AI Technology 13 February 2026 - 21 May 2026

AIFC Under Pressure After AI Financial Reports $271M Crypto Loss
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AIFC Under Pressure After AI Financial Reports $271M Crypto Loss

AI Financial Corp. closed Friday at $0.8932, up 2.05% for the day but down 11% from the previous week. The company reported a quarterly net loss of $271.49 million, mainly from a $348.3 million unrealized loss on WLFI tokens. All tokens are under lock-up provisions. Nasdaq will remain closed Monday for Memorial Day, delaying the next trading session to Tuesday.
May 24, 2026
Quantum Shares Tick Up in Pre-Market Trade After AI Storage Angle Draws Notice
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Quantum Shares Tick Up in Pre-Market Trade After AI Storage Angle Draws Notice

Quantum Corp shares climbed 5.88% to $8.64 in pre-market trading Thursday after closing 5.84% higher Wednesday. No new company news accompanied the move. Quantum last reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $74.6 million and a GAAP net loss of $27.8 million. The company’s market value stands near $112 million, far below larger peers NetApp and Dell.
May 21, 2026
RELX PLC Stock Faces Fresh AI Test After Dividend Date and Morgan Stanley Cut
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RELX PLC Stock Faces Fresh AI Test After Dividend Date and Morgan Stanley Cut

RELX shares closed at 2,460 pence in London on May 8, down 0.08% after a 6.21% ex-dividend drop and a Morgan Stanley downgrade. The broker cut its rating to “equal-weight” and lowered its target price, citing rising AI competition. RELX reported 2025 revenue of £9.59 billion, up 7% underlying, and plans £2.25 billion in buybacks for 2026. The 2025 final dividend is 48.00 pence a share, payable June 18.
May 9, 2026
Commonwealth Bank Drawn Into $153 Million Branch Fight as AI Push Deepens
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Commonwealth Bank Drawn Into $153 Million Branch Fight as AI Push Deepens

An alliance of 24 regional banks is urging Australia’s major banks, including CBA, to help fund rural branch services through a proposed A$153 million industry model. The push follows renewed pressure as the big banks’ moratorium on regional closures remains temporary. CBA says its regional branches will stay open until at least July 2027 and plans a A$100 million investment in its branch and ATM network this year.
April 26, 2026
RELX PLC Stock Gets Fresh AI Test After £350 Million Buyback and 2026 Outlook Reassurance
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RELX PLC Stock Gets Fresh AI Test After £350 Million Buyback and 2026 Outlook Reassurance

RELX launched a new £350 million share buyback and reaffirmed its 2026 outlook after reporting strong early-year growth across all business areas. Shares slipped 0.45% to 2,672 pence on Friday amid ongoing concerns about AI competition, highlighted by a new Anthropic-Freshfields legal AI partnership. RELX said its own AI-enabled products are driving sales. No first-quarter numbers were released.
April 24, 2026
Salesforce Says You May Never Need to Log In Again as Headless 360 Opens CRM to AI Agents
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Salesforce Says You May Never Need to Log In Again as Headless 360 Opens CRM to AI Agents

Salesforce has launched Headless 360, allowing AI agents to access its CRM platform via APIs and command-line tools without a browser. The company says its Agentforce AI handled 3 million support conversations, cut case volume by 8%, and saved $100 million annually. Investors are watching to see if agent-driven usage can offset pressure on traditional per-seat software pricing. Salesforce shares rose to $185.38 in morning trading.
April 20, 2026
Microsoft (MSFT) stock slips despite director’s $2 million buy as AI spending stays under the microscope
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Microsoft (MSFT) stock slips despite director’s $2 million buy as AI spending stays under the microscope

Microsoft shares fell 0.3% to $397.23 Friday, trailing a broader Wall Street rally as investors weighed the company’s AI spending and governance signals. Director John W. Stanton bought 5,000 shares for about $2 million, according to an SEC filing. Microsoft pledged $50 billion in AI investment for developing countries and said it will match all electricity use with renewable energy. The company denied its tech is used for mass surveillance by U.S. immigration authorities.
February 20, 2026
Tempus AI (TEM) stock pops again as new cancer algorithm, analyst calls hit ahead of earnings
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Tempus AI (TEM) stock pops again as new cancer algorithm, analyst calls hit ahead of earnings

Tempus AI shares rose about 1.2% to $56.81 in premarket trading Thursday after a 6.9% gain Wednesday. The company launched an HRD-RNA algorithm to identify cancer patients likely to respond to certain drugs. Mizuho and Baird began coverage with Outperform ratings and bullish price targets. The new algorithm is available for research use only, with clinical rollout expected later this year.
February 19, 2026
AMD stock nudges higher premarket on “Helios” AI push in India with Tata Consultancy Services
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AMD stock nudges higher premarket on “Helios” AI push in India with Tata Consultancy Services

AMD shares rose 0.7% to $207.32 in premarket trading after announcing a plan with Tata Consultancy Services for up to 200 megawatts of AI-ready data center capacity in India. The blueprint features AMD’s Instinct MI455X GPUs and EPYC “Venice” CPUs. U.S. markets reopened after the holiday; Nvidia slipped 2.2% premarket, Intel gained 0.6%. Retail sales and Fed minutes are expected this week.
February 17, 2026
Nvidia stock price today: NVDA slips in premarket as AI spending doubts linger ahead of earnings
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Nvidia stock price today: NVDA slips in premarket as AI spending doubts linger ahead of earnings

Nvidia shares dropped 2.2% to $182.81 in premarket trading Tuesday after the U.S. holiday break. Investors are pulling back from megacap tech stocks on concerns that AI spending may not deliver quick returns. Nvidia reports quarterly results and holds a conference call on Feb. 25. The company’s market value has fallen nearly $90 billion this year.
February 17, 2026
Applied Materials stock jumps after earnings beat; AMAT rallies in after-hours as AI demand drives outlook
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Applied Materials stock jumps after earnings beat; AMAT rallies in after-hours as AI demand drives outlook

Applied Materials shares surged 13.3% to $371.97 in after-hours trading after beating quarterly estimates and issuing a strong forecast. The company reported $7.01 billion in revenue and adjusted earnings of $2.38 per share for the quarter ended Jan. 25. Applied agreed to pay $252.5 million to settle U.S. export-control violations related to shipments to China. Justice and SEC probes were closed without further action.
February 13, 2026

Stock Market Today

  • Gina Rinehart Emerges as Financial Backer of Bruce McWilliam's Major Stake in Southern Cross Media
    May 26, 2026, 9:33 PM EDT. Gina Rinehart, Australia's richest person and mining magnate, is the financial backer behind Bruce McWilliam's near-10% stake in Southern Cross Media, owner of the Seven Network and Triple M. Documents filed with the ASX show most of McWilliam's shares were financed by a company linked to Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, positioning her as a substantial shareholder with potential control. The media company, valued at $278 million, recently merged and is expected to soon change its name to reflect Seven's influence. This development fuels speculation about a possible takeover bid by Rinehart, who has a history of seeking control in Australian media assets. Meanwhile, McWilliam's stake is unrelated to billionaire Kerry Stokes, who remains a 20% shareholder.