Intel Corporation

NVIDIA Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Arm Holdings plc

Nvidia's move to Arm architecture CPUs and the related deal with Meta could bring Intel serious problems, an analyst said

'Intel killer': analyst calls Nvidia and Meta deal a threat to oldest chipmaker

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Nvidia finally exited Arm (one of the world's leading fabless processor architecture developers for mobile devices and servers), in parallel extending its multi-year partnership with Meta to supply millions of graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) for AI datacenters. Microsoft announced plans to invest $50 billion in AI development in the Global South. About these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of February 18.

Main by morning: Nvidia has pulled out of Arm Capital, Cathie Wood's fund in a prolonged slump

TOTO LTD.

Activist investor Palliser Capital expects 55% growth from the securities of Japan's largest toilet bowl manufacturer Toto on the back of AI development

'An underrated player': why did an activist deem a toilet bowl manufacturer a beneficiary of AI?

Micron Technology, Inc.

Broadcom Inc.

The company is building mega-factories in New York and Idaho to reduce the technology gap between memory chips and AI infrastructure

Micron is taking over the US: chipmaker to invest $150 billion in factories due to AI memory shortage

Netflix, Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Paramount Skydance Corporation

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Alibaba shares led the selloff in China's technology sector after the Pentagon put some of the country's largest companies on a list of firms that promote the military. Warner Bros. Discovery is discussing a possible resumption of talks with Paramount amid a deal already signed with Netflix. The AI boom is triggering a structural shortage of DRAM memory, driving up prices and threatening the margins of tech giants. These and other topics are in our review of key events for the morning of February 16.

Main by morning: Pentagon crashes Alibaba stock, battle over Warner Bros. continues

Lyft, Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

The gold price is consolidating above the $5,000 mark amid weak U.S. data and expectations of a Fed rate cut. Lyft shares fell more than 17% after weak earnings and a cautious outlook, with the company betting on robotaxis and new services. Several co-founders left Elon Musk's xAI company. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of February 11.

Highlights for this morning: Lyft under pressure, ByteDance makes AI chip, Musk's associates walked away from him

SK hynix Inc.

Tokyo Electron Limited

From Nintendo to Apple suppliers, consumer electronics manufacturers could be affected

'Risk underestimated': memory chip shortage threatens to last longer than investors expect

Amazon.com, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Donald Trump's administration plans to exempt major IT companies, including Alphabet and Microsoft, from future duties on chip imports. Amazon is preparing to launch a marketplace with content for AI developers. About these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of February 10.

Highlights for this morning: Amazon prepares AI marketplace, SoftBank shares soar 10%

Analysts expect Micron to maintain a memory market share of 20-25%

Samsung shares jump after announcing new memory chips. Why did Micron shares fall?

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Advantest Corporation

SoftBank Group Corp.

IHI Corporation

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party won the biggest victory in Japan's postwar history on Feb. 8

Japanese stocks soar after PM Takaichi's party triumphs in elections

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Memory chip shortage limits not only smartphone sales, but also the processors for them

The shortage of memory chips hit Qualcomm and Arm. Their shares plummeted

Sony Group Corporation

HP Inc.

Dell Technologies Inc.

Acer Incorporated

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Silver collapsed after a speculative rally and tighter margin requirements. Alphabet shares sagged amid record plans to invest in AI infrastructure. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of February 5.

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