Nicolas Thomas

Waystar explores a potential sale two years after its IPO

Waystar is weighing several strategic options, including a possible sale that could see the healthcare software company exit the public markets just two years after its first New York listing. The company has hired Evercore to advise on the still preliminary process, with no assurance a deal will ultimately be reached. The stock is currently up 8% following this report.

September 15, 2026 at 10:33 pm

Meta Launches Meta One to Further Monetize Its AI Services

Meta Platforms has announced the launch of "Meta One", a new subscription offering that provides access to advanced artificial intelligence features on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Rolling out gradually, the service already has 15 million subscriptions and trials and is expected to offer over 50 features largely focused on content creation, audience engagement and business management.

September 15, 2026 at 10:30 pm

Coca-Cola plans $10bn in investments in the US by 2030

Coca-Cola plans to invest $10bn in its infrastructure in the United States between 2026 and 2030. The program will cover several regions of the country and will include projects already announced in California, Colorado, Alabama and New York State. The United States is one of the beverage giant's key markets.

September 15, 2026 at 10:23 pm

Altera prepares its IPO in US

Altera, a semiconductor maker backed by Silver Lake and Intel, has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States. The company could complete the deal as soon as this year, according to Reuters sources.

September 15, 2026 at 06:37 pm

TotalEnergies plans $10bn investment in Angola

TotalEnergies plans to invest $10bn with its partners in Angola over the next five years to support its oil output. The country's leading operator, the group currently produces around 450,000 barrels a day and intends to keep production at that level. Angola, sub-Saharan Africa's second-largest crude producer after Nigeria, is seeking to stabilize output at around 1m barrels a day despite aging offshore fields.

September 10, 2026 at 10:43 am

Apple Finally Joins the Trend with Duo, Its First Foldable iPhone at a Sky-High Price

Apple has unveiled Duo, its first foldable iPhone and the most significant redesign of its smartphone since the iPhone X in 2017. The launch also marks the start of the John Ternus era at the top of the company, with a strategy that puts artificial intelligence, privacy, and hardware upgrades at the center of the Apple ecosystem.

September 09, 2026 at 11:26 pm

Apple Expected to Unveil Its First Foldable iPhone Under John Ternus Era

Apple is expected to reveal today in Cupertino its first foldable iPhone, a device that could mark the most significant overhaul of its smartphone since the iPhone X in 2017. The event will also be the first major product showcase under new Chief Executive John Ternus. The stakes are high for Apple, with the iPhone generating $209.6bn in the last fiscal year, a little over half of the group's revenue.

September 09, 2026 at 09:22 pm

NextEra secures up to $1.9bn to restart a nuclear plant in Iowa

The US Department of Energy has awarded NextEra Energy a loan of up to $1.9bn to fund the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear plant in Iowa. Shut down in 2020 after 45 years of operation, the 615-megawatt facility could resume operations in early 2029, subject to approvals from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Google is backing the project through a 25-year contract to buy the electricity produced.

September 09, 2026 at 11:05 am

Meta launches Muse, its AI agent capable of acting on users' behalf

Meta on Tuesday launched Muse, an artificial intelligence agent able to autonomously carry out tasks such as sending emails, making payments, selling a car or booking a trip, in the United States. Known internally as Hatch, Muse is a central element of Mark Zuckerberg's "personal superintelligence" project. Available through a dedicated app and WhatsApp, it is also set to be integrated soon into Meta's smart glasses.

September 09, 2026 at 10:46 am

Washington accuses several Chinese AI groups of copying American technologies

On Tuesday US authorities accused several Chinese artificial intelligence companies of exploiting US-developed models to train their own technologies. In a joint statement, the NSA, CISA and the FBI cited DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax and StepFun. According to the three agencies, the groups conducted distillation operations on an industrial scale, "likely with the knowledge of the Chinese government".

