Nvidia’s bad day, Microsoft’s AI plans, Amazon’s TikTok play, and Intel’s future: Tech news roundup

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Nvidia headquarters on May 21, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.
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Nvidia (NVDA) fell with other Magnificent 7 stocks on Thursday as the market reacted to new tariffs — but the company also may’ve slipped because a major bank downgraded it for unrelated reasons.

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Intel (INTC) will spin off some of its non-core businesses, newly minted CEO Lip-Bu Tan said at the company’s Vision 2025 conference in Las Vegas on Monday.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during CES 2024 on January 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Microsoft (MSFT) has reportedly stopped or delayed data center projects across the globe, possibly signaling a reassessment of its artificial intelligence ambitions.

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Nvidia headquarters on May 21, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.
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Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on February 3, 2025. SoftBank led a recent $40 billion fundraising round that values OpenAI at $300 billion.

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on February 3, 2025. SoftBank led a recent $40 billion fundraising round that values OpenAI at $300 billion.
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Sam Altman’s OpenAI has closed a new $40 billion fundraising deal that almost doubles the firm’s valuation and cements it as one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

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Amazon (AMZN) is making an under-the-wire bid to acquire popular social media app TikTok, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the matter.

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Agents are the latest trend in artificial intelligence, with several tech giants claiming they will provide a major boost in productivity for businesses. And it turns out most companies are already sold on the idea.

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Bill Gates at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show on January 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Half a century after its founding in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1975, Microsoft (MSFT) consistently ranks as one of the world’s most valuable companies. Currently sitting on a $2.7 trillion market cap, the software company, now based in Redmond, Washington, has turned into an artificial intelligence leader.

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New Jersey-based AI and cloud computing company CoreWeave made its market debut on Friday to little applause.

The stock was poised for success by all means: It was the biggest tech IPO since software company UiPath (PATH) in 2021, and a rare IPO of a pure-play AI company.

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