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Alphabet's Google on Tuesday formally filed a complaint to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday.

U.S. Senate Majority Chuck Schumer on Wednesday called for "comprehensive legislation" to advance and ensure safeguards on artificial intelligence (AI) and will hold a series of forums in later this year.

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday introduced a new computing service aimed at helping chemical companies speed up the research and development of new materials.

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is like the brainpower for machines. It’s what allows things like your phone’s voice assistant or self-driving cars to work. Because AI is becoming a big part of so many different things we use daily, companies that work with AI are get

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) built itself into a tech behemoth over the years, becoming a dominant player in several categories of office and personal software. The company produces the industry standard for productivity software with its Office programs and retains a decade-long 70%

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Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have led Wall Street to grow increasingly bullish on the industry. And that optimism is not unfounded as the AI market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 37% through 2030 after hitting $137 billion in 2022.

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Activision Blizzard’s ATVI Crash Team Rumble has been released on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. Fans of this game can now join forces and gather Wumpa fruit together, crossing platforms between PlaySt

Given the immense capabilities of AI, investor interest in AI stocks, namely Microsoft (MSFT) and Nvidia (NVDA), have skyrocketed over the past few months as the race to control the technology forges ahead.

U.S. Senate Majority Chuck Schumer on Wednesday will call for "comprehensive legislation" to advance and ensure safeguards on artificial intelligence (AI).

Anyone who wrote off Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) could be kicking themselves. The stock is on a roll, skyrocketing more than 130% so far in 2023.

What a difference a few months can make: In 2022, Wall Street closed the books on its worst year in more than a decade. In fact, the major market indexes posted their worst performance since the bear market of 2008.

In the latest trading session, Microsoft (MSFT) closed at $338.05, marking a -1.25% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.47%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.72%, and the tech-heavy Nasda

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick are among the witnesses planned for a five-day evidentiary hearing set to begin this week on the Federal Trade Commission's legal bid to block the deal, according to a court filing on Tuesday.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick are among the witnesses planned for an evidentiary hearing set to begin this week on the Federal Trade Commission's legal bid to block the deal from closing, according to a court filing on Tuesday.

Visa has hired Chris Suh, the finance chief at Electronic Arts and a former executive at Microsoft, as its new CFO, the payments processor said on Tuesday.

Amazon ( NASDAQ:AMZN ) stock appears to be trading at an absurd valuation following the stock's rally of more than 46% year-to-date. Investors' confidence in the stock has likely been powered by a strong recovery in the shares of most mega caps, fueled further by the frenzy surrounding AI-related companies (with notable advancements in AI being made by Amazon). However, I harbor significant skepticism regarding Amazon's ability to maintain its current stock price levels, given the company's persistently feeble profitability prospects. Despite the robust cash flows generated by AWS, its growth has been steadily decelerating. Meanwhile, its retail division persists in grappling with the challenge of achieving substantial margins. Given that interest rates remain elevated and that Amazon may have a hard time growing into its current and forward valuation multiples, I am bearish on the stock. AWS Growth Slowing Down Amazon's crown jewel is its AWS segment, which carried the company's expansion over the years through its strong, profitable growth. However, the segment's growth has been on a gradual deceleration trend. In Amazon's most recent fiscal Q1 results, the AWS division grew by just 16%. This was lower than the previous quarter's (Q4 2022) AWS growth of 20%, Q3-2022's growth of 27%, Q2-2022's growth of 33.3%, and Q1-2022's growth of 37%. You can clearly identify the pattern of sequential deceleration between each quarter, with the cloud market maturing fast and competitors such as Alphabet's ( NASDAQ:GOOGL )( NASDAQ:GOOG ) Cloud and Microsoft's ( NASDAQ:MSFT ) Azure fighting fiercely for market share. In the meantime, AWS' profitability seems to have a hard time scaling. AWS' operating income declined by 26% in constant currency year-over-year to $5.1 billion. What's even more concerning is the sequential decline in operating income between each and every quarter since the previous year, where it stood at $6.5 billion. These figures raise red flags, as they suggest that AWS is struggling to maintain its dominance in the face of fierce competition. This is particularly evident when we compare it to Azure, Microsoft's cloud platform, which demonstrated a remarkable sustained growth of 27% (or 31% in constant currency) in its most recent results. Similarly, Google's Cloud division also achieved significant growth of 28% in Alphabet's latest results. Can the Retail Division Turn a Profit? With AWS profitability prospects shrinking in recent quarters, Amazon may have a hard time offsetting its retail division's inability to achieve meaningful levels of net income. The North American retail segment delivered an operating income of $0.9 billion, which was an improvement from last year's operating loss of $1.6 billion. However, even now, this suggests an operating income margin of just 1.2%. In the meantime, the International retail segment continues to lose money constantly. In fact, operating losses amounted to $1.2 billion, stable year-over-year, more than offsetting North America's operating income of $0.9 billion. In other words, Amazon's retail segment is consistently operating at a loss, which raises significant concerns. It is surprising that despite reaching a substantial scale, Amazon has not been able to leverage its economies of scale to generate a profit. Considering that Amazon is no longer in its early expansion phase and has established global dominance, one can't help but wonder when the company will be able to achieve profitability in its retail division. Is AMZN Stock a Buy, According to Analysts? Turning to Wall Street, Amazon continues to boast a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 37 Buys and one Hold assigned in the past three months. At $137.62, the average  Amazon stock price prediction suggests 9.3% upside potential. If you’re wondering which analyst you should follow if you want to buy and sell AMZN stock, the most accurate analyst covering the stock (on a one-year timeframe) is  Daniel Kurnos from Benchmark Co., with an average return of 30.59% per rating and an 86% success rate. Takeaway - Amazon May Not be Able to Grow Into Its Valuation Overall, I believe that due to AWS' decelerating growth and declining operating income, as well as the retail division's inability to post noteworthy profits, Amazon may not be able to grow into its current and forward valuation multiples. Wall Street expects that the company will deliver earnings per share of about $1.56 this year based on consensus estimates and $2.59 per share in Fiscal 2024. This implies a P/E of roughly 80 for this year or a forward P/E of about 48 based on next year's earnings. Both multiples are completely absurd in the current market environment, even as the equity markets seem to be undergoing a recovery. For reference, the S&P 500's ( SPX ) forward P/E multiple is around 20. Besides, there remains considerable uncertainty regarding Amazon's ability to meet these earnings projections, given the underwhelming performance of both AWS and the retail division. But even in the event that Amazon manages to meet or surpass these estimates, the current valuation multiples appear disproportionately inflated relative to the valuation of most large/mega caps and the relatively high interest rates. In light of this, it is unlikely that significant upside is on the horizon, as the market would be imprudent to push these already lofty multiples even higher. Given the absence of a substantial margin of safety and the limited potential for further gains, my perspective on Amazon stock is contrarian, leaning towards a bearish outlook. Disclosure