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№01 · BUSINESS & FINANCE

Nvidia and Salesforce Surge as Strong Earnings Upend Two Major Bear Cases

Nvidia and Salesforce surged 8% and 22%, respectively, after Wednesday earnings reports dismantled persistent Wall Street bear cases, while CrowdStrike jumped 20.5% on its own strong results and broader tech indexes climbed to multi-week highs.

Sara Montes de Oca   ·   Read the story →

№02 · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Nvidia Agrees to Acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion, Deepening Its Open-Source AI Foothold

Nvidia has agreed to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, according to The Information, a deal that would extend the chipmaker's presence from hardware deep into the software and model-sharing ecosystem.

Marc Sabatini   ·   Read the story →

№03 · POLITICS

NASA Administrator Proposes Moving Data Centers Into Earth Orbit

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman proposed relocating data centers to Earth orbit to tap solar energy in space, as Republican skepticism about the facilities' domestic footprint forces President Trump to balance industry support with his party's growing pushback.

Marc Sabatini   ·   Read the story →

№04 · BUSINESS & FINANCE

Nvidia Forecasts 70% Revenue Growth in Fiscal 2028, Putting It on Track to Surpass Apple and Alphabet

Nvidia's CFO guided for 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028 — well above the 44% Wall Street consensus — which would put projected sales at roughly $673 billion and place the chipmaker ahead of Apple and Alphabet among U.S. tech companies by revenue.

TechEchelon Staff   ·   Read the story →

№05 · CYBERSECURITY

Okta Shares Surge 20% After Beating Estimates as Agentic AI Drives Identity Security Demand

Okta reported fiscal Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.05 and revenue of $805 million, both topping Wall Street estimates, as demand for identity security tools accelerated alongside the growth of agentic AI. Shares rose 20% in after-hours trading.

TechEchelon Staff   ·   Read the story →

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