Bloomberg previously reported.
Software (IGV) stocks have been experiencing an artificial intelligence (AI)–fueled sell-off, but many investors say the market reaction is an overreaction. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley joins Asking for a Trend host Josh Lipton to delve further into the topic. He also explains the latest Apple (AAPL) headlines. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend.
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Networking equipment provider Arista Networks forecast annual revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, betting on steady demand for its electronic hardware amid the expanding presence of data centers, sending its shares up more than 17% in extended trading. Demand for Arista's ethernet network switches and routers has surged as companies increase their investment in AI infrastructure. Analysts have noted that the company has a strong exposure to major cloud and AI customers, whose capex is expected to keep growing sharply, creating a bigger demand backdrop.
Apple stock fell on reports that the company will delay the release of its AI-powered Siri until May, with some features pushed back to the fall.
US equity benchmarks logged their steepest single-day declines in more than three weeks on Thursday
US equity indexes fell on Thursday as technology emerged as the worst-performing sector amid sliding
Apple shares fell 5% today, more than twice the decline of the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite as investors juggled a number of concerns at the iPhone maker. The Federal Trade Commission issued a letter to Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, warning that the company’s news product may violate federal law by promoting news articles from left-wing news outlets and suppressing articles from more conservative publications. Apple's upgrade to its Siri virtual assistant might get pushed back, according to a report from Bloomberg.