We recently published a list of 10 Tech News Updates Investors Should Not Miss. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) stands against other tech news updates investors should not miss.
On March 6th, CoreWeave, an Nvidia-backed cloud-computing startup, denied claims in a Financial Times report that Microsoft had pulled the plug in some of the agreements it had signed with the cloud provider due to service delivery challenges and missed deadlines.
“We pride ourselves in our client partnerships and there have been no contract cancellations or walking away from commitments. Any claim to the contrary is false and misleading,” a CoreWeave spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed statement.
The news follows after Stack Capital Group made an investment of $10 million in the AI-infrastructure company, according to a company release on March 5th.
“Given its growing data center presence across the United States, Europe, and Canada, CoreWeave is extremely well-positioned to continue capitalizing on accelerating global demand for AI infrastructure and compute capabilities,” said Jeff Parks, CEO of Stack Capital.
According to a Reuters report on March 7th, the Azure parent has begun testing out models from xAI, Meta and DeepSeek to develop AI models to compete with OpenAI.
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Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 42
Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) designs, develops and operates next-generation digital infrastructure across North America for high performance computing and artificial intelligence. On March 5, the company’s stock logged a day of strong gains with shares surging 11.1% at the close. The surge in stock price was a reaction to news about Microsoft and Meta Platform’s decision to push forward in agentic AI solutions. Both Microsoft and Meta are looking to increase their investment in agentic AI space which will increase demand in data center services, which as a consequence, resonates with Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD).
Overall, APLD ranks 6th on our list of tech news updates investors should not miss. While we acknowledge the potential of APLD as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than APLD but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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