Synchrony will let shoppers buy items directly inside ChatGPT using Synchrony store cards tied to retailers including Amazon, Walmart, and Lowe's.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
CNBC
HIVE Digital Technologies shares rose 11% to $2.98 after signing a five-year, $350M GPU cloud services contract for BUZZ High Performance Computing, expected to add about $70M in annualized revenue and bring BUZZ HPC’s annualized revenue to $180M, nearing the $200M target.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Greenhaven Road Capital says AppLovin generated about $5.48B revenue in 2025 (~70% year-over-year) with ~$3.95B free cash flow, and that its shares trade at sub 20X 2027 FCF.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Nvidia will invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy and become the sole supplier of compute infrastructure for OpenAI’s Ports-Pike data center near Cincinnati, with SB Energy’s capacity scaling from 4.25 gigawatts to 8 gigawatts.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Apple trained a China-specific large language model for iPhone users with Alibaba support, rather than relying only on third-party AI partners, as Apple Intelligence is positioned to launch in China after Chinese regulators registered its generative AI service.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Nvidia disclosed a $21B stake in SpaceX as part of its broader AI and infrastructure investments.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Extreme Networks (EXTR) accounted for 1.10% of the Voya MI Dynamic Small Cap Fund portfolio and contributed positively in Q2 2026 after reporting solid earnings with double-digit revenue growth and expanding margins tied to AI-enabled networking platforms.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
IBM trades at a forward P/E of 19 with a 2.84% yield, while Q2 revenue missed expectations with EPS of $2.93 vs $2.97 expected as IBM Z mainframe revenue fell 42%.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Visa (V) is listed among ChatGPT’s top stock holdings by Rallies Arena, and Bill Ackman says it is one of the highest-quality businesses in the world.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Baron Partners Fund says FactSet Research Systems (FDS) trades at a 52% discount to its 10-year average multiple and a 68% discount to its 5-year peak multiple despite ongoing AI workflow integration.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
HIVE Digital’s stock jumped 14% after signing a five-year, $350 million Nvidia AI cloud computing contract expected to add about $70 million in annual revenue and lift its ARR to roughly $180 million.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
OpenAI reported Q2 revenue of $6.7 billion, up 18% from the prior quarter, as investors reacted to slower-than-hoped growth while Meta’s social media addiction trial continues and semiconductors slid nearly 5% the prior day.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
An AI trading experiment run by Claude AI grew $100,000 to $125,900 while taking a starter position of 75 shares in Uber at $76.17, outperforming the S&P 500’s 15% return over the same stretch.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Michael Burry is bearish on Nebius (NBIS), saying the AI compute pricing in its contracts is an economic red flag—especially near-term deals priced at more than $20 million per MW (vs an earlier ~$9 million per MW expectation)—and he questions whether the economics can hold as depreciation and future supply change the value of capacity.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Wispr raised $280M in Series B at a $2B valuation as it expands beyond dictation into meetings with a note-taker tool.
Aug 17, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Moburst launched Answerburst, a dedicated Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) practice, formalizing measurement work it says it began before “AEO” had an industry name.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
Computerworld
Gartner forecasts the cost of agentic AI workflows will rise more than fivefold by the end of 2028 as organizations deploy more complex agentic applications, even if foundation-model token prices keep falling.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
The Register
Dohrn’s switch to dual-facing AI event recorders has reduced accidents by nearly 20% over roughly a year, which the company says is helping keep fleet insurance costs down.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Microsoft will retire Excel’s COPILOT() worksheet function on September 14, 2026, and it will no longer be available then.
Aug 17, 2026 ·The Register
Forrester predicts AI will eliminate 10.4 million US jobs by 2030 (6.1% of all US jobs).
Aug 17, 2026 ·The Register
