In addition to Trump, you can guarantee that virtually every tech company will mention AI revenue and spending. According to Jefferies analyst Brent Thill, Microsoft should report improved AI consumption and continued spending, something investors have been hoping for as the company works to meet customer demand for AI infrastructure.
President Donald Trump said he is open to Elon Musk or Oracle (ORCL) Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok as part of a joint venture with
Challenges came in tandem with TikTok’s success. U.S. officials expressed concerns about the company’s roots and ownership, pointing to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data requested by the government. Another concern became the proprietary algorithm that populates what users see on the app.
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The United States Supreme Court on Friday ruled against TikTok's bid to avoid a ban that could shut the app down in just two days and impact millions of users who rely on the platform for entertainment,
This potential ban is being challenged by TikTok on First Amendment grounds, with the company referring to it as an "unprecedented censorship" for the over 170 million Americans who use the app. The Supreme Court's decision could have significant repercussions for stocks such as Meta (NASDAQ: META) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL ), among others.
The ban is the end result of 2024 legislation passed on national security concerns that called for TikTok parent ByteDance to sell the popular short-video app or see it shut in the United States on Jan. 19.
Despite attempting to ban TikTok during his first presidential term, Trump has since celebrated the app as a way to undercut tech companies he dislikes and reach young voters quickly. TikTok's chief, Shou Zi Chew, even flew to Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach last month in a last-ditch attempt to save the app's presence in the U.S.
Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stock, giving the tech giant an Overweight rating and setting a price target of $214.00.
In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from Friday the app was to shut down after the court upheld a bipartisan law that banned TikTok nationwide, provided it was still controlled by its Chinese parent company.
The high court's decision could set the stage for usage of TikTok to end in the U.S., as the law calls for app stores and other enterprises to stop supporting it. TikTok reportedly may be ready to shut down entirely on Sunday and to direct users to a site with information about the ban.
Yesterday the world of AI and stocks in the sector changed as President Donald Trump announced the formation of Stargate , a new $500 billion joint venture deal to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US, with Oracle ( NYSE:ORCL ), ChatGPT creator OpenAI, and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank all at the table ..