Copyright (c) 2026 Yahoo Inc. All rights reserved. AAPL! 45 http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=AAPL https://s.yimg.com/rz/stage/p/yahoo_finance_en-US_h_p_finance_2.png 144 Autonomous rideshare operator — which is owned by Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) — has begun building its own AI chips to better optimize sensor data, according to Bloomberg. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley examines Waymo's move to bring more of its technology in-house. 51ccc772-8891-44b0-9e83-b954b81074a7 https://finance.yahoo.com/video/waymo-making-own-ai-chip-194318039.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:43:18 +0000 John Ternus will take over as CEO from Tim Cook on Sept. 1. 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The bank made the observation in a research note... 3023842d-905d-372f-8f0b-4b0b521108af https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1097369/apple-must-relearn-how-to-surprise-under-new-ceo-ternus-says-bofa-1097369.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:07:00 +0000 The camera-equipped earbuds could bring Visual Intelligence to AirPods. a6796e5d-aa73-3687-a886-ac077eb69e6a https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/apples-ai-airpods-still-coming-183201762.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:32:01 +0000 Apple's lower dependence on AI infrastructure spending helped it resist Thursday's bond-yield pressure. 36edf3bf-f2ba-31ba-8bc4-38bf7f39339c https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/apple-holds-firm-investors-seek-171642756.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:16:42 +0000 QCOM's diversification gains momentum, but Apple exposure, handset weakness and margin pressure keep the buy case from turning decisive. 7db68036-5d33-38cb-a126-712d91ccdae8 https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/qcom-stock-buy-auto-ai-150900208.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:09:00 +0000 Despite the conservative push to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in corporate America, new research shows that companies that did not heed the “go woke, go broke” warning... 26223c3a-51dd-33f8-9b70-e5bd4750127b https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/pro-dei-companies-doing-just-193017443.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:30:17 +0000 Micron unveils Micron Research Labs, a new research institution. Its stock has soared more than 700% over the last year, and was up again Thursday. 231fbe3e-e023-3506-8d82-b258b0d1e42b https://finance.yahoo.com/m/231fbe3e-e023-3506-8d82-b258b0d1e42b/micron-plans-%2410-billion.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:14:00 +0000 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the world’s largest chipmaker. Here’s how it grew into the semiconductor behemoth it is today. 18c6aca7-42f6-3872-ab64-acb1737b527e https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/history-of-taiwant-semiconductor-manufacturing-company-timeline-facts?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:04:41 +0000 OpenAI rolled out support on Thursday for controlling Apple Inc.’s iMessage service via ChatGPT, a move with the potential to raise privacy concerns for the iPhone maker. b0c6da65-b24c-3fcf-8086-501e463d77c1 https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/chatgpt-now-control-imessage-potentially-205633657.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:56:33 +0000 Warren Buffett may have stepped down as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO, but he says the Alphabet investment was his idea. That bet has now become quite enormous. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed on August 14 that it increased its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) by 83% during the second quarter to nearly 106 million shares worth about $37.8 […] bb119fff-9333-3921-ab31-94113e0ba79a https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/warren-buffett-empire-just-made-204728050.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:47:28 +0000 Broadcom Inc. is in talks with a group of lenders to raise more than $60 billion in debt for an AI chip financing deal that will benefit Anthropic PBC and other companies, according to people with knowledge of the matter. 5e899d56-bcfc-3c02-b10a-0fa92cdb9168 https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/broadcom-seeks-more-60-billion-201702584.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:17:02 +0000 Kelly Apple will lead Kestra’s wealth division as it looks to bolster the services it offers to financial advisors. 43af0eff-1170-31c2-aba3-4b3f0191d9eb https://finance.yahoo.com/m/43af0eff-1170-31c2-aba3-4b3f0191d9eb/kestra-financial-taps.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:59:00 +0000 We were wrong about SCHD, and the margin of error is impossible to ignore. Here is what actually flipped the script and what it means for every portfolio that followed our advice. af398011-caec-3b1e-a9d2-f56d47c8e363 https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/20/we-told-you-to-forget-schd-it-just-beat-the-sp-by-12-points-its-biggest-win-ever/?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:41:58 +0000 The evidence that search advertising was getting more valuable, not less, sat in Alphabet's own numbers weeks before the price started to move. 4a601bc5-5812-36bc-92ec-7d0109249236 https://www.trefis.com/articles/612236/alphabet-stock-ran-after-its-ad-machine-had-already-shown-its-work/2026-08-20?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:47:49 +0000 From Monte Carlo to Milan, the world of F1 has long been dripping with glamour, making stars out of drivers like Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton, who are outshone only by the supercars themselves. “From 1950 until about 2016, it was pretty badly run,” says Markus Hansen, a portfolio manager at Vontobel Asset Management, which owns Liberty Media Series C Liberty Formula One shares. “In 2017, when Liberty Media took over Formula One, they brought a proper approach to running the business…to turning sports assets into viable financial businesses.” 0c56cbcc-0230-3b33-9010-2f0fa5af60c1 https://finance.yahoo.com/m/0c56cbcc-0230-3b33-9010-2f0fa5af60c1/formula-one%E2%80%99s-drive-to.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:06:00 +0000 BRK.B boosts Alphabet, Delta and Lennar stakes while trimming several holdings as it reshapes its equity portfolio. b9c463a7-8f1e-308d-9aa2-9268eadd734b https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/berkshire-rebalances-portfolio-embracing-tech-163300635.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:33:00 +0000 Early in its life as a publicly traded company, SpaceX stock has shown little correlation with other large tech stocks. ab1ae4f0-5de5-3f06-be21-8239b6ea5edc https://finance.yahoo.com/m/ab1ae4f0-5de5-3f06-be21-8239b6ea5edc/great-eight%3F-why-spacex-stock.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000 Qualcomm's Q3 revenue beat was offset by an earnings miss as record auto growth contrasted with handset weakness and continued margin pressure. 17496b21-8b25-347f-9f37-221ad3207c28 https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/qualcomm-q3-results-put-auto-150700272.html?.tsrc=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:07:00 +0000 en-US Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:46:56 +0000 http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=AAPL