Apple (AAPL) is in focus after announcing a $500 million deal to buy rare earth magnets from MP Materials (MP) as investors weigh CEO Tim Cook’s role as the iPhone maker lags its Big Tech peers in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. Creative Strategies CEO and principal analyst Ben Bajarin sits down with Josh Lipton on Asking for a Trend to take a closer look at the latest from Apple. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here.
Federal health agency finalizes mass layoffs after Supreme Court lifts pause
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is moving ahead with a plan to cut 10,000 jobs after the Supreme Court lifted a pause on the layoffs.
CoreWeave CEO on AI Data Center Plans and Nvidia
CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator discusses the company’s plan to invest as much as $6 billion to set up a data center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. CoreWeave’s plans are part of about $70 billion in total investment in AI and energy being announced by President Donald Trump. He speaks with Tyler Kendall on “Balance of Power.”
Monitor agents built on Amazon Bedrock with Datadog LLM Observability
We’re excited to announce a new integration between Datadog LLM Observability and Amazon Bedrock Agents that helps monitor agentic applications built on Amazon Bedrock. In this post, we’ll explore how Datadog’s LLM Observability provides the visibility and control needed to successfully monitor, operate, and debug production-grade agentic applications built on Amazon Bedrock Agents.
Thinking Machines Lab Raises a Record $2 Billion, Announces Cofounders
Mira Murati and several other former OpenAI researchers are behind the buzzy AI startup, now valued at $12 billion and officially out of stealth.
Omaha STEM connect on the evolution of artificial intelligence
Collaborators say it’s a huge step for Omaha.
Google, Meta and Others Pledge Billions of Dollars to Build AI Data Centers
Google, Meta, Blackstone and CoreWeave are planning to collectively spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build data centers for artificial
Tracking Trump: AI may soon audit taxes; details on the Indonesia trade deal; Trump tells GOP to gerrymander Texas; and more
The 7 follows President Donald Trump’s second term.
Trump Hails $90 Billion in AI Infrastructure Investments at Pennsylvania Summit
Trump administration officials say winning the artificial intelligence race with China is a top priority.
Trump's $100B AI Shockwave: Nvidia Back in China, Coal Back on the Grid
A new AI masterplan, chip export reversal, and energy overhaul could reshape tech and tilt the balance with China.