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• Waymo announces $16 billion funding round - The Alphabet-owned company said it is now valued at $126 billion.
• Meta's Mark Zuckerberg gets green light from Wall Street to keep pouring money into AI - Meta's stock pop following the company's latest earnings beat is a sign that investors are OK with hefty AI spending as long as the core business stays strong.
• Meta’s Reality Labs posts $6.02 billion loss in fourth quarter - Meta’s Reality Labs posts $6.02 billion loss in fourth quarter.
• Meta shares rise on stronger-than-expected revenue forecast - Meta reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday and provided stronger-than-expected sales guidance.
• Amazon laying off about 16,000 corporate workers in latest anti-bureaucracy push - Amazon laid off 14,000 corporate staff in October.
• Chip giant ASML posts record orders and upbeat 2026 guidance as AI boom continues - ASML is experiencing several tailwinds including an expectation of increased chipmaking capacity and continued demand for AI semiconductors.
• Chinese tech giant Tencent plots Middle East cloud expansion as spending in the region booms - Tencent's expansion will likely put it into more direct competition with U.S. giants including Amazon, Microsoft and Google.
• CoreWeave stock jumps 12% as Nvidia invests $2 billion to expand AI data center capacity - Nvidia purchased CoreWeave Class A common stock at $87.20 per share.
• Meta's Reality Labs cuts sparked fears of a 'VR winter' - Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses raised concerns about the future of the industry.
• TikTok forms U.S. joint venture, names a CEO - TikTok said Thursday that it officially formed a joint venture that will keep the video-sharing app operating in the United States.