In this article 6600.T-JP GOOG SSNHZ .FKRX300 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage outside the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google's latest research which claims to make AI models more efficient is putting pressure on memory stocks, with investors concerned the breakthrough could see ...
In this article 6600.T-JP GOOG SSNHZ .FKRX300 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage outside the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google's latest research which claims to make AI models more efficient is putting pressure on memory stocks, with investors concerned the breakthrough could see a slowdown in chip demand. On Thursday, shares of the world's two biggest memory chipmakers, SK Hynix and Samsung, fell 6% and nearly 5%, respectively in South Korea. Japanese flash memory company Kioxia dropped nearly 6%. These moves followed falls in Sandisk and Micron in the U.S. on Wednesday. Both companies were lower in U.S. premarket trade on Thursday. Alphabet 's Google on Tuesday unveiled TurboQuant , a new compression method that it says could reduce the amount of memory required to run large language models by six times. The technique focuses on reducing the key value cache, which stores the past calculations of an AI model so it doesn't have to run them again. The technique is aimed at making AI models more efficient, a major goal of the leading labs. Investors fear that this could reduce the demand for AI memory chips, which have been a critical component to train up huge LLMs from companies like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic. Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, called the research "Google's DeepSeek," referencing the efficiency breakthroughs made by Chinese AI firm DeepSeek last year which caused a massive sell-off in tech stocks. "So much more room to optimize AI inference for speed, memory usage, power consumption, and multi-tenant utilization," he said in a post on X on Wednesday. watch now VIDEO 1:42 01:42 Agentic AI deployment and research constrained by chip shortage: Google DeepMind Squawk Box Asia However, Ray Wang, a memory analyst at SemiAnalysis, said that the research from Google won't necessarily lead to the need for fewer chips. The value cache is "...
hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Palantir ( PLTR ) and Bain & Company have expanded their lead management consulting partnership to accelerate AI-powered transformations for businesses worldwide. Harnessing Palantir's software and Forward-Deployed Engineers, the expanded pact aims to achieve the end-to-end delivery of AI use cases from strategic plans through to operationalization. The t...
hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Palantir ( PLTR ) and Bain & Company have expanded their lead management consulting partnership to accelerate AI-powered transformations for businesses worldwide. Harnessing Palantir's software and Forward-Deployed Engineers, the expanded pact aims to achieve the end-to-end delivery of AI use cases from strategic plans through to operationalization. The two companies first established a global partnership in May last year. Source: Press Release More on Palantir Palantir: Defending Its High-Growth Premium Palantir: This Selloff Is A Gift Palantir: Why I Stay Bullish Despite The Risks Anduril, Palantir work on software for Golden Dome shield - report Enterprise software joins Monday's rally, with Palantir and AppLovin leading
Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott speaks at the China Development Forum in Beijing on March 22. Rio Tinto PLC CEO Simon Trott said the mining giant concluded that a mega-merger with Glencore wouldn’t create value and instead chose to focus on the Simandou iron ore project and key critical minerals. Responding to a Caixin question during a media briefing Monday on the sidelines of the China Development For...
Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott speaks at the China Development Forum in Beijing on March 22. Rio Tinto PLC CEO Simon Trott said the mining giant concluded that a mega-merger with Glencore wouldn’t create value and instead chose to focus on the Simandou iron ore project and key critical minerals. Responding to a Caixin question during a media briefing Monday on the sidelines of the China Development Forum, Trott detailed the reasoning behind the aborted deal, which was officially abandoned in February.
Designer Brands press release ( DBI ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.31. Revenue of $713.6M. Total comparable sales decreased by 1.9%. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $50.9 million at the end of 2025, compared to $44.8 million at the end of 2024, with $101.1 million available for borrowings under our senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility. Debt totaled $435.0 million at the end of 2025, c...
Designer Brands press release ( DBI ): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.31. Revenue of $713.6M. Total comparable sales decreased by 1.9%. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $50.9 million at the end of 2025, compared to $44.8 million at the end of 2024, with $101.1 million available for borrowings under our senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility. Debt totaled $435.0 million at the end of 2025, compared to $491.0 million at the end of 2024. Inventories totaled $563.5 million at the end of 2025, compared to $599.8 million at the end of 2024. 2026 Financial Outlook The Company has announced the following guidance for the full year 2026: Metric 2026 Guidance Designer Brands Change in Net Sales Down 1% to Up 1% Effective tax rate 40 % Diluted Earnings per Share $0.28 - $0.38 vs. consensus of $0.42 Weighted average diluted shares 58 million Click to enlarge More on Designer Brands Designer Brands Q4 2026 Earnings Preview Designer Brands appoints Sheamus Toal as CFO Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Designer Brands Historical earnings data for Designer Brands Dividend scorecard for Designer Brands