Meta and Microsoft add $500bn to share price value overnight: ‘Investors are screaming with joy’ One expert said the surge was the sort ‘most companies can only dream of’ The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
Why Meta Platforms Shares Are Trading Higher By Around 12%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued third-quarter sales guidance above estimates. Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025
Meta pledges to spend billions on AI infrastructure - but will this help it catch up in the AI race Meta is pouring more cash into the AI arms race as it looks to keep up. TechRadar · Jul 31, 2025
Chamath Palihapitiya Laid Out A Short Case Against Meta, Alphabet In 2020—Both Have Since Rallied Over 160% Despite forecasting a grim future for Big Tech in mid-2020, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya's short thesis on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has not materialized, as both stocks have posted massive gains over the past five years. Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025
Microsoft Is Paying Up To $2.4 Million For Top Tech Talent—Leaked Docs Show Amid AI Talent Arms Race Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is paying distinguished engineers up to $2.4 million annually, according to leaked internal compensation documents, revealing the software giant’s escalating investment in top-tier technical talent amid Silicon Valley’s heated artificial intelligence hiring war. Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025
Stocks Soar Before the Open on Upbeat Meta and Microsoft Results, U.S. PCE Inflation Data and More Big Tech Earnings on Tap September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.97%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +1.30% this morning as forecast-beating quarterly results from Meta and Microsoft boosted sentiment. Barchart · Jul 31, 2025
Meta warns its AI is showing signs of self-improving ‘The improvement is slow for now, but undeniable,’ says Mark Zuckerberg The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq To Open Higher After Robust Meta, Microsoft Earnings—Investors Await Apple, Amazon Results U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday after ending on a mixed note on Wednesday. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher, except for the small-cap gauge Russell 2000. Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg says AI superintelligence is 'now in sight' — here's what Meta thinks that means for you The Meta CEO has laid out a vision for AI achieving superintelligence in the near future and says we'll interact with it through smart glasses. Tom’s Guide · Jul 31, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg Says Not Wearing Meta Ray-Ban Like AI Glasses Will Be Similar To Having Poor Vision Without Corrective Contact Lenses Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes smart glasses powered by artificial intelligence will become so essential that not wearing them will put users at a cognitive disadvantage—similar to living with poor eyesight and no corrective lenses. Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025
Chamath Palihapitiya Weighs In On Meta's AI Ambitions As Energy Bottlenecks Emerge As The True Limiter Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya highlighted energy constraints as the primary barrier to artificial intelligence expansion, responding to concerns about Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) facing infrastructure bottlenecks despite massive capital expenditure plans. Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025
Qualcomm Is 'Biggest Beneficiary' For Smart Glasses—Powering Designs For Meta, Oakley, Ray-Ban: 'Best One For Now,' Says Expert Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) is emerging as the dominant force in the rapidly expanding smart glasses market, powering designs for major players including Meta, Oakley, Ray-Ban, and Xiaomi. Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025
Meta's $210 Billion Tech Stack May Be Masking A Harsh Truth: Jim Chanos Says 12-Year Depreciation On 2-Year GPUs Overstates Profits Prominent short seller Jim Chanos raised concerns on Wednesday about Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) potentially overstating profits through extended depreciation schedules on rapidly obsoleting artificial intelligence infrastructure. Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025
Jim Cramer Says Zuckerberg And Nadella Are Smarter Than His Once Admired Goldman Sachs — 'My Head Is Spinning' After Meta, Microsoft Earnings On Wednesday, Jim Cramer lauded the leadership of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), saying the visionary brilliance of Mark Zuckerberg and Satya Nadella surpasses even the most elite minds he encountered at Goldman Sachs. Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025
Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025 Microsoft, Apple And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Thursday With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:
Geekflare · Jul 31, 2025 Zuckerberg Wants to Put Superintelligence in Your Pocket Mark Zuckerberg is back in the headlines as the Meta CEO has shared a new vision for the future of artificial intelligence. Where every individual will
Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025 Peter Schiff Says Bitcoin Is Like Tech Stocks But Without 'Potential Of Earnings' As Investors Digest Meta, Microsoft Numbers Noted economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff deemed Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) a "digital tech stock" with no earnings potential on Wednesday.
Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025 Meta CFO Susan Li Says Company May Tap External Financing For 2026 AI Infrastructure As CapEx Heads Toward $100 Billion Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) may look to outside partners to help finance its ballooning infrastructure investments in 2026, as it ramps up spending on artificial intelligence and data centers.
PC Gamer · Jul 31, 2025 A week after Meta turned it down, Google agrees to sign EU's AI Code of Practice while still raising its own concerns "We will join several other companies, including U.S. model providers, in signing the European Union’s General Purpose AI Code of Practice. "
Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025 Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, Qualcomm And Robinhood: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today U.S. markets ended mixed on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.4% to 44,461.28, while the SP 500 edged down 0.1% to 6,362.90. The tech-focused Nasdaq inched up 0.15% to 21,129.67 as several companies reported earnings.
Android Central · Jul 30, 2025 Meta's Q2 earnings continue to soar as AI fuels its ad revenue Meta reported a strong financial Q2, as the total revenue saw an increase of 22% year over year.
Fortune · Jul 30, 2025 Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg laid out his AI vision that outperformed Q2 expectations and sent shares soaring Meta reported strong financial performance on Wednesday, with revenue rising 22% to $47.5 billion.
The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025 Wall Street delighted with Microsoft as it spends $100bn on AI Company’s second-quarter financial results showed a booming cloud business and enormous capital expenditures
International Business Times · Jul 30, 2025 Meta Beats Expectations Sending Share Price Soaring Meta reported robust second-quarter financial results Wednesday, with revenue jumping 22 percent year-over-year to $47.5 billion as the social media giant continues investing heavily in artificial intelligence.
Windows Central · Jul 30, 2025 Microsoft Teams revives the Metaverse with Immersive Events: Here's what to expect A new immersive events feature in Microsoft Teams lets users meet in virtual spaces from a PC, Mac, or Meta Quest headset.