September 09, 2026 at 10:34 am

Nscale Seeks to Raise $3.5bn Ahead of IPO

According to Reuters, Nscale is in talks to raise about $3.5bn ahead of its IPO to fund the rapid expansion of its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The cloud provider is considering up to $1.5bn in convertible notes and is also seeking about $2bn from Nvidia. Goldman Sachs is working on the deal, while Third Point is expected to lead the convertible notes investment.

September 07, 2026 at 10:44 am

Microsoft to announce Azure quarterly revenue for the first time

Microsoft will now publish Azure quarterly revenue in absolute terms, giving investors a clearer view of its cloud business versus AWS and Google Cloud. The change comes with a major overhaul of financial reporting, moving from three to two operating segments. Azure will also be refocused on consumption-billed infrastructure and platform businesses, excluding certain GitHub services, Security Copilot and specialized cloud products.

September 03, 2026 at 11:07 am

Broadcom disappoints despite soaring AI chip sales

Broadcom issued Q4 revenue guidance that was slightly below expectations, despite strong growth in its artificial intelligence-related business. The company is targeting about $34.8bn in revenue, versus $35.03bn expected by analysts according to LSEG. The stock is down nearly 3% in after-hours trading and is up only about 6% YTD.

September 03, 2026 at 11:06 am

Google avoids breakup of its advertising business

Google avoided a forced divestiture of its AdX advertising platform after a federal judge declined a request from the US Department of Justice. The ruling comes after the company was previously found liable for anticompetitive conduct in parts of the ad tech market. The court instead opted to order changes to Google's business practices, with detailed terms to be released in 14 days.

September 03, 2026 at 10:36 am

Uber to cut 10% of its workforce to streamline its organization

Uber plans to cut 10% of its workforce to reduce costs, slim down its management structure, and speed up decision-making. The group had about 34,000 employees at the end of 2025, but did not specify the exact number of positions affected.

September 02, 2026 at 06:33 pm

Zoox and Waymo expand their robotaxis into new US cities

Zoox and Waymo are accelerating the rollout of their robotaxi services in the United States as competition intensifies in autonomous transportation. The Amazon unit will begin testing in Houston and San Diego, bringing its presence to 12 US cities. The expansion comes just weeks after its August launch of its first paid rides in Las Vegas.

September 02, 2026 at 06:24 pm

Dell sharply raises its outlook as AI server demand surges

Dell Technologies jumped 10% in after-hours trading after posting results well above expectations and sharply raising its full-year targets. The company is benefiting from accelerating investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, which is especially boosting its server sales. Already up 236% YTD through Tuesday's close, the stock has far outpaced the S&P 500's 11% gain.

September 02, 2026 at 10:47 am

Google Under Pressure in EU Over AI Use of Content

The European Commission is consulting publishers on Google's proposal to let them opt out of having their content used in its AI-based search features, without hurting their ranking in traditional results. Their responses could influence the EU investigation now underway and determine whether Google's proposed measures sufficiently address competition concerns.

September 01, 2026 at 11:25 pm

The United States Strikes Iran After New Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz

US forces carried out fresh strikes against Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, following several attacks on commercial vessels and US personnel. The operation marks a new escalation between Washington and Tehran, days after a return to direct exchanges of fire. Donald Trump called the strikes "massive and powerful" and warned Iran of an even larger response if it retaliates.

September 01, 2026 at 10:34 pm

Donald Trump prepares new agreements to reduce drug prices

Donald Trump's administration is expected to announce a new round of agreements with pharmaceutical companies aimed at lowering the cost of drugs in the United States, where patients often pay nearly three times as much as in other developed countries. Bayer, Takeda, CSL and several mid-sized biotech companies are expected to take part in the initiative, according to the Financial Times. The White House is set to unveil new measures on Monday focused on the affordability of care.

August 31, 2026 at 10:13 pm

Ørsted launches one of Germany's largest offshore wind farms

August 31, 2026 at 06:16 pm