Meta and Qualcomm strike deal to make custom virtual reality chips for metaverse applications
Arjun Kharpal CNBC October 16,2022 Meta and Qualcomm are teaming up to develop custom chipsets for virtual reality products. The two U.S. technology giants have signed a multi-year agreement “to collaborate on a new era of spatial computing,” powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon extended reality (XR) platforms. Since its rebrand in 2021, the Facebook parent has […]
Customers shop at the Apple Fifth Avenue store for the release of the Apple iPhone 14 in New York City
Andrew Kelly Reuters September 16, 2022 Apple would fare better than other technology companies in the event of a economic downswing, according to Morgan Stanley.Analyst Erik Woodring said the broader market will feel the impacts of a weakening economy and companies’ earnings per share will see double-digit slides for the rest of the year as […]
BI Focus: Microsoft’s 2024 Brighter Than Consensus
Anurag Rana and Andrew Girard Bloomberg Intelligence October 14, 2022 (Bloomberg Intelligence) — Microsoft could surpass fiscal 2024 consensus sales growth in constant currency by 300-500 bps on the back of a rebound in cloud spending after a year of slowdown. Though weak economic conditions will likely hurt the company’s 2023 sales growth from a […]
Microsoft cloud leader Scott Guthrie says companies aren’t holding off on cloud spending as inflation mounts
Jordan Novet CNBC October 12, 2022 The European energy crisis is leading some organizations to quicken their pace of adopting cloud services, said Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie. One organization increasing its Microsoft Azure cloud use has seen energy costs jump over 65%. Despite an uncertain economy with looming fears of a recession, Microsoft’s top cloud executive […]
Analysts are falling back in love with Nvidia, with Citi giving it almost 100% upside
Weizhen Tan CNBC September 26, 2022 Analysts are once again starting to get bullish on Nvidia, after the semiconductor giant lost favor amid geopolitical tensions and a slowdown in the chip sector. Citi and JPMorgan both said last week that solid demand in PC gaming, as well as cloud adoption in data centers, were set […]
Apple is a safe haven amid the stock market rout, says tech investor Gene Munster
Michelle Fox CNBC September 27, 2022 Tech stocks have been pummeled this year but Apple is acting like a safe haven amid the turbulence, according to tech investor Gene Munster. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq is down 28% for the year and big names like Meta and Netflix have dropped about 60%, Apple is down just 15% year to date. “They are […]
Google CEO says he hopes to make company 20% more efficient, hints at potential cuts
PUBLISHED WED, SEP 7 20221:01 AM Source: CNBC by Jennifer Elias Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he wants to make the company 20% more efficient and that could include headcount cuts as it reckons with a slew of economic challenges as well as years of rapid hiring. Speaking at Code Conference in Los Angeles, Pichai […]
Starbucks hikes long-term financial forecast as it unveils reinvention plan
PUBLISHED TUE, SEP 13 202211:43 AM Source: CNBC by Amelia Lucas Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said the coffee giant is projecting double-digit growth for revenue and earnings per share as it implements a strategy to reinvent its business. The company’s previous long-term forecast projected adjusted earnings per share growth of 10% to 12%, revenue […]
Amazon Shares Back to Winning Ways Amid Cost Push: Tech Watch
Monday, September 12, 2022 06:23 AM Source: Bloomberg by Jeran Wittenstein Amazon.com Inc. shares are back in a familiar role of outperforming after an ugly first half of 2022, even as investors brace for a slowdown in growth at the e-commerce and cloud computing giant. Amazon is the best-performing stock among its megacap peers since the […]
Apple IPhone Pre-Order Data Points to Strong Demand: Street Wrap
Monday, September 12, 2022 09:35 AM Source: Bloomberg: by Ryan Vlastelica Apple analysts are positive on the company as pre-order data for the latest versions of its iPhone point to strong interest and demand. Shares up 1.7%, with the stock outperforming other major technology and internet stocks. The Nasdaq 100 is up 0.7%. JPMorgan (overweight, […]