Javier Prada
๐Ÿ“ข ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž & ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ A week full of news! Hereโ€™s a recap of the ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ: โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ 1๏ธโƒฃ $GOOG (Alphabet) โ–ช๏ธ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , raising $84.75 billion to fund massive AI infrastructure investments. โ–ช๏ธ Approximately $10 billion of the offering is expected to be purchased by Berkshire Hathaway. โ–ช๏ธ The transaction would dilute existing shareholders by roughly 1.4%, a relatively modest impact. โ–ช๏ธ Management previously repurchased shares aggressively when valuations were lower, helping offset concerns about dilution. 2๏ธโƒฃ $MSFT (Microsoft) โ–ช๏ธ At Build 2026, Microsoft unveiled seven proprietary AI models, led by MAI Thinking 1, its first in-house reasoning model. โ–ช๏ธ According to independent evaluators, the model reportedly outperforms Anthropic's flagship model while offering significant cost advantages when running on Azure. โ–ช๏ธ Announced Copilot Super App, integrating chat, work, and coding capabilities into a single platform. โ–ช๏ธ Introduced the second-generation Majorana 2 quantum chip. โ–ช๏ธ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐-๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ˆ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ. 3๏ธโƒฃ $META (Meta Platforms Inc) โ–ช๏ธ Launched a new Business AI Agent across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, targeting its 3 billion users. โ–ช๏ธ Exploring premium AI subscription plans that could reach $200 per month. โ–ช๏ธ Bloomberg reported Meta is considering a large equity raise to help finance AI-related capital expenditures. โ–ช๏ธ The market reacted negatively to the possibility of shareholder dilution. 4๏ธโƒฃ $AMZN (Amazon.com Inc) โ–ช๏ธ Prime Day 2026 will run from June 23โ€“26, earlier than usual. โ–ช๏ธ Unveiled the next-generation Proteus robot, capable of voice-guided operation and working alongside employees without safety barriers. โ–ช๏ธ Announced โ‚ฌ10 billion of additional European logistics investments through 2030. 5๏ธโƒฃ $AAPL (Apple) โ–ช๏ธ According to reports, Apple is preparing to launch its first smart glasses featuring cameras and integrated audio. โ–ช๏ธ Expected price range: $300โ€“$500. โ–ช๏ธ The move is aimed at competing directly with Meta's growing smart-glasses ecosystem. 6๏ธโƒฃ $NVDA (NVIDIA Corporation) โ–ช๏ธ Introduced RTX Spark, its first laptop-focused chip combining an ARM CPU and Blackwell GPU in a single processor. โ–ช๏ธ Analysts compared the launch to Apple's M1 moment due to the efficiency benefits of ARM-based architecture. โ–ช๏ธ Expected to arrive this fall in devices from Dell, HP, Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft Surface. 7๏ธโƒฃ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐š๐๐œ๐จ๐ฆ (NASDAQ: AVGO) โ–ช๏ธ Reported results that beat analyst expectations on revenue and earnings. โ–ช๏ธ AI semiconductor revenue reached $10.8 billion, growing 143% year-over-year. โ–ช๏ธ Guidance exceeded expectations overall. โ–ช๏ธ Despite strong fundamentals, shares fell sharply after earnings, partly due to previously elevated valuation levels. โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๐ŸŒ ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ 1๏ธโƒฃ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ (NYSE: BRK.B) โ–ช๏ธ Expected to invest approximately $10 billion in Alphabet's capital raise. โ–ช๏ธ The move is seen as potentially reflecting the influence of Greg Abel, who is increasingly taking a leading role in capital allocation decisions. 2๏ธโƒฃ ๐”๐›๐ž๐ซ (NYSE: UBER) โ–ช๏ธ Announced workforce reductions affecting 23% of its People & Place division (HR, recruiting, workplace operations, and culture). โ–ช๏ธ The cuts represent less than 1% of Uber's total workforce. โ–ช๏ธ Management stated the layoffs are not related to AI initiatives. 3๏ธโƒฃ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž๐— (Ticker: SPCX) โ–ช๏ธ Set its IPO price at $135 per share, implying a valuation of approximately $1.77 trillion. โ–ช๏ธ Expected to raise $75 billion in the offering. โ–ช๏ธ Elon Musk is expected to retain roughly 82% voting control. โ–ช๏ธ Analysts published extremely ambitious long-term forecasts, including projections for massive revenue growth through 2030 and beyond. โ–ช๏ธ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐๐Ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ.
Not investment advice. The author may have financial interests in the mentioned instruments.
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