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Siemens Raises Profit Outlook on AI Data Center Boom But Shares Drop 6% on Investor Expectations

German industrial giant Siemens raised its profit outlook for the second time this year after record orders driven by AI spending and data center buildout reached €27.9 billion. Despite net profit rising 15% to €2.6 billion, Siemens shares plunged 6% as the guidance increase fell short of investor expectations and concerns emerged about AI software risks.

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Siemens Raises Profit Outlook on AI Data Center Boom But Shares Drop 6% on Investor Expectations

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Travis Kalanick's Atoms Hires Former Uber CFO Gautam Gupta After $1.7 Billion Raise

Gautam Gupta, who served as Uber's finance chief during Travis Kalanick's tenure from 2013 to 2017, has joined the industrial-robotics startup Atoms as CFO. The move comes weeks after Atoms raised $1.7 billion led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Uber itself contributing $100 million. The hire continues Kalanick's pattern of reuniting with former Uber executives at Atoms.

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Travis Kalanick's Atoms Hires Former Uber CFO Gautam Gupta After $1.7 Billion Raise

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Block Raises 2026 Outlook as AI Agents Drive 150% Surge in Engineering Productivity

Block lifted its full-year 2026 guidance after reporting strong Q2 results driven by AI adoption across software engineering. Agentic AI tools now touch nearly all production code changes, helping code changes per engineer jump 150% since early 2026. Cash App and Square gross profit rose 25% year-over-year to $3.17 billion.

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Block Raises 2026 Outlook as AI Agents Drive 150% Surge in Engineering Productivity

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Zeta Global's AI Infrastructure Pivot Powers 44% Revenue Growth Despite Earnings Miss

Zeta Global delivered its 20th consecutive beat-and-raise quarter with $443 million in Q2 2026 revenue, marking 44% year-over-year growth. The intelligent AI infrastructure provider is repositioning from marketing tech to AI platform through partnerships with OpenAI, Palantir and Snowflake, though a significant GAAP EPS miss sent shares down 7% after hours.

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Zeta Global's AI Infrastructure Pivot Powers 44% Revenue Growth Despite Earnings Miss

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SoundHound AI Q2 Earnings Beat Expectations as SOUN Stock Surges 26% on Revenue Growth

SoundHound AI reported Q2 revenue of $61.9 million, surpassing analyst estimates by $9.5 million with 45% year-over-year growth. The conversational AI company raised its fiscal 2026 revenue guidance and saw SOUN stock spike 26.44% in premarket trading, potentially fueled by a short squeeze affecting 42.35% of its public float.

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SoundHound AI Q2 Earnings Beat Expectations as SOUN Stock Surges 26% on Revenue Growth

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ECB Says AI Investment Helps Stabilize Euro Zone Economy Amid 0.4% Uncertainty Drag

The European Central Bank reports that business investment toward intangible assets like AI is mitigating economic uncertainty's impact on the euro zone. While uncertainty from wars and trade friction reduced growth by 0.4% between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026, oversized AI spending is providing a crucial buffer for the region's 1% projected growth in 2026.

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ECB Says AI Investment Helps Stabilize Euro Zone Economy Amid 0.4% Uncertainty Drag

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Major Hedge Funds Targeted in Coordinated AI Voice Scam Cyber Attacks on Wall Street

Several top hedge funds including Citadel, Point72, Two Sigma, and Millennium Management were targeted by sophisticated audio phishing scams using AI-powered voice cloning technology. The coordinated cyber attacks attempted to trick employees into revealing login credentials by impersonating trusted colleagues and IT staff.

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Major Hedge Funds Targeted in Coordinated AI Voice Scam Cyber Attacks on Wall Street

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Fiserv and Stuut Partner to Deploy AI Agents in Accounts Receivable for Enterprise Finance Teams

Fiserv announced a strategic partnership with Stuut Technologies to modernize B2B accounts receivable processes using AI agents. The collaboration integrates Fiserv Commerce Hub and SnapPay platform with Stuut's AI-enabled automation to streamline collections and cash application, disputes and deductions for eligible enterprises.

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Fiserv and Stuut Partner to Deploy AI Agents in Accounts Receivable for Enterprise Finance Teams

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Maximum Emerges From Stealth With $30M to Replace Legacy Core Banking Systems With AI

Core banking startup Maximum has closed a $30 million seed round led by CRV to build an AI-native operating system for banks. Founded by three-time fintech entrepreneur Randy Fernando, the platform aims to replace decades-old infrastructure that still powers over 70% of US banks.

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Maximum Emerges From Stealth With $30M to Replace Legacy Core Banking Systems With AI

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Qualys Stock Jumps 14% After Hours as AI-Powered TruRisk Platform Drives Strong Q2 Performance

Qualys shares surged 14% in after-hours trading to $182 after reporting Q2 revenue of $182.18 million, beating estimates by 1.96%. The cybersecurity firm raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $732-$738 million while showcasing its new Enterprise TruRisk Platform with AI-driven autonomous remediation capabilities and launching InstaScan for real-time vulnerability detection.

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Qualys Stock Jumps 14% After Hours as AI-Powered TruRisk Platform Drives Strong Q2 Performance

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Fed Officials Clash Over AI Investment Risks as Spending Reaches $2.4 Trillion

Federal Reserve officials are divided on whether AI's explosive investment growth poses systemic risks to the economy. Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid questions if AI is becoming 'too big to fail,' while New York Fed's John Williams sees no bubble. The debate intensifies as Big Tech's AI commitments approach $2.4 trillion.

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Fed Officials Clash Over AI Investment Risks as Spending Reaches $2.4 Trillion

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Jamie Dimon Rallies 40+ Companies to Tackle AI Risks Through Alliance for Critical Infrastructure

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is spearheading a cross-industry effort to tackle AI risks by expanding the Alliance for Critical Infrastructure. The initiative brings together over 40 companies from financial services, energy, utilities, and telecommunications to develop safeguards for AI use and collaborate with the Trump administration on AI governance.

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Jamie Dimon Rallies 40+ Companies to Tackle AI Risks Through Alliance for Critical Infrastructure

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Infineon reaches record €4.17 billion revenue as AI data centres drive explosive growth

German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies posted record third-quarter revenue of €4.17 billion, marking a 13% year-over-year increase driven by surging demand for AI data centre power solutions. The company raised its full-year forecast to €16.3 billion as AI-related revenues are projected to exceed €2.5 billion in fiscal 2027, more than tripling from €700 million in 2025.

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Infineon reaches record €4.17 billion revenue as AI data centres drive explosive growth

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Pinterest AI Powers Record $1.18B Revenue as Competition Intensifies and Q3 Growth Slows

Pinterest delivered better-than-expected Q2 earnings with $1.18 billion revenue and 640 million monthly active users, driven by AI-powered growth through Performance Plus and Pinterest Assistant. Despite beating estimates, shares fell 8.33% after the company forecast slower quarterly revenue growth of 13-15% for Q3 amid intensifying digital advertising competition from Meta, Google, and OpenAI.

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Pinterest AI Powers Record $1.18B Revenue as Competition Intensifies and Q3 Growth Slows

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LendingTree Launches ChatGPT Plugin to Streamline Mortgage Rate Searches

LendingTree has integrated a ChatGPT plugin into its financial services marketplace, allowing users to explore mortgage and refinance rates through conversational AI. Users input their credit score, state, and loan amount to understand rate impacts before comparing personalized offers from over 430 lenders.

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LendingTree Launches ChatGPT Plugin to Streamline Mortgage Rate Searches

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