Alphabet ( GOOG 1.63%) ( GOOGL 1.58%) stock got a small lift on Tuesday, rising 2% higher through 10:30 a.m. ET. The move came in response to President Trump, in one of his first acts in office in his second term, signing an executive order that revoked another executive order (by his predecessor Joe Biden).

Inc. faces a complex landscape of opportunities and challenges as it navigates the evolving tech industry. While regulatory pressures and increasing competition pose significant risks, the company's strong financial position - evidenced by its return on equity of 32% and robust cash flows - ongoing AI innovations,

Both Microsoft and Google are now including AI in some of their most popular productivity software. But prices are going up at the same time.

A big success story for software giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) over the past decade has been Office 365, now called Microsoft 365. Facing competition from Alphabet's Google Docs, Microsoft launched subscription versions of its iconic Office applications.

Microsoft commits to restoring Brazil's forests for carbon credits. Deal worth ~$200 million. Big tech invests in nuclear solutions for energy needs.

The commission noted that the investment may extend Microsoft's dominance in cloud computing into the emerging AI market.

President Biden's executive order addresses the race to build domestic data centers and clean energy plants in order to retain America's AI leadership.

So-called Big Tech stocks with outsized weightings in the S&P 500 were rising sharply Wednesday, with gains led by Nvidia Corp. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, whose portfolio equally weights seven Big Tech stocks — Nvidia,

Other analysts seem to agree. Out of 58 analysts that cover the stock on Wall Street, 39 rate it a "buy" and 14 rate it a "strong buy," according to Yahoo! Finance. The software giant is preparing to spend $80 billion on data centers specifically for training, deploying, and operating cloud-based AI applications.

Unlike generalized virtual assistants used by consumers, Oracle’s agents are designed to handle specific tasks.

Meta rarely invests in startups, but it works with Databricks on the Llama open-source models that Meta trains.

According to a recently filed congressional trading form, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, representing California's 11th district, revealed a sequence of transactions involving big technology corporations in late 2024 and early 2025.