Meta (META)

• Strategic Pivot: The company is actively reallocating resources from the Metaverse to AI hardware and reducing staff in Metaverse-related teams.

  
  

• Smart Glasses: In partnership with EssilorLuxottica, the company plans to increase production of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses from the current 10 million units to 20 million by the end of 2026, with a target of up to 30 million units.

  
  

Microsoft (MSFT)

• Infrastructure Plan: Vice Chair Brad Smith announced a five-point plan aimed at easing "power anxiety" regarding data centers. This includes paying specific utility rates, increasing local tax contributions, improving transparency, covering grid upgrade costs, and committing to water replenishment.

  
  

Apple (AAPL)

• AI Integration: Confirmed it will utilize Google’s Gemini AI to support Siri and "Apple Intelligence" features.

  
  

• Software Competition: Announced a new subscription plan for creative software applications, intensifying competitive pressure on Adobe.

  
  

Google (GOOGL)

• AI Partnership: The cost advantages of its Gemini models and Tensor chips were validated through the deal with Apple.

  
  

• Stock Performance: Reached a new all-time high during the trading day.

  
  

TSMC (TSM)

• U.S. Expansion: As part of a U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement, the company committed to building at least five additional fabs in Arizona, roughly doubling the number of local plants. The specific investment timeline has not yet been clarified.

  
  

Nvidia (NVDA)

• Order Status: CEO Jensen Huang revealed that the order backlog for Blackwell and Rubin chips has reached $500 billion.

  
  

• China Market: Faces restrictions from the Chinese government on the procurement of H200 chips, but analysts expect its chips will eventually return to the Chinese market in a more structured manner.

  
  

Intel (INTC)

• Supply Shortage: Reports indicate that its data center CPU allocations are nearly "sold out."

  
  

• Retail Trends: Despite the stock price rising, retail investors maintain a "sell into strength" mentality.

  
  

AMD (AMD)

• Market Dynamics: Similar to Intel, its data center CPUs are almost sold out; the stock price rose 6% following relevant reports.

  
  

Amazon (AMZN)

• TD Cowen Forecast: Selected as the top large-cap pick for 2026 due to the acceleration of AWS.

  
  

Adobe (ADBE)

• Rating Downgrade: Oppenheimer downgraded its rating from "Outperform" to "Market Perform," citing poor execution of product cycles and competitive pressure from Apple.

  
  

Salesforce (CRM)

• Stock Performance: As a representative of software stocks, its share price significantly lagged, closing down 6.3%.

  
  

Palantir (PLTR)

• Retail Behavior: The stock price is highly volatile and favored by retail investors.

  
  

Broadcom (AVGO)

• Investor Concerns: Faces risks of margin contraction and may fail to meet expectations; however, retail investors are buying on the dips.

  
  

Netflix (NFLX)

• M&A Intentions: Reportedly considering changing its acquisition offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to all-cash to expedite the transaction process.

  
  

Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD)

• Capital Markets: Stock price surged following news that Netflix might revise its acquisition offer.

  
  

Paramount Skydance

• Competing Bid: Launched a hostile counter-takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery at $30 per share.

  
  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)

• AI Investment: During the earnings call on January 13, 2026, CEO Jamie Dimon stated that AI spending would increase to drive efficiency. He emphasized that this is not the primary driver of surging expenses and asked investors to "trust me" regarding the returns.

  
  

Klarna (KLAR)

• Business Model: Its "Buy Now, Pay Later" model typically has lower bad debt rates than traditional credit cards (approx. 0.5-0.9% vs. 2-10%). It generates revenue primarily through merchant fees rather than consumer interest, though recent reports show a rise in credit losses.

  
  

L3Harris (LHX)

• Government Orders: Secured a $1 billion government investment and is preparing to divest its missile solutions business in 2026.

  
  

IBM (IBM)

• Stock Performance: Share price faced downward pressure due to overall sentiment in the software sector.

  
  

Technology Sector News

• Shift from Metaverse to AI Hardware: The industry focus is shifting from the virtual concepts of the Metaverse toward AI assistant hardware with actual consumer demand (such as smart glasses).

  
  

• Data Center Infrastructure Anxiety: As data center scales expand, tech giants face significant regulatory and public pressure regarding power consumption, grid burden, water balance, and local tax policies.

  
  

• Deepening U.S.-China AI Race: The U.S. leads in closed-source "frontier" models, while China demonstrates advantages in open-source models and the speed of energy infrastructure deployment.

  
  

• Reversal in Retail Investment Sentiment: By the end of 2025, retail attitude toward the tech sector shifted from "net buying" to "net selling," with investors beginning to take profits at high levels.

  
  

• Shift in Growth Engines: Analysts predict 14%-16% earnings growth for the S&P 500, but the drivers may shift from traditional tech leaders to other sectors, and the "Magnificent Seven" trade is considered overvalued.

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