European lawmakers have voted to delay key parts of the EU AI Act, the bloc's flagship law for regulating artificial intelligence, while also backing proposals to ban nudify apps. The measures, approved by a large majority in the European Parliament, would push back compliance deadlines for developers of high-risk AI systems - those deemed to pose a "serious risk" to health, safety, or fundamental...
European lawmakers have voted to delay key parts of the EU AI Act, the bloc's flagship law for regulating artificial intelligence, while also backing proposals to ban nudify apps. The measures, approved by a large majority in the European Parliament, would push back compliance deadlines for developers of high-risk AI systems - those deemed to pose a "serious risk" to health, safety, or fundamental rights - until December 2027. Companies developing AI systems covered by sector-specific safety rules like toys or medical devices would have even longer to comply, with a proposed deadline of August 2028. Rules requiring providers to watermark A … Read the full story at The Verge.
TomasSereda/iStock via Getty Images Barrick Mining ( B ) is postponing its $9B Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan due to deterior ating security in the country and the ripple effects of the Middle East war, the Financial Times reported Thursday. After launching a review of the Reko Diq development following a rise in separatist violence in the Balochistan province where the mine is locat...
TomasSereda/iStock via Getty Images Barrick Mining ( B ) is postponing its $9B Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan due to deterior ating security in the country and the ripple effects of the Middle East war, the Financial Times reported Thursday. After launching a review of the Reko Diq development following a rise in separatist violence in the Balochistan province where the mine is located, "and in light of the subsequent escalation in security issues in Pakistan and the Middle East, the company considers it necessary to further assess the potential impacts and delivery strategy,," Barrick ( B ) told its Pakistani equity partners and the project’s local operator this week in correspondence seen by FT . "As a result, development activity will be slowed, with a corresponding reduced project spend, for a 12-month period commencing in July," the company said. The delay means first production will not begin until 2029 at the earliest, the report said; before the review, first production at the mine was expected in 2028. Reko Diq could become one of the world's largest copper-gold mines, although industry experts have cautioned that development will be expensive and difficult; Barrick ( B ) owns 50% and controls the mine's board, with the remaining equity split between three Pakistani state-owned enterprises and the Balochistan provincial government. More on Barrick Mining Barrick: Time To Load Up On This Massive Dip Barrick Mining: Flashbacks From 2022, Setup Too Good To Ignore Barrick Mining: How To Profit From Gold Without Owning A Single Ounce
We Are/DigitalVision via Getty Images Fa stly ( FSLY ) has recently risen from the dead and suddenly has become one of the top performing stocks of the market. But I would not count on this outperformance to sustain long-term. Sure, the business had a very strong quarter and guidance and is a clear beneficiary of AI-driven traffic growth and security investments. However, there are still a few par...
We Are/DigitalVision via Getty Images Fa stly ( FSLY ) has recently risen from the dead and suddenly has become one of the top performing stocks of the market. But I would not count on this outperformance to sustain long-term. Sure, the business had a very strong quarter and guidance and is a clear beneficiary of AI-driven traffic growth and security investments. However, there are still a few parts of the story that remain challenged and should warrant some concern. My last article on FSLY was back in August 2022, where the company was growing revenue at a similar pace, but operating losses and FCF burn weighed on the stock. Clearly, a lot has changed over the past 3.5 years, and the stock’s recent revival warrants an updated analysis. Data by YCharts Fastly is an internet infrastructure company that focuses on content delivery network ( CDN ), edge computing, and application security services. In simple terms, Fastly helps make digital experiences faster, more secure, and more reliable. By processing data at the “edge” of the internet in centralized data centers, which results in lower latency and improved application performance. Traditionally, FSLY’s workloads helped optimize applications such as e-commerce, streaming media services, and online gaming. And more recently with the introduction of AI workloads, this has presented a material growth opportunity. As seen in the chart above, the stock has acted extremely favorable in recent months, which I believe is driven by two main factors. The obvious one being that FSLY is seeing increased demand from AI workloads, resulting in better than expected revenue. And the second being that many investors had essentially “wrote-off” FSLY as an investment, thus presented an arbitrage opportunity around the lack of investor demand. More on this dynamic below. For now, the stock’s meteoric rise since last quarter’s results has been impressive, but I argue unsustainable. While not arguing the stock is necessarily a short fro...
The outgoing chief executive officer of Germany’s biggest media company said the TV and streaming industries in Europe is facing a crisis and must consolidate. “Without consolidation, I don’t believe European media players in the TV and streaming sectors will be able to survive in the long run,” Bertelsmann SE CEO Thomas Rabe said in an interview on Thursday alongside the company’s annual results....
