Sarah Chen

Sarah Chen

Technology & Crypto Editor

Sarah Chen leads technology and cryptocurrency coverage at StockTi. With a background in computer science from MIT and five years in fintech equity research, she brings deep technical fluency to her market analysis. Sarah covers earnings, product launches, and regulatory developments across the tech and digital asset sectors. She is a regular contributor to industry panels on blockchain adoption and AI-driven trading.

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Palantir's AI Control-Layer Bet Drives Stock Surge Ahead of Holiday
Technology

Palantir's AI Control-Layer Bet Drives Stock Surge Ahead of Holiday

Palantir shares jumped 14.5% in a week to $129.30, driven by an analyst upgrade and AI defense strategy. A $175 target implies a $117.5 billion value gain.

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Apple Stock Surges 8.8% Ahead of July 4, Adding $209 Billion in Value
Technology

Apple Stock Surges 8.8% Ahead of July 4, Adding $209 Billion in Value

Apple (AAPL) rose 8.8% in the shortened week before July 4, adding $209 billion in market value, but UBS kept a $296 target, citing limited iPhone upgrade demand from Apple Intelligence.

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Kioxia's 9% Surge Drives 16% of Nikkei's Friday Gain
Technology

Kioxia's 9% Surge Drives 16% of Nikkei's Friday Gain

Kioxia's 9.23% jump on Friday contributed 165 points, about 16% of the Nikkei 225's 1,010.92-point gain, fueled by production news and AI storage demand.

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Intel Loses $112B in Market Cap Ahead of Q2 Earnings Test
Technology

Intel Loses $112B in Market Cap Ahead of Q2 Earnings Test

Intel lost $112 billion in market value from its June 30 peak, closing at $120.35. The chip giant faces a critical earnings report on July 23.

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Nvidia Holds Steady as Cloud Partners Plan Massive 210,000-GPU Deployment
Technology

Nvidia Holds Steady as Cloud Partners Plan Massive 210,000-GPU Deployment

Nvidia shares rose 1.2% week-over-week amid plans by cloud partners to deploy up to 210,000 GPUs, highlighting a shift to revenue-sharing models.

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Meta's $145B AI Capex Fuels Cloud Ambitions, Investors Await Returns
Technology

Meta's $145B AI Capex Fuels Cloud Ambitions, Investors Await Returns

Meta is exploring a cloud business to monetize AI compute, with 2026 capex guidance of $125B-$145B. Investors are watching for returns on the massive investment.

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Microsoft Stock Rises on $2.5B AI Unit Launch, Outpaces Nasdaq
Technology

Microsoft Stock Rises on $2.5B AI Unit Launch, Outpaces Nasdaq

Microsoft shares climbed 1.62% to $390.49, boosted by its $2.5 billion Frontier AI unit, while the Nasdaq fell 0.80%. The gain added $46.1 billion in market value.

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Amazon Edges Up as AWS Unveils $1B AI Projects for Clients and Intel
Technology

Amazon Edges Up as AWS Unveils $1B AI Projects for Clients and Intel

Amazon shares edged higher Thursday as AWS unveiled two $1 billion AI projects, including a generative AI engineer service and cloud credits for intelligence agencies.

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BitMine Stock Trades at Discount to Crypto Holdings as ETH Dominates Treasury
Crypto

BitMine Stock Trades at Discount to Crypto Holdings as ETH Dominates Treasury

BitMine shares ended Thursday at $14.36, up 1.5%, but still trade at roughly 83 cents per dollar of reported crypto and cash holdings as Ethereum's value climbs.

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Figma Surges 11.8% on Russell Index Inclusion and Heavy Options Activity
Technology

Figma Surges 11.8% on Russell Index Inclusion and Heavy Options Activity

Figma shares surged 11.8% after being added to the Russell 3000, with heavy call buying and short covering driving the rally. The company's AI adoption and strong Q1 revenue growth support investor optimism.

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Super Micro Computer Loses $1.6B Intraday as Taiwan Probe Relief Rally Reverses
Technology

Super Micro Computer Loses $1.6B Intraday as Taiwan Probe Relief Rally Reverses

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) shares slipped 2.8% to $26.87, wiping out $1.61 billion in intraday value after a relief rally over the Taiwan investigation reversed. The AI server stock remains under pressure.

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MARA Holdings Slumps 8.4% as Bitcoin Rally Fails to Lift Miner Stocks
Crypto

MARA Holdings Slumps 8.4% as Bitcoin Rally Fails to Lift Miner Stocks

MARA Holdings fell 8.4% to $12.25 despite bitcoin's 2.5% gain, as mining stocks decoupled from crypto. Riot, CleanSpark, IREN, and Core Scientific dropped 9-11%.

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