‘No federal bailout for AI’

David Sacks, White House AI and Crypto Czar, attends a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Venture capitalist David Sacks, who is serving as President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar, said Thursday…

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Duolingo (DUOL) stock Q3 earnings 2025

Duolingo‘s stock cratered 27% on lighter-than-expected guidance as the language learning platform zeroed in on user growth in lieu of near-term monetization. “We have made a slight shift over the last quarter in how we invest, and we’re investing a lot more in long-term things because we see that as such a big opportunity ahead…

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Snap shares rocket on revenue beat, stronger-than-expected forecast

Snap shares climbed more than 20% on Wednesday after the company issued its third-quarter earnings, reporting revenue that beat analysts expectations and a $500 million stock repurchase program. Here is how the company did compared with Wall Street’s expectations: Earnings per share: Loss of 6 cents. That figure is not comparable to analysts’ estimates. Revenue: $1.51 billion…

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Earnings reports show how Big Tech is quietly seeing a digital ad boom

META CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Getty Images As tech giants increase their already breathtaking spending on artificial intelligence, their respective digital advertising businesses have also gained momentum. Quarterly earnings reports this week from Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft all showed healthy revenue on the ads front. The rising online advertising…

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Getty Images stock pops 19% on deal with Perplexity AI

The Perplexity application appears on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration in Athens, Greece, on October 2, 2025. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Getty Images soared 19% on Friday after the company announced that it struck a multi‑year licensing agreement with Perplexity AI. Perplexity will be able to display creative…

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Amazon (AMZN) Q3 earnings report 2025

Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaks during an unveiling event in New York on Feb. 26, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is slated to post results for the third quarter after the closing bell Thursday. Here’s what analysts polled by LSEG are looking for: Earnings per share: $1.57 Revenue: $177.8 billion…

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