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The divided stock market rally paused for a second session. Dow giants Cisco and McDonald's led earnings movers overnight.
Nebius, the Amsterdam-based AI cloud services firm, is planning a new 240-megawatt data centre in Béthune, France, near Lille, that will be one of Europe’s largest when it is finished, the company said on Thursday. The project, a redevelopment of a former Bridgestone tyre plant, is expected to begin delivering capacity in phases, with the first capacity online by late summer and roughly half the site operational by the end of 2026, company Chief Communications Officer Tom Blackwell said. Although financial terms of the Béthune project were not disclosed, a data centre of this scale would require several billion euros in investment.
OPAQUE, the Confidential AI company defining the trust layer for enterprise AI, today announced a $24 million Series B funding round led by Walden Catalyst, with participation from returning investors including Intel Capital, Race Capital, Storm Ventures, Thomvest, and new investor and strategic partner, Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). This brings OPAQUE's total funding to $55.5 million and values the company at approximately $300 million post-money.
Romance scams are becoming more sinister as organized fraud factories overseas target U.S. bank accounts. Learn how these scams work.
Apple stock is finally rising again.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ESW today announced MissionReady365™, a specialized service that enables government agencies and contractors to rapidly deploy experienced, full-time Microsoft 365 professionals for mission-critical projects. MissionReady365™ addresses a persistent challenge in government IT: securing qualified Microsoft 365 resources quickly enough to meet project timelines and funding cycles. The service provides immediate access to vetted, full-time M365 consultants
Just five big tech companies are projected to spend a total of $3 trillion on property and equipment over the next four years, and that rapid growth is making it harder to analyze their earnings. The surge in capital spending for things like new gigantic data centers means depreciation expenses will be soaring in the coming years. As capital expenditures have skyrocketed, controversies have occasionally flared over companies’ moves to extend the useful lives of the assets they are depreciating.
Bitcoin price is up roughly 1% over the past 24 hours, but remains down nearly 4.7% over the past week.
UK economy grew by 0.1% in the final quarter of 2025, but the growth was slower than economists had expected.
Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) is one of the 11 best communication equipment stocks according to hedge funds. On February 10, Michael Genovese from Rosenblatt raised his price target for Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) from $140 to $165. He reaffirmed his Neutral rating on the stock, which now offers a 20% upside potential at the prevailing level. Genovese’s […]
Demand for artificial intelligence (AI) has ignited cloud growth, but the competition is fierce.
Tekne Capital founder Beeneet Kothari discusses China’s edge in AI—and the nation’s coming IPO boom. Why Samsung is among his favorite stocks.
Astera Labs opened a new R&D and design center in Israel, focused on addressing memory and data bottlenecks in AI workloads. The company announced new partnerships with Microsoft, Intel, SAP, and Amazon to advance AI connectivity and CXL attached memory solutions. Astera Labs disclosed a multibillion dollar purchase agreement with Amazon tied to its AI and cloud infrastructure products. Astera Labs, listed as NasdaqGS:ALAB, is leaning into AI infrastructure at a time when attention on high...
Apple has delayed its anticipated Siri virtual assistant upgrade after new software issues surfaced. The setback pushes several AI driven Siri features beyond the expected iOS 26.4 release window. The move comes as Apple aims to reinforce its position in artificial intelligence and voice technology. For investors tracking NasdaqGS:AAPL, the delay lands at a time when Apple shares are trading around $275.5 and the stock has returned 16.8% over the past year and 79.9% over three years. These...
Price drops also appear to be stabilising, according to data compiled by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Marks & Spencer has been named the UK's favourite supermarket for the fifth year in a row, according to the latest Which? annual ranking.
Zoopla has revealed the areas where singles can buy for under £800 per month.
Apple (AAPL) stock investors appear to be fixated on soaring memory costs of late. However, Bernstein’s Mark Newman feels they’re looking in the wrong place and should start focusing on AI. In doing so, Newman bumped his price target on Apple to $340 from $325. With shares of the Cupertino giant ...
Every major Chinese mobile maker, from Huawei Technologies Co. to Xiaomi Corp., saw major declines in a market that was down 23% overall, Counterpoint’s researchers said, largely due to reduced subsidies and a shift in the timing of the Lunar New Year. The iPhone 17 lineup, however, helped Apple to 8% growth, raising its share of the market to roughly a fifth, sharing the lead with Huawei. Cupertino, California-based Apple has seen its flagship product stage a major comeback since the September introduction of new models.
In Taipei, real estate agent Jason Sung is betting that home prices around a high-tech industrial park in the northern part of Taiwan's capital will soon take flight – because of computer chip maker Nvidia. The area is where Nvidia plans to build its new Taiwan headquarters as it rapidly expands on the island, set to surpass Apple to become the biggest customer of Taiwan semiconductor maker TSMC, the biggest contract manufacturer of the advanced chips needed for artificial intelligence. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang describes Taiwan as the “center of the world's computer ecosystem.”
A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner. Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand.
Investor concerns surrounding OpenAI and ChatGPT have caused this blue chip tech giant to slide.
» FPT Recognized in Gartner® Market Guide for Microsoft 365 Implementation and Support Services 2026
HANOI, Vietnam, February 12, 2026--FPT, a global technology and IT services provider, has been listed among 14 Representative Vendors in the Gartner® Market Guide for Microsoft 365 Implementation and Support Services 2026.
Energy stocks are in the spotlight, and ExxonMobil is best in breed.
AppLovin reported solid fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday afternoon. Earnings per share were $3.24, ahead of Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $2.95. Despite the beat in guidance, the sales outlook represented a slowdown in revenue revenue growth, to 52%.