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POET Technologies Stock Slips Again as $400M AI Optics Plan Faces New Hurdles
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POET Technologies Stock Slips Again as $400M AI Optics Plan Faces New Hurdles

POET Technologies shares dropped 7.3% Friday, closing at $12.29 as the company's $400 million AI optics push faces setbacks including canceled orders and a securities class action.

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Microsoft Rallies on $9.7B Pentagon Deal and AI Model Unveiling
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Microsoft Rallies on $9.7B Pentagon Deal and AI Model Unveiling

Microsoft shares climbed over 5% to $450.24 on a $9.7B Pentagon deal and upcoming AI model launches, pushing its market value near $3.35 trillion.

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Aurora Gains on Analyst Optimism, Autonomous Trucking Focus
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Aurora Gains on Analyst Optimism, Autonomous Trucking Focus

Aurora Innovation shares climbed 3.6% Friday after Northland Securities began coverage with an Outperform rating. The autonomous trucking firm is advancing paid driverless freight routes.

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Atlassian Stock Soars 15% on Renewed Software Sector Confidence
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Atlassian Stock Soars 15% on Renewed Software Sector Confidence

Atlassian shares jumped 15.6% to $107.85 Friday, with nearly 9.6 million shares traded, as investors shifted focus from AI disruption fears to strong peer results.

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Broadcom hits record high on $36B Anthropic AI chip deal
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Broadcom hits record high on $36B Anthropic AI chip deal

Broadcom shares surged to a record high of $448.44 on Friday following news of a $36 billion debt deal for Anthropic's AI chips, before settling at $434.48.

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NetApp Stock Soars on AI Storage Demand, Guidance Boost
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NetApp Stock Soars on AI Storage Demand, Guidance Boost

NetApp shares jumped over 26% after the company beat quarterly estimates and raised its outlook on strong AI-driven demand for storage solutions.

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Tesla Shares Dip Despite European FSD Approval; BYD Rivalry Intensifies
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Tesla Shares Dip Despite European FSD Approval; BYD Rivalry Intensifies

Tesla shares slipped 1.2% on Friday, underperforming the broader market, even as Estonia approved its Full Self-Driving software. The company faces stiff competition from BYD and plans over $25 billion in capital spending for 2026.

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BlackBerry Surges on QNX AI Push and Options Activity
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BlackBerry Surges on QNX AI Push and Options Activity

BlackBerry shares climbed 3.4% on Friday, fueled by QNX robotics AI research and a surge in options trading, as investors eye the QNX unit's expansion beyond automotive into robotics and medical tech.

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VGT's AI-Heavy Portfolio Drives Post-Split Outperformance
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VGT's AI-Heavy Portfolio Drives Post-Split Outperformance

Vanguard's Information Technology ETF (VGT) has outperformed its larger growth peers since an April 8-for-1 split, driven by dominant positions in Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft.

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IREN Shares Dip as Focus Shifts to AI Deal Execution
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IREN Shares Dip as Focus Shifts to AI Deal Execution

IREN shares dropped 1.5% to $63.08 Friday as the market shifts focus from contract figures to execution of its AI infrastructure plans.

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Lumentum's AI Optics Surge Outshines Nvidia; Pullback Tests Rally
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Lumentum's AI Optics Surge Outshines Nvidia; Pullback Tests Rally

Lumentum shares slipped 3.6% Friday, paring a massive AI-driven rally that saw the stock gain 135% YTD, far exceeding Nvidia.

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ByteDance's AI Chip Push Could Open New Data Center Markets for Qualcomm
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ByteDance's AI Chip Push Could Open New Data Center Markets for Qualcomm

ByteDance is accelerating its custom AI chip and CPU development, with a reported deal to purchase millions of Qualcomm ASICs for data centers, easing hardware bottlenecks.

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