The outgoing chief executive officer of Germany’s biggest media company said the TV and streaming industries in Europe is facing a crisis and must consolidate. “Without consolidation, I don’t believe European media players in the TV and streaming sectors will be able to survive in the long run,” Bertelsmann SE CEO Thomas Rabe said in an interview on Thursday alongside the company’s annual results. Bertelsmann’s video-on-demand operations will grow by about 25% this year, while TV advertising is set to decline at a slower pace than in 2025, he said. The dominance of US streaming services is already forcing smaller European TV players to consolidate in order to resist decline of traditional ad revenues and viewers’ shift to streaming. Bertelsmann’s planned acquisition of German TV group Sky Deutschland is expected to push revenues higher to €21 billion ($24.2 billion) in 2026, Rabe said. Bertelsmann — which owns the Penguin Random House book publisher, music recording company BMG and television and radio broadcaster RTL Group — posted a decline in profit for 2025, mostly due to RTL. Publicly traded RTL, the company’s biggest unit, has said its adjusted operating profit sank 8.3% last year, with its legacy TV business hit by the shift to streaming and a drop in advertising revenue. Overall, the group posted a 2025 profit of about €1 billion, down 2.8% from a year earlier. Revenue was little changed at about €19 billion. Revenue increased 1.3% at Penguin Random House, the group’s second largest unit. Rabe, 60, will leave the group after his contract expires at the end of the year after more than a decade in the role. He’ll be replaced by Thomas Coesfeld , who currently runs BMG.
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) shares took a 13% nosedive on Feb. 23, their worst single-day drop in over 25 years. The culprit? Fears that Anthropic 's Claude Code AI would make COBOL modernization so fast and cheap that IBM's mainframe cash cow would dry up practically overnight. For the curious, here's a simple "Hello World" program in COBOL: [hello.cbl] Continue reading
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) shares took a 13% nosedive on Feb. 23, their worst single-day drop in over 25 years. The culprit? Fears that Anthropic 's Claude Code AI would make COBOL modernization so fast and cheap that IBM's mainframe cash cow would dry up practically overnight. For the curious, here's a simple "Hello World" program in COBOL: [hello.cbl] Continue reading
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Goldman Sachs reiterates Apple and Dell as buy Goldman says Apple and Dell are beneficiaries of autonomous AI agents. "The rise in popularity of open-source, autonomous AI agents like OpenClaw has driven increased investor interest in the potential impacts to PC hardware demand. ... .We view AAPL (Buy), DELL (Buy), and HPQ's (Sell) high-end PC...
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Goldman Sachs reiterates Apple and Dell as buy Goldman says Apple and Dell are beneficiaries of autonomous AI agents. "The rise in popularity of open-source, autonomous AI agents like OpenClaw has driven increased investor interest in the potential impacts to PC hardware demand. ... .We view AAPL (Buy), DELL (Buy), and HPQ's (Sell) high-end PC portfolios as well positioned to benefit from this demand driver..." Needham initiates Abercrombie & Fitch as buy Needham says "fundamentals are stabilizing." "We're launching coverage of ANF with a Buy rating and a $108 price target. After a tough FY25, we think fundamentals are stabilizing, which makes the stock attractive in our view." Needham initiates Wolverine Worldwide as buy Needham says the footwear company is firing on all cylinders. "We are initiating coverage of WWW with a Buy rating and a $21 price target. While there are a lot of moving pieces with this company, we believe that running-sneaker brand Saucony is a compelling growth story given rising brand awareness, better positioning of key franchises, and the broad-based strength of the running category." Daiwa initiates Spotify as outperform Daiwa says it sees steady revenue growth. "We initiate coverage on Spotify Technology (SPOT) at a 2/Outperform with a $535 price target based on forward multiple of 27.5x EV/EBITDA." Jefferies upgrades Somnigroup International to buy from hold Jefferies says buy the dip in the mattress company. "SGI shares are off ~17% since the war in Iran started (~25% off all-time high) vs. the S & P down 4%. SGI trades at 18x the Street's '27E EPS, reflecting a LSD% discount vs. the 5- yr avg. despite the radically-strengthened moat created since the 2/5/25 Mattress Firm deal." Jefferies initiates Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citi as buy The firm initiated several banks on Wednesday night and says Wells Fargo is its top idea. "We initiate coverage on seven money-center and super...
SMA Solar Technology ( SMTGF ): FY GAAP EPS of -$5.22. Revenue of €1.51B (-1.3% Y/Y). EBITDA came in at −€65.4, from −€16.0 in 2024. More on SMA Solar Technology AG Historical earnings data for SMA Solar Technology AG Financial information for SMA Solar Technology AG
SMA Solar Technology ( SMTGF ): FY GAAP EPS of -$5.22. Revenue of €1.51B (-1.3% Y/Y). EBITDA came in at −€65.4, from −€16.0 in 2024. More on SMA Solar Technology AG Historical earnings data for SMA Solar Technology AG Financial information for SMA Solar Technology AG