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

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It was a bad day for Nvidia

Nvidia headquarters on May 21, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. - Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)
Nvidia headquarters on May 21, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. - Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)

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 will spin off its ‘non-core’ businesses, new CEO says

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Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images)

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 could be reassessing its AI plans while pulling back on data centers

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during CES 2024 on January 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during CES 2024 on January 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images)

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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Magnificent 7 stocks slide as Trump tariff fears rattle markets again

Nvidia headquarters on May 21, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. - Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)
Nvidia headquarters on May 21, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. - Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)

The market’s highest-performing tech stocks, the Magnificent 7, mostly slid on Monday amid worries over President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Tesla (TSLA) was down 4.8% at 11:30 a.m., while Nvidia (NVDA) was off 4.1%, Amazon (AMZN) was 3% lower, Meta (META) fell 2.1% Microsoft (MSFT) dropped 2.5%, and Alphabet (GOOGL) was down by 1.1%. Apple (AAPL) stock was the outlier among the Mag 7, rising 0.6%.

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OpenAI is now worth more than Chevron, McDonald’s, and Salesforce

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. - Photo: Tomohiro Ohsumi (Getty Images)
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. - Photo: Tomohiro Ohsumi (Getty Images)

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 wants to buy TikTok as Trump’s deadline looms

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Photo: Eugene Gologursky (Getty Images)

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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More than half of companies already deploy autonomous AI agents, study finds

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Photo: Andrea Verdelli (Getty Images)

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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Microsoft is turning 50. Here are 4 of its peers that are also still around

Bill Gates at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show on January 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Photo: David Paul Morris (Getty Images)
Bill Gates at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show on January 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Photo: David Paul Morris (Getty Images)

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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3 ways Big Tech is vulnerable to European tariff retaliation

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Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images)

President Donald Trump announced widespread tariffs on Wednesday, sending the stock market plunging. One of the more significant of these tariffs is a 20% levy on goods coming from longtime U.S. ally and trade partner the European Union.