15 AI News Updates Taking Wall Street By Storm

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xAI, the AI startup owned by Elon Musk, is raising more than $6 billion at a $50 billion valuation, per a report by news platform CNBC. The bulk of this money, nearly $5 billion, will be raised through sovereign funds in the Middle East. The funding will be used to purchase 100,000 NVIDIA chips, according to the news outlet. xAI plans to build a supercomputer with these chips. This supercomputer would then be integrated with other Musk companies, most notably Tesla, as plans to improve Full Self Driving continue at a rapid pace.

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CNBC claims that the billionaire has started working closely with Donald Trump, the president-elect, on the approach of the new White House administration to AI and tech more broadly. Trump plans on rebranding the CHIPS Act and repealing the Executive Order on AI, two major AI initiatives of US President Joe Biden. The technology world has been dealing with the impact of a change in the US presidency, as Trump is widely expected to increase tariffs on firms doing business with China. He is also expected to urge tech firms in the country to relocate manufacturing operations from overseas to the US.

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15 AI Updates Taking Wall Street By Storm

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AI Updates Taking Wall Street By Storm

15. Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEK)

Market Capitalization: $10 Billion   

Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEK) provides consulting and engineering services in the United States and internationally. The firm provides cooling solutions to data centers. On November 14, Baird analyst Andrew Wittmann raised the price target on the stock to $47 from $46 and kept a Neutral rating on the shares. The advisory said results came in just ahead of expectations closing out a strong year for the company. Initial FY2025 guidance bracketed the in-place revenue but the midpoint was just under consensus.

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