Alphabet (GOOG 1.04%) (GOOGL 1.19%) CEO Sundar Pichai shared some interesting news during the company's first-quarter earnings call. Google will start to deliver its custom AI accelerator chips, Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), to a select group of customers for their own data centers. The company has already signed a deal to sell chips to Anthropic and has a tentative agreement to sell directly to...
Alphabet (GOOG 1.04%) (GOOGL 1.19%) CEO Sundar Pichai shared some interesting news during the company's first-quarter earnings call. Google will start to deliver its custom AI accelerator chips, Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), to a select group of customers for their own data centers. The company has already signed a deal to sell chips to Anthropic and has a tentative agreement to sell directly to Meta Platforms. Now it has a third customer. Google is partnering with Blackstone on a joint venture to build a new neocloud compute-as-a-service company. Blackstone will provide $5 billion of capital, and Google will provide its TPUs and software. The move is another step in taking market share from Nvidia, but it presents a real competitive threat to neocloud leaders CoreWeave (CRWV 1.86%) and Nebius Group (NBIS 2.34%). Why is Google building a new cloud computing business? Google Cloud is already the third-largest cloud computing platform in the world and growing quickly. Alphabet is spending tens of billions of dollars adding capacity to it every quarter. Investors may look at the new joint venture as superfluous. But partnering with Blackstone provides additional capital while enabling the new company to build data centers focused exclusively on AI compute using TPUs. That can allow the company to compete on price and increase adoption of Google's TPUs. Indeed, part of the strategy may be to get another guaranteed buyer for TPUs. "Some of it helps us get more economies of scale, scale in our overall compute environment as well. And so, it helps us invest in the cutting edge, which we need to do with the next generation," Pichai said during the Q1 2026 earnings call in response to a question about selling TPUs to third parties. Expand NASDAQ : GOOG Alphabet Today's Change ( -1.04 %) $ -3.99 Current Price $ 379.48 Key Data Points Market Cap $4.7T Day's Range $ 378.28 - $ 384.88 52wk Range $ 163.33 - $ 404.47 Volume 448.4K Avg Vol 19M Gross Margin 60.43 % Dividend Yield ...
Key Points Alphabet is looking to grow its custom AI accelerator business, and this new project could be a major test. A well-funded joint venture with Blackstone poses a major threat to small neocloud providers. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai shared some interesting news during the company's first-quarterearnings call Google will...
Key Points Alphabet is looking to grow its custom AI accelerator business, and this new project could be a major test. A well-funded joint venture with Blackstone poses a major threat to small neocloud providers. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai shared some interesting news during the company's first-quarterearnings call Google will start to deliver its custom AI accelerator chips, Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), to a select group of customers for their own data centers. The company has already signed a deal to sell chips to Anthropic and has a tentative agreement to sell directly to Meta Platforms. Now it has a third customer. Google is partnering with Blackstone on a joint venture to build a new neocloud compute-as-a-service company. Blackstone will provide $5 billion of capital, and Google will provide its TPUs and software. The move is another step in taking market share from Nvidia, but it presents a real competitive threat to neocloud leaders CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) and Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS). Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Why is Google building a new cloud computing business? Google Cloud is already the third-largest cloud computing platform in the world and growing quickly. Alphabet is spending tens of billions of dollars adding capacity to it every quarter. Investors may look at the new joint venture as superfluous. But partnering with Blackstone provides additional capital while enabling the new company to build data centers focused exclusively on AI compute using TPUs. That can allow the company to compete on price and increase adoption of Google's TPUs. Indeed, part of the strategy may be to get another guaranteed buyer for TPUs. "Some of it helps us get more economies of scale, scale in our overa...
Antonio Conte announced his departure as Napoli head coach on Sunday after guiding the team to a 1-0 home victory over Udinese in their final match of the Serie A season. The 56-year-old confirmed the decision at a press conference alongside the Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis after the match. Having joined the club in July 2024, he won the league title in his debut campaign as well as this...
Antonio Conte announced his departure as Napoli head coach on Sunday after guiding the team to a 1-0 home victory over Udinese in their final match of the Serie A season. The 56-year-old confirmed the decision at a press conference alongside the Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis after the match. Having joined the club in July 2024, he won the league title in his debut campaign as well as this season’s. Conte’s final match was settled by a 23rd-minute goal from striker Rasmus Højlund, securing a second-place finish in the league table for the hosts behind Inter. The former Italy and Chelsea manager revealed he had initiated the exit talks based on his relationship with the club’s owner. “I rang the chairman a month ago … and told him: ‘Given the friendship we share, I feel that my time here is coming to an end.’ The decision was mine,” Conte told reporters. “I’ve never been one for mediocre seasons, and I never will be.” Reflecting on the turning point of his decision following a loss to Bologna this month, Conte cited friction over January signings and internal squad dynamics. “I saw situations there that I did not like,” Conte said. “Certainly some new signings arrived in January while the old group and I were in very difficult dynamics. There came a moment when it was right to speak out and take responsibility. “I failed at one thing in Naples: I was unable to bring everyone together,” he added. “I saw too much poison, too much malice. The moment you can no longer do things with ease is a step backwards for me.” Conte is a frontrunner to take over as Italy manager, local media reported. “There is satisfaction, honour and prestige in what I achieved coaching Naples. I thank De Laurentiis for giving me this opportunity.” Como qualified for the Champions League for the first time in their history, the lakeside club being joined by Roma in the top four as giants Milan and Juventus missed out on an eventful final day marred by fan violence. View image in fullscree...
