IREN Soars 40% on NVIDIA’s $3.4B AI Infrastructure Deal
IREN stock surged 40% this week after landing a $3.4B NVIDIA cloud deal and a $2.1B investment option — validating its pivot from Bitcoin mining to AI data centers.
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Akamai Jumps 26% on $1.8B Anthropic Deal and Record Cloud Growth
Akamai surged 26.58% after revealing a $1.8 billion Anthropic AI deal alongside Q1 2026 free cash flow that jumped 58% and cloud infrastructure revenue up 40%.
Intel Surges 14% on Report of Apple Chip Manufacturing Deal
Intel jumped 14% on record volume Friday after the WSJ reported Apple and Intel reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to manufacture Apple chips — a potential turning point for Intel’s foundry ambitions.
AI Earnings Test: Innodata Doubles, Rocket Lab Surges 34%, While Cloudflare Drops 24%
Innodata surged 86%, Rocket Lab 34%, and the chip sector swept double-digit gains — while Cloudflare and HubSpot each fell nearly 20%. Q1 2026 earnings season became a high-stakes AI report card.
Cloudflare Sinks 23% on AI Layoffs Despite Q1 Beat
Cloudflare fell 23% Friday after announcing 1,100 AI-driven job cuts, despite beating Q1 estimates and raising full-year revenue guidance to $2.81B.
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Xometry Surges 39% on Record Beat and Siemens AI Deal
Xometry’s Q1 2026 revenue of $205M beat estimates by 9% as a landmark Siemens Xcelerator partnership and raised guidance sent shares up 39% in a single session.
Datadog Crosses $1 Billion Quarter as AI Cloud Demand Surges
Datadog hit $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time in Q1 2026, up 32% YoY. Shares surged 31% as the company raised its full-year 2026 outlook.
AAON Surges 38% as AI Cooling Demand Hits Record
AAON posted record Q1 2026 revenue of $497M, up 54% YoY, as its BASX data center cooling division rides the AI infrastructure wave. Stock surged 38% on record backlog and raised guidance.
SMCI Surges 24% on $10.2B Q3 Beat and Margin Recovery
Super Micro (SMCI) jumped 24% after Q3 FY2026 revenue hit $10.24B, up 123% YoY, while gross margins recovered to 9.95% — fueling broad semiconductor gains.