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Plus: š¤ MrBeast Wants TikTok?
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Today, weāre diving into OpenAIās sky-high valuation, Googleās employee shake-up, Appleās subscription empire, and why Mark Zuckerberg isnāt losing sleep over DeepSeekās AI. Plus, weāve got a spicy "Other News" section thatāll keep you in the know. Letās get to it! š
š AIās Big Bet: OpenAI Eyes a $300B Valuation
SoftBank is leading talks to inject a whopping $40 billion into OpenAI, potentially pushing its valuation up to $300 billion. Thatās nearly double the $157 billion valuation from just a few months ago! š³ A big chunk of that cash will fuel OpenAIās $18 billion commitment to the Stargate project, a mega initiative to build next-gen data centers in the U.S. Translation? Even more powerful AI coming your way soon.
š Googleās āVoluntary Exitā Plan ā But Donāt Call It Layoffs
Google is offering employees in its Pixel and Android teams a chance to take a āvoluntary exitā (a polite way of saying, we wonāt stop you from leaving). The program is only available to U.S. employees and comes with a severance package. While this isnāt tied to any product roadmap shake-ups, it does raise eyebrows about Googleās long-term strategy for its hardware and software teams. š¤
š± Appleās Subscription Empire Hits 1 Billion
Appleās Services divisionāhome to the App Store, iCloud, Music, TV+, and moreāraked in a record-breaking $26.3 billion in Q4 2024, pushing its yearly revenue close to $100 billion. Thatās a lot of recurring payments! š° Expansions like Apple Arcade and Fitness+ are fueling the growth, making Apple an absolute powerhouse in the subscription world.
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š¤ DeepSeekās AI Advances? Zuckerberg Says āThatās Cuteā
Metaās Q4 earnings call had some spicy moments, with Mark Zuckerberg brushing off concerns about DeepSeekās AI breakthroughs. While Meta is analyzing DeepSeekās approach, Zuck made it clear: Meta isnāt worried. Instead, theyāre gearing up to launch Llama 4, their most advanced AI model yet, and expect their AI assistant to hit 1 billion users this year.
šµ Metaās Financials Are Looking Sharp:
Q4 Revenue: $48.39 billion (+22% YoY)
Net Profit: $20.8 billion (+43% YoY)
Daily Users: 3.35 billion (+5% YoY)
Despite some investor concerns about AI costs, Zuckerberg remains unfazed: āThatās cuteā ā proceeds to build a bigger Llama. š¦
š¢ Other News You Should Know:
š Virgin Galactic is teaming up with Redwire to develop research payload racks for its upcoming Delta-class suborbital spaceplane. Think ISS-level science in space tourism.
š JPMorgan found a strong correlation between U.S. tech stocks and crypto, with both tumbling on Monday. Small-cap tech stocks in the Russell 2000 seem most linked to the crypto rollercoaster. š¢
š® Microsoft is celebrating Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 as the best-selling game on both Xbox and PlayStation last quarter. Safe to say, their Activision Blizzard acquisition is paying off. š„
š UPS is slashing its Amazon delivery business by more than half and forecasting lower-than-expected revenue for 2025, sending its stock into free fall. š
āļø DOJ vs. Big Tech: The Justice Department sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterpriseās $14B acquisition of Juniper Networks, saying it would stifle competition in networking equipment.
š FDA Greenlights Journavx, the first non-opioid painkiller in decades. Experts hope it can curb addiction risks, but pricing concerns loom. š°
š IBM Stock Soars 12%āits best day in 25 years! Thanks to strong AI-driven growth, the company is easing investor fears over DeepSeekās rise.
š» Twin Peaks Goes Public! The sports bar chain made its Nasdaq debut, signaling a possible IPO thaw. Other restaurant chains like Panera Bread and Fogo de ChĆ£o are watching closely. š
š± MrBeastās TikTok Takeover? The YouTube king, along with a group of investors, has secured over $20 billion to make a bid for TikTok. Now, thatās a plot twist. š²
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