Ployker/iStock via Getty Images U.S. financial markets will largely shut down Monday for the Memorial Day holiday, giving investors a pause after a volatile stretch for stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will both be closed Monday, May 25. The U.S. bond market also will be shut for the holiday, following an early close Friday afternoon ahead of the lo...
Ployker/iStock via Getty Images U.S. financial markets will largely shut down Monday for the Memorial Day holiday, giving investors a pause after a volatile stretch for stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will both be closed Monday, May 25. The U.S. bond market also will be shut for the holiday, following an early close Friday afternoon ahead of the long weekend. While cash markets will be dark, futures markets will continue operating on abbreviated schedules, with several products pausing Monday afternoon before reopening later in the evening for Tuesday’s trading session. The holiday schedule matters for investors because lower trading volumes and shortened sessions can amplify volatility, particularly in futures tied to equities, oil, currencies and interest rates. Thin liquidity around holiday weekends also can lead to sharper price swings when geopolitical or macroeconomic headlines hit the market. Stock and bond markets closed Monday NYSE: Closed Monday, May 25 Nasdaq: Closed Monday, May 25 U.S. bond market: Closed Monday, May 25 Regular trading resumes Tuesday, May 26. Futures markets move to abbreviated holiday schedules Equities futures Sunday, May 24: Regular open at 6 p.m. ET for Tuesday’s trading session Monday, May 25: Trading halt at 1 p.m. ET, reopening at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 26: Regular close Interest rate futures Sunday, May 24: Regular open at 6 p.m. ET for Tuesday’s trading session Monday, May 25: Trading halt at 1 p.m. ET, reopening at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 26: Regular close Energy futures Sunday, May 24: Regular open at 6 p.m. ET for Tuesday’s trading session Monday, May 25: Trading halt at 2:30 p.m. ET, reopening at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 26: Regular close FX futures Sunday, May 24: Regular open at 6 p.m. ET for Tuesday’s trading session Monday, May 25: Trading halt at 5 p.m. ET, reopening at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 26: Regular close Metals futures Sunday, May 24: Regular open at 6 p.m. ET for Tu...
This drama based on the ‘Honeytrap Murder’ of 2011 lands somewhere between urgent drama and carefully presented facts. It’s a compassionate, unflinching look at how a young life was wasted Young adulthood can be stifling. Throw in the expectations of a religious community and it can become more claustrophobic still. This breeds secrecy – and Mundill Mahil’s life was full of secrets. There was her ...
This drama based on the ‘Honeytrap Murder’ of 2011 lands somewhere between urgent drama and carefully presented facts. It’s a compassionate, unflinching look at how a young life was wasted Young adulthood can be stifling. Throw in the expectations of a religious community and it can become more claustrophobic still. This breeds secrecy – and Mundill Mahil’s life was full of secrets. There was her relationship with Gagandip Singh. And then there was the boy she called “my gangster friend”, Harinder “Ravi” Shoker. Ravi smoked and drove a car without insurance. For the strait-laced student doctor Mundill, he represented quite a walk on the wild side. The case explored in this gripping factual drama was, in typical tabloid style, branded “the Honeytrap Murder” in 2011. But the reality behind Gagandip Singh’s tragic fate would be much more challenging for a red top writer to turn into a crass headline. As presented here, Gagandip’s killing was less a crime of passion and more a product of confusion. Continue reading...
Key Points Upstart's financial performance in the latest quarter was notable, as revenue jumped 44% year over year. The company has long-term potential, but its success is very sensitive to macroeconomic forces. Prospective investors do have upside, but the probability of a 100% gain in five years is low. 10 stocks we like better than Upstart › Investors shouldn't doubt that Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST)...
Key Points Upstart's financial performance in the latest quarter was notable, as revenue jumped 44% year over year. The company has long-term potential, but its success is very sensitive to macroeconomic forces. Prospective investors do have upside, but the probability of a 100% gain in five years is low. 10 stocks we like better than Upstart › Investors shouldn't doubt that Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) is an innovative company. It has introduced what it believes is an upgrade to the traditional loan credit-rating system. The business leverages its machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to expand credit access to more borrowers. Since 2014, it has facilitated $57 billion in loan originations. This platform model, though, hasn't translated into a winning outcome for investors. This fintech stock currently trades 92% below its late-2021 high. Maybe there are better days ahead. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Does Upstart have what it takes to double its current share price in five years? The business is hitting its stride again During the first quarter of 2026 (ended March 31), Upstart posted strong year-over-year revenue growth of 44%. This top-line gain was driven by a 77% jump in loan volumes. The platform is clearly seeing robust demand for loans, of which 91% were completely automated from start to finish. Upstart reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $40.5 million in Q1, good for a 13% margin. Management expects this margin to rise to 21% for the full year. Maybe this can lead to positive, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) earnings for Upstart, though expenses rose faster than revenue during the quarter. This is welcome news for investors who might still have bad memories about the company's...